Suzelle Poole, known as Madame Poole, is an English ballet dancer, dance teacher, and poet.
13 Facts About Suzelle Poole
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Suzelle Poole is a former soloist with Houston Ballet and is known for continuing to perform ballet in her seventies.
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Suzelle Poole's father, George Englesmith, was an architect for the Ministry of Works and her mother, Lydia Englesmith, was a French linguist.
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Suzelle Poole was inspired to start training in classical ballet after seeing Margot Fonteyn perform.
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Suzelle Poole began dancing classical ballet when she was seven years old, training in the Cecchetti method.
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Suzelle Poole joined the Houston Ballet in Texas and was promoted to the rank of soloist by Tatiana Semenova.
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Suzelle Poole was part of the national tour of The Merry Widow, dancing with John Inman and Nigel Lythgoe.
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Suzelle Poole moved to South Africa and obtained an Associate Montessori International Diploma.
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Suzelle Poole worked as a director of a Montessori school in South Africa and lectured on music pedagogy at the University of Cape Town.
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Suzelle Poole spent time in Germany teaching dance and music.
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Suzelle Poole has published three books of poetry: Rodosto: A Poem about a Horse, Kitten: Poems for Little Children and I See the World in Motion: Including Ballet Class.
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Suzelle Poole was a recipient of the Golden Poetry Award from the American Poetry Society.
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Suzelle Poole was married to Jonathan William Suzelle Poole, an English opera singer.