Matthew Golding (dancer)

For the former Australian rules footballer of the same name, see Matthew Golding.

Matthew Golding (born 1985) is a Canadian dancer and a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet since February 2014. He was previously a principal with the Dutch National Ballet (Het Nationale Ballet) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Early life

Matthew Golding was born in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, where he started dancing at age eight.

Career

He began his professional ballet training at 14, at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, then moved on to the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC, where he studied on a full scholarship for two years. At 16, Golding received the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, which gave him the opportunity to study at The Royal Ballet School in London, where he graduated with honors. Golding also won the Youth America Grand Prix in New York in 2002.

Golding joined ABT's Studio Company in September 2003 and the main company as an apprentice in April 2004.[1]

He joined the Royal Ballet as a Principal Dancer in February 2014.[2]

References

  1. ↑ ABT Bio
  2. ↑ "Matthew Golding". roh.org.uk. Royal Opera House. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

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