| Biography | Born in Sussex, Richard trained at the Lower and Upper Royal Ballet Schools and graduated to the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in 1974 after dancing the leading role in Balanchine's 'Serenade.' During a career spanning thirty-four years he was an International principal dancer, choreographer and teacher with many companies. In 1989 he started Ballet Creations of London, company and schools with Ursula Hageli which lasted for eighteen years.
Richard is an associate of the ISTD, Cecchetti and has an MA in Dance Studies from the Laban Centre. In 2008 he graduated with an MA in Christian Spirituality from the University of Wales, Lampeter (Sarum College). He is currently artistic director of The Ballet Pod in North Wales and has just launched a boy's ballet initiative in Portsmouth.. |