Person Open DS/UK/11967 Ashmole; David (31 October 1949-25 July 2009); English ballet dancer and teacher Ashmole David 31 October 1949-25 July 2009 English ballet dancer and teacher Male (cisgender) Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire, England (born)

English Dancer; Ballet White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Petal Miller (Australian ballet dancer) Heterosexual David Ashmole was a dancer, teacher and adjudicator. A principal dancer with the Royal Ballet and Australian Ballet, and an internationally respected guest artist, from Europe to China, he epitomised what Ninette de Valois always claimed to be the backbone of any classical ballet company – an artist who served with equal dedication the great classical roles and new creations. He studied at Kilburn dance school in Northamptonshire, before being accepted for the Royal Ballet school in 1965. In 1968 he joined the company, becoming a soloist in 1972 and a principal in 1975. He then transferred to the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet (1976-84). With these companies his leading roles were in Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle and Coppelia, and also in Frederick Ashton's perennial La Fille Mal Gardée, The Two Pigeons, The Dream and Monotones, de Valois's Checkmate and Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. From 1984 until 1994, he was senior principal artist with Australian Ballet. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/sep/03/david-ashmole-obituary (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 1/31/2014 RAHAKirkbride 11/7/2022 e620891e-7509-42dc-bd0d-e22ccd7344e7