Eduard Greyling
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| Born | Christian Eduard Greyling February 15, 1948  Germiston, South Africa |
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| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Parents | Ferdinand Jacobus Greyling and Jacomina Nicolasina Heyneman |
Eduard Greyling (born Germiston, Gauteng, South Africa, 1948) is a retired South African ballet dancer. He is the son of Ferdinand Jacobus Greyling and his wife, Jacomina Nicolasina Heyneman. He matriculated from DF Malan High School in Bellville, Cape Town in 1965.
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[edit] Biography
He studied at the UCT Ballet School and joined CAPAB in 1967. He danced with the Dutch National Ballet for the 1974-75 season. In 1980, he danced as guest artist, opposite Maina Gielgud, in her 'Steps, Notes & Squeaks' at the Old Vic Theatre, London. He also performed as a guest artist with the Bulawayo Ballet Society in Zimbabwe, the Los Angeles Classical Ballet, the NAPAC Ballet Company and the PACT Ballet Company in Pretoria. He enjoyed a famous stage partnership with the ballerina Phyllis Spira.[1]
He is unusual in that he was trained in the Cecchetti method.[2] After his retirement in 1988, he became a lecturer on dance notation at the UCT School of Ballet. From 1988-89 he trained as Benesh Choreologist in London. He has gained a doctorate in dance notation. He is also a dance critic for Die Burger. He has worked as a guest teacher at the Showa Academy in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; at the Star Dancers Ballet in Tokyo; at the Hong Kong Ballet Company and at Pretoria Tech.
[edit] Awards
- Naomi Press Scenaria Award, 1988
- Kuhla from the Welgemoed musiek skool
- Nederburg Award for Ballet, 1977 and 1983
In 2006, he was named a Fellow of the Benesh Institute, which is highest award given by the Royal Academy of Dance in recognition of outstanding and exceptional service rendered over a substantial period of time to The Benesh Institute and Benesh Movement Notation.[3] He is also listed in the International Book of Honor, 'Men of Achievement' and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet. In 2006, he was appointed an honorary member of Cecchetti International. He is also the patron of the Cecchetti Society of SA.
