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Winthrop
Corey, Artistic Director of The Mobile Ballet Company and summer faculty
member of the Joffrey Ballet School in New York, holds the distinction
of having been a principal dancer with both The Royal Winnipeg Ballet
and The National Ballet of Canada. He is especially well known for his
classical line and impeccable technique in such roles as the Prince and
Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Albrecht in Giselle, Franz in Coppelia,
Prince Sigfried in Swan Lake, the Cavalier in The Nutcracker and the Prince
in Cinderella. He received international recognition dancing opposite
Rudolph Nureyev in Jose Limon's classic ballet The Moor's Pavane. He has
staged and choreographed full-length productions of The Nutcracker, Giselle,
Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, Cinderella, Swan Lake as well as
an original ballet, Dracula.
As a costume designer, Mr. Corey is noted for his designs for Swan Lake,
Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Romeo & Juliet.
His original design and construction of the classical tutu has gained
him national attention having been worn by principal dancers from the
Joffrey Ballet, The Hartford Ballet, Festival Ballet of Rhode Island and
the Ruth Mitchell Dance Theater in Atlanta.
His original creations have been worn by such companies as the Baton
Rouge Ballet Theater, the Gainesville Ballet, Clayton Festival Ballet,
Metropolitan Ballet Theater, Gwinette Dance Ensemble and the Northwest
Florida Ballet.
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