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George Hill (born 1986, Radstock, Somerset) is an award-winning English ballet dancer who has performed with Semperoper Ballet at Dresden and the Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam.


Early life

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He grew up in Radstock, Somerset where he attended St Nicholas Primary School[1] and his mother's establishment the Susan Hill School of Dance, before attending the Royal Ballet School from age 11.

Awards

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  • Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance (2004)
  • Finalist, Young British dancer of the Year (2004)
  • Alan Hooper Memorial Award (2001)

Career

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He danced with the Birmingham Royal Ballet[2]. In 2005 he became a member of the Semperoper Ballet at Dresden. In 2007 he achieved the status of Coryphée there. He has also danced with the Dutch National Ballet at Amsterdam[3]

Film Productions

  • The Freak, Melkweg Productions (2009)
  • Giselle (D. Dawson); Fritten Film (2008)

Critical reception

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Media coverage

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Local newspaper coverage includes the Somerset Guardian and Standard [4], Western Daily Press in Bristol [5]

He has been reviewed in national UK newspapers including The Times[6].

He has been reviewed in The Stage[7] and Ballet Magazine[8]

He has been reviewed in many foreign publications inluding The New York Times[9],

Classical music websites[10] and dance websites[11]

References

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[Category:Dancers of The Royal Ballet]] [Category:English ballet dancers]]