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Edward Hillyer was born in Oakland, California and received his dance
training at the San Francisco Ballet School and the National Academy of
Arts in Illinois. His teachers included Lupe Serrano, Gemze de Lappé,
Belinda Wright, Robert Mead, Alexandra Baldina, Ludmilla Shollar, Anatole
Vilzak and Harold Christensen. Mr. Hillyer joined Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens in 1976 and by 1982 had risen to become a principal dancer with
the company. He was also an invited soloist with both the Hamburg Ballet
and the Lar Lubovich Company during several seasons.
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Mr. Hillyer has choreographed works for Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens,
Ballet Jörgen, The Ottawa Ballet, and Arts Umbrella in Vancouver as well
as projects for film, television, and opera. His pieces have included: Pour
Brad, Epreuve de Force, Reach of Children, Slow Down Old World, Le Corps
Constallé, Priori, Masquerade Suite, Voix de Disparition and Descente
de Croix for which he received the Clifford E. Lee Choreography
Award.
In addition to choreographer, Edward Hillyer is a highly respected teacher
and ballet master working with dance companies around the world. He has
taught for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, The National Ballet, the Ottawa
Ballet, Le Ballet Prljocaj de France, the Montenaro Dance Company, the
Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet British Columbia, and Les Ballets Jazz de
Montréal as well as the Ecole Supérieure de Danse du Québec. In
addition, he has brought a classical discipline and foundation to dancers
from countless contemporary companies through a series of open classes and
workshops, including dancers from La La La Human Steps, O Vertigo, Montréal
Danse, MC2 Extase (Compagnie Marie Chouinard), Le Carré des Lombes,
Fortier Danse Création, Foundation Jean-Pierre Perreault and Louise Bédard
Danse.
First as a dancer, then as choreographer and teacher, Mr. Hillyer has
brought to each of his disciplines a wealth of knowledge and dedication to
his art. He inspires through his irrepressible enthusiasm for his work,
and is highly esteemed for the gracious, open and amicable manner in which
he communicates his ideas.  Return to the
complete Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award Winners List
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