Nehemiah Kish is an American retired

ballet dancer A ballet dancer is a person who practices the Art (skill), art of classical ballet. Both females and males can practice ballet. They rely on years of extensive training and proper technique to become a part of a professional ballet company. B ...

. He was a principal dancer of the

Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded ...

in London.

Early life

Kish was born in

Caro, Michigan Caro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,328 at the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census and 4,145 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census (an incre ...

Career

Kish first trained in gymnastics and jazz dance, before changing to ballet. He joined the

National Ballet of Canada The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca, the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 ...

School aged 13 and graduated into the company in 2001, being promoted to principal in 2005. In 2008, Kish joined the

Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Ballet ( Danish: ''Den Kongelige Ballet'') is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world a ...

as a principal dancer. In 2010, he joined the Royal Ballet, also as a principal. He retired from the company in 2019.

Personal life

In 2018, Kish married Yuhui Choe, also a Royal Ballet dancer. They have a daughter (born January 2021). After retiring from ballet, Kish completed a

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at

Goldsmiths, University of London Goldsmiths, University of London, formerly Goldsmiths College, University of London, is a constituent research university of the University of London. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by ...

in 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kish, Nehemiah Living people Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London American emigrants to England American male ballet dancers Royal Danish Ballet principal dancers Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet People from Caro, Michigan Year of birth missing (living people)