David Lee Moroni

David Lee Moroni (born March 14, 1938) is a former Canadian dancer and teacher.

Moroni was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He studied dance at the Classical Ballet Company with Nesta Toumine and performed with her local company where he also taught.[1] He also taught at the Lindenlea Municipal Ballet.[1] In 1964, he joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, was promoted to soloist in 1966, and became principal dancer in 1967.[1] In 1970, he joined the staff at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School where he helped to establish the Professional Division program and became its principle.[1] He also served as Associate Artistic Director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet from 1976 to 1988.[1] He retired in 2003.[1][2] Moroni received the Order of Canada in 1990[3][1] and received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Winnipeg in 2014.[1]

His students included:

Moroni, who regularly performed the role of Drosselmeyer in the ballet company's production of The Nutcracker, appeared as Van Helsing in the film Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary, based on a ballet by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.[2]

Moroni now lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick with his partner, Paul Daigle.[2]

References
  1. David Moroni fonds. Finding aid available through the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Archives.
  2. Moroni gala planned, Excerpt from Winnipeg Free Press, May 19, 2004
  3. Order of Canada citation
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