David Poole (ballet dancer)

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David Poole
Born 17 September 1925
Flag of South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Died 27 August 1991
Flag of South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
Occupation Ballet dancer

David Poole (born 17 September 1925 in Cape Town, South Africa; died 27 August 1991 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a South African ballet dancer. He trained under Dulcie Howes at the UCT Ballet School before moving to Sadler's Wells Ballet School. In 1947, he joined the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet where he became a principal in 1948. He transferred to the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company in 1955. He left the Royal Ballet in 1956 to dance with Ballet Rambert and the Edinburgh International Ballet before returning to South Africa in 1959 to teach. He became the ballet master of CAPAB in 1963 and in 1967 he became the artistic director. He retired in 1990. The charity Dance for All is run in conjunction with the David Poole Trust Fund.

He created roles in:


[edit] External links

  • [1] David Poole at Answers.com
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