Advance Your Art: From Artist To Creative Entrepreneur

http://www.advanceyourart.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BarkerGala0117copy.jpg () MEET CASEY HERD Casey Herd was born in Salt Lake City, USA where he began his ballet training at The School for Ballet West. After graduating from The Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C. he began his professional career with American Ballet Theatre in New York City. He later joined Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle where he quickly rose to the rank of principal dancer. While in Seattle Mr. Herd’s repertoire expanded dramatically to include leading roles in works by some of the great choreographers such as George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Jerome Robbins, and many more. Having previously been a guest artist with the Dutch National Ballet, he was invited in 2008 to join the company as a principal. In 2011, Dance Europe placed Mr. Herd nineteenth in their top 100 international dancers who have made outstanding achievements. In 2012 he received The Alexandra Radius Award. In the jury report, they credit him for being a