Meet the Artist: Principal Connor Walsh on YouTube
January 01, 1970
connor, walsh, ballet, dancer, connor, walsh, born, 1986, american, ballet, dancer, currently, performs, principal, dancer, with, houston, ballet, connor, walshborn1986, fairfax, virginiaoccupationballet, dancercareercurrent, grouphouston, ballet, born, fairfa. Connor Walsh born 1986 1 2 is an American ballet dancer who currently performs as a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet 3 Connor WalshBorn1986 age 37 38 Fairfax VirginiaOccupationBallet dancerCareerCurrent groupHouston Ballet Born in Fairfax Virginia and raised in Maryland Walsh began dance training at the age of seven with his mother Constance Walsh He continued his training with a year each at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D C and the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton Florida In 2001 he started at the Houston Ballet s Ben Stevenson Academy 1 3 Walsh joined Houston Ballet as a member of the corps de ballet in 2004 the year he won the first annual gold award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts He was promoted to soloist in March 2006 and principal dancer in September 2007 1 3 His repertoire includes Albrecht in Giselle the Prince in Swan Lake The Sleeping Beauty The Nutcracker Basilio in Don Quixote and Colas in Sir Frederick Ashton s La fille mal gardee Leading roles created for Walsh include Stanton Welch s ballet Marie February 2009 Welch s new staging of La Bayadere February 2010 and Jorma Elo s ballet ONE end ONE May 2011 3 References edit a b c Glentzer Molly November 18 2007 Time out with ballet s new it guy Houston Chronicle Retrieved February 21 2012 The Secret Lives of Dancers A peek at some top performers passions beyond the stage Pointe Magazine December 2009 January 2010 Archived from the original on March 6 2012 Retrieved February 21 2012 a b c d Connor Walsh principal Houston Ballet Retrieved February 21 2012 External links editMeet the Artist Principal Connor Walsh on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connor Walsh ballet dancer amp oldid 1216469191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,