Dominic Walsh Dance Theater

Houston, United States

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Dominic Walsh Dance Theater (DWDT) is a Houston-​based contemporary ballet company that inspires and entertains audiences and artists with visually stunning performances. Dominic Walsh Dance Theater presents innovative, thought-​provoking works by its founder and other leading U. S. and international choreographers.

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Dominic W.

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As a principal dancer with Houston Ballet under Ben Stevenson O.B.E. for over a decade, Dominic Walsh danced all around the globe and received national and international praise for his interpretations of both classical and contemporary roles. He has danced all the classics such as Swan Lake, Giselle, Romeo & Juliet, and Manon and appeared with major starts, including Nina Ananiashivili and Alessandra Ferri. Walsh burst onto the choreographic scene when he won the Choo-​San Goh Award in 1998. He won a second Choo-​San Goh Award in 2007 and received a 2008 Princess Grace Award. In 2012 he was inducted into the Fox Valley, Il Hall of Fame. He has staged and/​or created works in Tokyo, Naples, Chicago, London, and New York and also serves as Resident Choreographer of Sarasota Ballet of Florida. He won «audience choice» for Ballet Austin’s 2010 New American Talent Choreographic Competition and was a winner of Hubbard Street 2’s 2010 Choreographic Competition. In 2002, Walsh founded Dominic Wal