▁by ▁the ▁pron oun ▁" vous ", ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁address ▁un famil iar ▁or ▁respect able ▁persons ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁language . ▁The ▁incident ▁decis ively ▁led ▁to ▁B ard ot ▁res ent ing ▁her ▁parents , ▁and ▁to ▁her ▁future ▁reb elli ous ▁l ifest yle . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁when ▁Paris ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁Germany , ▁B ard ot ▁spent ▁more ▁time ▁at ▁home ▁due ▁to ▁increasing ly ▁strict ▁civil ian ▁surve ill ance . ▁She ▁became ▁eng ross ed ▁in ▁dan cing ▁to ▁ph on ograph ▁records , ▁which ▁her ▁mother ▁saw ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁for ▁a ▁bal let ▁career . ▁B ard ot ▁was ▁admitted ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁seven ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁school ▁C ours ▁H att emer . ▁She ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁three ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁which ▁gave ▁her ▁am ple ▁time ▁to ▁take ▁dance ▁less ons ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁studio , ▁under ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁arrang ements . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁B ard ot ▁was ▁accepted ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁de ▁Paris . ▁For ▁three ▁years ▁she ▁attended ▁bal let ▁classes ▁held ▁by ▁Russian ▁ch ore ograph er ▁Bor is ▁K ny az ev . ▁She ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Institut ▁de ▁la ▁Tour , ▁a ▁private ▁Catholic ▁high ▁school ▁near ▁her ▁home . ▁ ▁H él ène ▁Gordon - L az are ff , ▁the ▁then - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁mag az ines ▁Elle ▁and ▁Le ▁J ardin ▁des ▁M odes