Desmond Doyle (dancer)

Desmond Doyle (16 January 1932 — July 1991) was a South African ballet dancer and ballet master.

Doyle was born in Cape Town on 16 January 1932. He studied with Dulcie Howes, then danced with University Ballet of Cape Town. In 1951, he joined Sadler's Wells Ballet, ad became a soloist in 1953.[1]

He created roles in several ballets including Frederick Ashton's Jazz Calendar (1968) and Enigma Variations (1968), John Cranko's Lady and the Fool (1955), and Kenneth MacMillan's The Invitation (1960) and Romeo and Juliet (1965).[1]

Doyle was ballet master of The Royal Ballet from 1970-1975.[1] he died in Marica, Brazil in July 1991.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Desmond Doyle (1932—1991)". Oxford Dictionary of Dance. Retrieved 1 October 2014.