biography
| name: |
Dowell, Sir Anthony
|
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1943– )
|
| biography:
| Dancer and director, born in London, UK. He studied at the Sadler's Wells and Royal Ballet Schools, and joined the Royal Ballet company in 1961, becoming one of the premier male ballet dancers of the period, noted for his lightness and elegance in classical roles. He was principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre (1978–80), and became artistic director of the Royal Ballet (1986–2001). He was knighted in 1995. |
|
|
