Howard, Alan, 1930-

American born dancer and company director.

From the description of Alan Howard scrapbooks, 1949-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 775606833

American ballet dancer and teacher.

Alan Howard, born in Chicago in 1930, was a lead dancer with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and a ballet teacher. He trained with Edna McRae in Chicago and joined the Ballet Russe in 1949. He rose to the rank of premier danseur in the company, which he left in 1960. He later danced with the Mia Slavenska Ballet, the New York City Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera Company and at Radio City Music Hall. Howard performed and choreographed with such notables as George Balanchine, Leonide Massine, Jerome Robbins, Agnes DeMille, Bronislava Nijinska and Kyra Nichols. Howard was professor of dance at the Hannover Hochschule fur Musik und Theatre, in Germany, 1974-1991. He founded the Pacific Ballet Academy in San Francisco, which produced the Pacific Ballet, and choreographed several pieces for the company. Howard was a popular guest teacher and ballet master at many companies and institutions. He died in Chicago in 2003.

From the description of Alan Howard papers, 1924-2002, bulk 1980-2002. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 227799347