Patrick Armand

Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the associate director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2012.

Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole de Danse de Marseille.[1][2] In 1980, he won the Prix de Lausanne.[1][2]

In 1981, he joined the Ballet Théâtre Français, rising to principal dancer in 1983. From 1984 to 1990, he was with English National Ballet as a principal dancer, and then joined Boston Ballet.[1][2]

Since 2012, Armand has been associate director of the San Francisco Ballet School, when he succeeded Lola de Avila.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Patrick Armand Biography". school.sfballet.org. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Patrick Armand - Prix de Lausanne". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "S.F. Ballet School's Armand has the credentials". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
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