Greg Horsman
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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.[1]
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.[3] He is currently Ballet Master with the Royal New Zealand Ballet and continues to be in demand as a guest teacher.[4]
He married the Australian ballet dancer Lisa Pavane, also a Senior Principal Dancer at the ENB.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia: Opera, dance, music. By Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee St Leonards, NSW, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 1996. ISBN 9781864480054, p. 113 Google Books
- ^ The Herald - Glasgow (UK) , 11 May 2000 link
- ^ ballet magazine, Sept. Oct. 2004
- ^ Australia's Entertainers, Margot Veitch
- ^ Cline, Sally. Couples: Scenes from the Inside. Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, 1999. G Books
