Kevin Martin (born 1957) is an American dancer, ballet teacher, and former ballet master of the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory.

Early life

Martin was born to Robert and Jane Martin, and was one of eight children. He also has a twin brother. He started dancing at the age of 8 at Hickory Dance under the tutelage of Louis Nunnery. At the age of 15, Martin became the youngest lead dancer in the outdoor drama, ''

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'' for three consecutive years.

Career

After graduation from Hickory High School in 1975, Martin went to New York to study with John Barker at the John Barker School of Classical Ballet. He studied with John Barker for six years. Martin competed in the 1981

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(Международный конкурс артистов балета и хореографов) in

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. After training with Barker, Martin danced with ballet companies in 38 states over 25 years. He taught and developed summer dance intensives starting in 1985., Washington Ballet Martin later became the Director of the Men's Division and Audition Master At Large of the Nutmeg Ballet in

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for fifteen years (1992-2007).

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Kevin Martin being coached by Erik Bruhn
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