David Lee Moroni (born 14 March 1938) is a Canadian former dancer and teacher.

David Lee Moroni
Born (1938-03-14) 14 March 1938 (age 86)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Winnipeg
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • teacher

Moroni was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He studied dance at the Classical Ballet Company with Nesta Toumine and performed with her local company where he also taught.[1] He also taught at the Lindenlea Municipal Ballet.[1] In 1964, he joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, was promoted to soloist in 1966, and became principal dancer in 1967.[1] In 1970, he joined the staff at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School where he helped to establish the Professional Division program and became its principal.[1] He also served as Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet from 1976 to 1988.[1] He retired in 2003.[1][2] Moroni received the Order of Canada in 1990[3][1] and received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Winnipeg in 2014.[1]

His students included:

Moroni, who regularly performed the role of Drosselmeyer in the ballet company's production of The Nutcracker, appeared as Van Helsing in the film Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, based on a ballet by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.[2]

Moroni now lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with his partner, Paul Daigle.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h David Moroni fonds. Finding aid available through the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Archives.
  2. ^ a b c Moroni gala planned[permanent dead link], Excerpt from Winnipeg Free Press, May 19, 2004
  3. ^ Order of Canada citation
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