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After a successful performing career and at the invitation of Rebekah Harkness, Mr. Howard came to New York in 1966 to teach and later direct the Harkness Ballet School. With the Harkness Ballet Company, he held the positions of principal teacher and ballet master. David Howard has been a mainstay in the professional training of many notable dancers. On any given day, scattered among the serious ballet students who found their way to David's barre, one could plie, tendu and pirouette next to the most elite in the field. Makarova, Baryshnikov, Gelsey Kirkland ("I am forever indebted to David Howard for his enlightened teaching for over twenty years. He imparts his love of dance by inviting you to take a journey with him... you only have to want to go."), Peter Martins, Cynthia Harvey, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and numerous other companies throughout the world have made David the most sought after teacher.
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In 1977, David opened his own school in New York City, first on Broadway and 62nd Street and later at 211 West 61st Street. Currently he teaches classes at Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center and coaches Angel Corella, Michele Wiles, Veronika Part and many of the next generation of ABT Stars. In addition, he teaches class, twice a week, at the New School University, Eugene Lang College. In 2000, he was Artistic Director of the First World Congress of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in Mexico.
Mr. Howard still keeps his international ties teaching twice a year for The Royal Ballet in London working with Sylvie Guillem, Tamara Rojo ("If I ever become a ballet teacher, I hope I am as important to my students as David Howard is to me"), and the up-and-coming young dancers in the company. In addition he works with companies in Denmark, Sweden, Holland and Germany.
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