Ian Casady

Ian Casady
Born (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 44)
Marin County, California, United States
OccupationBallet dancer
SpouseTyann Clement
Career
Current groupHouston Ballet Academy

Ian Casady is an American professional ballet dancer who currently performs as a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet.[1]

Born in Marin County, California, Casady trained there with Jody White and David Roxander at Dance Theater Seven beginning when he was nine or ten, then studied at Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy.[1] Casady joined Houston Ballet in 1998 after auditioning for the summer program, and then joining the company in the spring, he was then promoted to soloist in 2002, and to principal dancer in March 2007.[1]

His repertoire includes the Prince and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker, Marc Antony in Cleopatra, Giselle, Swan Lake, The Snow Maiden, and Peter Pan. He has appeared in Stanton Welch's Indigo and Bruiser, Dominic Walsh's The Illusion of Separation and Dolcemente, Ben Stevenson's Five Poems and Dusk; Nacho Duato's Without Words, Trey McIntyre's Second Before the Ground, and Natalie Weir's Steppenwolf.[1] His favorite role however, was as the Ghost in Christopher Bruce's, Ghost Dances.[citation needed]

Casady was a finalist at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, and was a founding member of the Dominic Walsh Dance Theater.[2] His appearances as a guest artist include the Victoria Ballet Theatre,[3] the Charleston Ballet,[4] and the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet.[5]

Casady is married to Tyann Clement, a former soloist with the Houston Ballet.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ian Casady, principal dancer". Houston Ballet. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  2. ^ "Biography: Ian Casady". The Charleston Ballet. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tyann Clement and Ian Casady to Appear as Guest Artists..." CriticalDance Forum. July 25, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  4. ^ "Charleston Ballet 55th Season Presents PINOCCHIO world premiere" (PDF). Footnotes. Charleston Ballet. Spring 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  5. ^ "Webb, Casady to Appear in Shreveport Ballet's NUTCRACKER". BroadwayWorld: New Orleans. September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  6. ^ Schmal, Jody (April 2011). "Men Of Style Going Global". ModernLuxury.com. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  7. ^ Glantzer, Molly (December 19, 2008). "Tyann Clement's last dance". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 22, 2012.