Henry Danton

Henry Danton (born Henry David Boileau Down; 30 March 1919 – 10 February 2022) was a British dancer and teacher of classical ballet. He was born in Bedford, England. He worked at Sadler's Wells Ballet. In the UK, Danton performed as a soloist in the International Ballet partnering Mona Inglesby in Les Sylphides and Swan Lake 1943–44.

Danton died on 10 February 2022 at the age of 102.Remembering Henry Danton (1919–2022)

References

Other websites
Photo gallery of Henry Danton teaching in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, aged 94.
Link to BBC 4 documentary Ballet in the Blitz How World War Two Made British Ballet.
OBT Principal Dancer Jon Drake discusses Henry Danton as ballet teacher and scholar.

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