Dancers

David Ward

David Ward was born in London, England where he received his early training, attending The Royal Ballet School programs and later graduating from the English National Ballet School. David began his professional career with Northern Ballet in Leeds, England, where he was promoted to soloist. He moved to the US to join BalletMet in Columbus as a leading dancer. Mr. Ward has performed as a Guest Principal with Oklahoma City Ballet and joined companies performing lead roles in productions across the USA. He originated roles in many world premiere creations including Prince in Edwaard Liang’s Cinderella and James Kudelka’s Rite of Spring. He has performed leads in much of BalletMet’s diverse classical and contemporary repertoire including the works of George Balanchine, Jerome Robins, Michael Pink, Edwaard Liang, David Nixon and Christopher Wheeldon.

David enjoys teaching and coaching, working with many students in the Columbus area and beyond. This season he dives back into his passion for narrative works on stage and looks forward to creating new memories with mentors spanning different times in his career.