Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton

male, deceased (1988)
Leonide Massine, Old Dovorian, Ballet Rambert, choreography, Ballet choreographer, lima…ballet dancer, RoyalBallet, London, The Royal Ballet
Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton began his career as a dancer but is largely remembered as a choreographer. Ashton was born at Guayaquil in...
Ninette de Valois

Ninette de Valois

female, deceased (2001)
from Barnes, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of the British Empire, English, County Wicklow…ballet, royal opera house, ballet dancer, Royal Ballet School, Royal Ballet
Dame Ninette de Valois, OM, CH, DBE (June 6, 1898 - March 8, 2001) was the founder of London's renowned Royal Ballet. Born Edris Stannus in...
John Cranko

John Cranko

male, deceased (1973)
rhodesia, Rustenburg, pushkin, Pineapple Poll, tchaikovsky, British…ballet, Ballet choreographer, Royal Ballet, RoyalBallet, London, Stuttgart Ballet
John Cyril Cranko, (August 15 1927 - June 26 1973), was a choreographer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet (which later became the Royal Ballet) and...
Sylvie Guillem

Sylvie Guillem

female, 44 years old
French, William Forsythe, In the middle, somewhat elevated, Paris Opéra Ballet, RoyalBallet, London, Royal Ballet…ballet, ballet dancer, Paris Opera Ballet School
Sylvie Guillem (born February 25, 1965 in Paris) is a French ballet dancer who has performed with the Paris Opera Ballet and is currently a guest...
Christopher Wheeldon

Christopher Wheeldon

male, 36 years old
dancer, dances, RoyalBallet, London, Royal Ballet School, San Francisco BALLET, English…new york city ballet, ballet, ballet dancer, Alumni of the Royal Ballet School
Christopher Wheeldon (born March 22, 1973) is among the most sought-after and critically acclaimed contemporary ballet choreographers in the world....
Michael Somes

Michael Somes

male, deceased (1994)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, horsley, ballet dancer, Danseur, ballet, the ed sullivan show…RoyalBallet, London
Michael George Somes (born 28 September 1917, Horsley, Gloucestershire, England; died 18 November 1994, London) was a leading English ballet...

David Webster

male
covent garden, royal opera, royal opera house, Opera manager, opera, Royal Ballet…RoyalBallet, London, Royal Opera, London
Sir David Webster (3 July 1903 - 9 May 1971) was the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, from 1945 to 1970. He played a key...
Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable

male, deceased (1998)
Alumni of the Royal Ballet School, The Boy Friend, Royal Ballet School, Royal Ballet, RoyalBallet, London, Orpheus in the Underworld…Covent Garden Ballet, ballet dancer
Christopher Gable (born March 13, 1940 in London - died October 25, 1998 in Yorkshire) was an English dancer and actor. Gable studied at the Royal...

Marianela Núñez

female, 27 years old
from San Martín, Buenos Aires, ballet dancer, Ballerina, argentine, RoyalBallet, London, Dame Ninette de Valois
Marianela Núñez is, as of January 2007, the youngest principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, London. She is known for her "gold standard technique"