Paul Lewis

Classical Ballet

Paul trained with Leo Kersley, The Legat School and The Royal Ballet School before joining Northern Ballet Theatre in 1984. In 1985 he joined The Royal Ballet of Flanders as a junior soloist. His roles included- Gamache in Nureyev’s Don Quixote, The teacher in Flindt’s The Lesson and works by Balanchine, Kylian, Panov and many others.

Paul returned to Northern Ballet theatre in 1989 and danced all the company’s repertoire. He created many roles for Christopher Gable including Hilarion in Giselle and Rothbart in Swan Lake. He joined English National Ballet in 1992 and was quickly promoted to soloist. His repertoire includes Tybalt and Capulet in Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, creating Rothbart for Deanes ‘Albert Hall ‘ production of Swan Lake and Capulet in Romeo and Juliet, Dr Coppelius in Hynd’s Coppelia, Savoy Suite dancing along side Wayne sleep, Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker and roles in most of the companies repertoire.

Since leaving English National Ballet in 1999, Paul has returned many times as a guest character artist and company teacher. Paul teaches Dance Works professional Open class and is the 2^nd year men’s teacher at Central School of Ballet and choreographer for Ballet Central (the 3^rd year performance group).