Patricia Neary

Patricia Neary (born October 27, 1942) is an American ballerina, choreographer and ballet director, who has been particularly active in Switzerland.

Born in Miami, Florida, she first studied there under George Milenoff and Thomas Armour until she attended the School of American Ballet in New York.

She also performed leading roles in ballets by Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, John Taras and Merce Cunningham.

With Balanchine acting as artistic advisor, she was appointed director of ballet at the Grand Théâtre de Genève (1973–78).

As artistic director of Ballet British Columbia (1989–90), she choreographed Variations Concertantes with music by Alberto Ginastera.