Holden, Stanley

Holden, Stanley
▪ 2008
Stanley Waller 
      British dancer and ballet teacher

born Jan. 27, 1928, London, Eng.

died May 11, 2007, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
combined strong dance technique with a natural sense of fun to create memorable comic characters, notably Pierrot in John Cranko's Harlequin in April, Dr. Coppelius in Coppélia, and Widow Simone in Sir Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée. The latter travesty character became Holden's signature, especially the show-stopping clog dance, and he received a 25-minute ovation for his 1969 farewell appearance with the Royal Ballet (formerly the Sadler's Wells Ballet), which he had joined in 1944 at age 16. Holden in 1970 moved to Los Angeles, where he taught at the Academy of Dance at the Music Center (1970–71), the Stanley Holden Dance Center (1971–97), and the California Dance Theatre (1998–2007). He continued to take occasional guest roles, however, including Widow Simone, both of Cinderella's stepsisters, and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Stanley Holden — Stanley Holden, born Stanley Waller, (January 27 1928–May 11 2007) was a British American ballet dancer and choreographer.Born in London, he joined the Royal Ballet in 1944 and won notice for performing numerous character roles, especially Widow… …   Wikipedia

  • Stanley Holden (cricketer) — Stanley Holden (January 25, 1886 mdash; May 10, 1971) was an English cricketer. He was a right handed batsman and a left arm medium fast bowler who played first class cricket for Derbyshire. He was born in Chesterfield and died in Coventry.Holden …   Wikipedia

  • Stanley Heaps — Stanley A Heaps was an English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system as well as the design of train depots and bus and trolleybus garages for London Transport.WorksIn 1903 Heaps became… …   Wikipedia

  • Stanley Lomas — Stanley A. Lomas, 1913 2003, was a pioneer in television from 1948. He produced early televised college football games in 1948 49. Stan also produced numerous television commercials featuring celebrities, including many of the New York Yankees of …   Wikipedia

  • Stanley Kubrick — Infobox Actor name = Stanley Kubrick imagesize = 300px caption = Self Portrait of Kubrick with a Leica III camera, when he worked for Look (from the book Drama and Shadows ). birthdate = July 26, 1928 location = New York City, New York, U.S.… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Holden — Charles Henry Holden Portrait of Charles Holden by Benjamin Nelson, 1910 Born 12 May 1875(1875 05 12) Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, England …   Wikipedia

  • Nate Holden — (born June 1929) is a Los Angeles County politician who served four years in the California State Senate and 16 years on the Los Angeles City Council. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Upbringing, education and family 1.2 Description and personality …   Wikipedia

  • William Holden (1862-1932) —  Ne doit pas être confondu avec l acteur américain William Holden (1918 1981) William Holden Données clés Naissance 22 mai 1862 Rochester, État de New York États Unis Nationalité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • L'Éternel féminin — Données clés Titre original Forever Female Réalisation Irving Rapper Scénario Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein Acteurs principaux Ginger Rogers William Holden …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”