Matthew Prescott, born and raised in Idaho, is a ''danseur'' performing with the

Morphoses Christopher Peter Wheeldon (born 22 March 1973) is an English international choreographer of contemporary ballet. Early life Born in Yeovil, Somerset, to an engineer and a physical therapist, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at th ...

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. He attended the Joffrey/New School University in New York City and in 2000 was invited to join the

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. He has also worked with Donald Byrd's Spectrum Dance Theater,

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and Complexions Contemporary Ballet; in 2005 he joined the Suzanne Farrell Ballet. As a choreographer, he was in charge of the lead boys in the North American productions of ''

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''.Vranish, Jane (January 29, 2012).
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'', p. E1. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

References

External links

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prescott, Matthew American male ballet dancers Morphoses dancers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American choreographers Dancers from Idaho