Education
Born in Glasgow, Donald MacLeary studied with Sheila Ross from 1950-1951 and at the Sadler"s Wells Ballet School.
Born in Glasgow, Donald MacLeary studied with Sheila Ross from 1950-1951 and at the Sadler"s Wells Ballet School.
He joined Sadler"s Wells Theatre Ballet in 1954. In 1955, he was promoted to soloist. MacLeary created roles in:
Works by John Cranko
The Angels (1957)
Antigone (1959)
Brandenburg 2 & 4 (1966)
MacLeary was ballet master of the Royal Ballet from 1975 or 1976 to 1979 and repetiteur to principal dancers from 1984.
MacLeary retired at the end of the 2001/2002 season after 48 years with the Royal Ballet.
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, MacLeary was "noted for his strong finesse and natural romanticism".