John Gardner

Mr Gardner has distinguished himself in two major dance companies,  American Ballet Theatre and White Oak Dance Project. He joined  American Ballet Theatre in 1978 and was promoted to the rank of Soloist  in 1984. Mr. Gardner’s diverse repertoire included many soloist and  principal roles which afforded him the opportunity of working with many of  the master choreographers of the twentieth century. He is currently  working for the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust as a repetiteur and as the  Director of the Antony Tudor Dance Studies, and together with his wife  Amanda Mckerrow stages many of the Antony Tudor ballets around the  world. During the course of his career Mr. Gardner has achieved an  excellent reputation as a master teacher and coach for ballet on both the  professional and student levels, and has enjoyed choreographing  numerous ballets for companies and universities in the United States and  abroad. At present, he is the Co-Director of the Colorado Ballet Academy  Summer Intensive in Denver, Colorado.