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French choreographer Maurice Bejart waves with flowers during the celebration of his 80th birthday, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Saturday, December 30, 2006. Maurice Bejart was born in Marseille, France and founded the Ballet de l'Etoile company in 1954. In 1960 he founded the Ballet du XXe Siecle in Brussels. In 1987 he moved to Lausanne in Switzerland, where he founded the Bejart Ballet Lausanne, one of the most famous and successful dance companies in the world. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)