About the author

Ashley in what he says is his favourite place.
Ashley in what he says is his favourite place.

Ashley Killar

Ashley trained from age ten to graduation at the Royal Ballet Junior and Upper Schools, receiving his first professional contract as a dancer from John Cranko at Stuttgart Ballet. Cranko’s work continued to inspire Ashley throughout his career as a soloist and choreographer with Scottish Ballet, Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet and as artistic director of Napac Dance Company and the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Former students from Ashley’s vocational ballet school in Sydney, Australia are dancing in companies around the world.

Ashley discusses his amazingly rich career on www.ashleykillar.com Have a look!

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