Assignment 6, John Alleyne

Hello readers,

Today I had to research a influential African-Canadian, and I decided to research John Alleyne. I decided to research John Alleyne, because he is a famous dancer, and I dance and I think it would be cool to learn about a famous African-Canadian dancer for this assignment.

John Alleyne come to Canada with his family in 1965, and was born in Barbados. He graduated in Toronto at The National Ballet School. Then, he also joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1978, where he started to choreograph.Then in 1984, he decided to return to Canada and dance with the National Ballet of Canada and become company's resident choreographer. Then in the late 1980s, John Alleyne began his association with "Ballet British Columbia," choreographing many pieces.

Then in 1992, the "Ballet British Columbia" gave Alleyne the position of artistic director. "Johns leadership marked the beginning of a creative and prosperous period in the company's history." (from http://www.artsvivants.ca" People remember his choreography because it was noted for its technical complexity and innovative expansion of the classical ballet lexicon. He has raised the profile of Ballet British Columbia.


The link I used to do this assignment is;
http://www.artsvivants.ca/en/dan/meet/bios/artistDetail.asp?artistID=80