David howard ballet biography
Mr Howard is well-known for his work with international ballet competitions, adjudicating the Jackson competitor and coaching Gold medal winners.
David Howard (born David Charles Edwards) (14 June – 11 August ) was an English ballet dancer and teacher, who taught internationally at institutions such as the Royal Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.!
David Howard (ballet teacher)
English ballet dancer and teacher
David Howard (born David Charles Edwards) (14 June 1937 – 11 August 2013) was an English ballet dancer and teacher, who taught internationally at institutions such as the Royal Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.[1] Howard opened his popular eponymous dance studio in New York City, the David Howard School of Ballet (later the David Howard Dance Center) in 1977, before its closure in 1995.[1] His dance center welcomed all students including children, adult beginners and professionals from the Broadway musicals and ballet.[1][2] In addition to his teaching, Howard was an expert on the history of the pointe shoe worn by ballet dancers, and a pioneer in their design.[2]
As a boy, Howard studied dance and won the Royal Academy of Dance's Adeline Genée Silver Medal aged 16.[1] When he
