Date of birth

Parents

Education

• Washdyke Primary School
• Timaru Technical College

Career

• Started Scottish dancing at age 5 under Dorothy Thwaites and began ballet at 8 years winning a number of competitions
• Joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company at 16
• In 1970 he went to Osaka, Japan for Expo 70 with the ballet company
• Worked on ‘Happen Inn’ with Ray Columbus
• Moved to Germany in 1973 performing in Oberhausen, followed by performances in Cologne
• Joined ballet company Von Jochen-Ulrich
• Trained as a choreographer at the Cologne Opera Ensemble
• Joined Tanz Forum, a major company, in Cologne and toured around the world, including dancing as part of the official entertainment at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976
• Worked on the choreography of operas such as La Traviata in 2005 at the Salzburg Festival, the Netherlands Operatic Company in Amsterdam, and the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
• Still dancing at age 60

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021