A native of San Francisco, Mr. Ellison trained at the San Francisco Ballet School and California Ballet
with Larisa Sklyanskaya, Irina Jacobson and Marius Zirra.
As a former soloist with San Francisco Ballet and as a frequent guest artist with other
companies, Edward Ellison has danced most of the great male classic roles, many of the great
20th century neo classical ones and contemporary choreography.
Edward has been a ballet master, guest teacher,teacher and coach for major international
ballet companies and schools: American Ballet Theater, Norwegian National Ballet, Boston
Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Alvin Ailey American Dance Center are but a
few. He coached Ruta Jezerskyte, the silver medalist and Felipe Diaz, the Senior Men's
Award of Encouragement winner at the VI USA International Ballet Competition.
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A thorough training in the Vaganova method and a rich performance experience directly informs
Edward Ellison's classical ballet class. Passing on his artistic and methodical approach to
training, the class emphasizes correct technique. Placement, coordination, the development of
strength and musicality are all carefully coached in this class, as a prerequisite to mastering
the art of classical Ballet. The understanding of the physics of ballet technique is also
stressed as an important component in the training process; a process of acknowledging mind,
body and spirit and thereby achieving true artistry.
