François Perron is a French ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher, who now works and resides in the United States.
Before moving to the United States in 1984, Perron danced with La Scala in Milan, where Maurice Béjart invited him to Brussels as part of Les Ballets Du XXe Siecle.
His first principal contract came in 1980 with the Northern Ballet Theatre of England, where he danced the entire classical repertoire, including Giselle and The Sleeping Beauty.
Perron comes from a family of dancers: The title of "Etoile" was created for his aunt Lycette Darsonval (Premiere Danseuse étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet who was in the original cast of "Symphony in C" by George Balanchine.
His uncle Serge Perrault was a principal with Roland Petit and his mother was part of the Paris Opera Ballet.