Throwback Thursday and David Peregrine
Born David Alan Evans on September 19,
1954 in Llay, Wales, David Peregrine grew up in Ottawa. He studied ballet with
Nesta Toumine and went on to study at the Royal Winnipeg School. He adopted
David Peregrine as his stage name.
He joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in
1975 and became a soloist three years
later. In 1980 he advanced to principal dancer and was often partnered with
Evelyn Hart . He was known as a “noble, unmannered” dancer according to http://artsalive.ca/en/dan/meet/bios/artistDetail.asp?artistID=13.
He won a bronze medal in 1980 at the
International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria performing the pas de deux Belong (see the Link of the Day below). His partner Evelyn Hart, won the gold.
David Peregrine also performed with the
San Francisco Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the Scottish Ballet.
He died on June 7, 1989 in a plane crash
in Alaska. Due to bad weather rescue crews couldn’t reach the site until eight
days later.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Dance History Secret #205:
“David Peregrine was a bronze medalist in
international competition.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Finish
each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and
absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a
new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be
encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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