dirac Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Fort Wayne Ballet celebrates the memory of Edward Stierle. Quote John Dawkins: Yeah, it really started for Eddie in the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, when he won the gold medal, and he was handed that gold medal by Robert Joffrey of the Joffrey Ballet. And along with that metal, Mr. Joffrey decided to hand him a contract. That was very unusual for him to sign him directly into the company, because that's not how it was done, you would either be brought up through the Joffrey school or the Joffrey 2, and within six weeks with the Joffrey Ballet, he was handed a major role and continued to dance lead roles for the rest of his time there. Link to comment
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