Recently, she taught at the Bolshoi Ballet—the first female teacher invited to teach there since 1917. Verdy currently teaches at Indiana University School of Music and the Rock School of Ballet in Philadelphia.

Performances by the finalists in the New York International Ballet Competition, open to dancers between 17 and 24, will be held in June at Lincoln Center. The contest was founded by Ilona Copen in 1983, and has been held seven times since. Past winners include Gillian Murphy and Jos_ Manuel Carreê±o from American Ballet Theatre, Victoria Mazzarelli of the Zurich Ballet, and Maximiliano Guerra of La Scala.