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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Christopher Wheeldon is an international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Born in Somerset, England, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at the age of 8. He attended the Royal Ballet School between the ages of 11 and 18. In 1991, Wheeldon joined the Royal Ballet, London; and in that same year, he won the Gold Medal at the Prix de Lausanne competition. In 1993, at the age of 19, Wheeldon moved to New York City to join the New York City Ballet. Wheeldon was named Soloist in 1998 Wheeldon began choreographing for the New York City Ballet in 1997, while continuing his career as a dancer. He retired as a dancer in 2000 in order to focus on his choreography. In 2001, Wheeldon became the New York City Ballet resident choreographer and first resident artist. He was productive in this position, choreographing a number of much lauded works for the troupe Full Product DetailsAuthor: Evander LutherPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.153kg ISBN: 9786139999699ISBN 10: 6139999693 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 07 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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