Gavin Clur

(19**-19**) Ballet dancer.

Training
Quoted from the programme of Pieter Toerien's Snake Beneath the Rose in 1986: 'Gavin started ballet training at the age of 10 under the tutilage of Trevor Dodd, and later with Ivy Conmee. At 14 he entered the Johannesburg School for Art, Ballet and Music under Marjorie Sturman, Ruth Inglestone and Josie Pretorius. Matriculating in 1977 with a distinction in practical ballet, he studied architecture at Wits University, graduating with a BA in the subject in 1983. He maintained his interest in dance during the academic period, dancing The Poet in Les Sylphides and achieving excellent results in ballet exams and competitions under the coaching of Ruth Inglestone. Gavin is presently doing his Masters Degree in Urban Design and appearing in television productions.

Career
He joined CAPAB's Ballet Company in 1984 and danced in their productions of Giselle, Spartacus, Coppelia and Romeo and Juliet. In July of that year he was called up for National Service working in army public relations; he also danced in SADF galas and played the French horn for the Light Horse Band.

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