Person Open DS/UK/20292 Horsman; Greg (fl 1980s-); Australian ballet dancer Horsman Greg fl 1980s- Australian ballet dancer Male

Greg Horsman is an Australian dancer. He was born in Victoria, studied ballet in Geelong, Victoria, Australia with Peter Dickinson as a young child before training at the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (V.C.A.S.) with Anne Woolliams. Whilst at V.C.A.S. he was a guest artist with the Dance Theatre of the Philippines in Manila and with the North Queensland Ballet. In 1982 he gained a place with the Australian Ballet, and was promoted to Principal Artiust in 1987. He has danced all the major roles in classical ballet and was part of Rudolph Nureyev's farewell tour. During his time with the Australian Ballet he was also guest artist with the Boston Ballet and The Kirov Ballet. He joined the English National Ballet as a Senior Principal Artist in 1994. He has performed in China, Russia, U.S.A., Greece, Japan, Philippines and the United Kingdom. After retiring from dancing in 1999, he took up the position of artistic director of Ballet Central in London, a training school founded by Christopher Gable,[2] and was also Ballet Master of the English National Ballet He is currently Ballet Master with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and continues to be in demand as a guest teacher. He married the Australian ballet dancer Lisa Pavane, also a Senior Principal Dancer at the ENB. (August 2014) 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 9/2/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 0c7879d5-55c0-4d24-a951-ac642ecc0fbf