ENB's Daniel Jones retires

[Anna C]

Just posted to ENB's Facebook page:

 

http://blog.ballet.org.uk/daniel-jones-soloist-retires/

 

I hope Daniel enjoys a well earned break. Happy Retirement to him. :-)

[Jan McNulty]

Very best wishes to Daniel for the future.

[capybara]

Very best wishes to Daniel. 

 

Of course, his possible retirement featured strongly in the documentary "Agony and Ecstasy" which I believe he co-produced.

 

So we should offer him special  'good luck' with his alternative ventures.

[Lisa O`Brien]

The very best of luck to the future for Daniel. I`m sure we`ll hear more of him.

[Picturesinthefirelight]

I just saw this on his sisters Facebook.

 

All the best to him.

[blackdove]

Lots of happy memories of watching Daniel perform.All the very best to him.

Edited January 14, 2014 by blackdove

[Irmgard]

Danny is a very talented photographer and film-maker ("Agony and Ecstasy" was his conception) so has lots of options to pursue now.  Sadly, at the end of yesterday's performance there was no public acknowledgement of his retirement after 22 years (he has calculated almost 8.000 days!) of service to the company but the sharp-sighted may have spotted his wife, Kei Akahoshi, carrying a huge bundle around as a merchant in Act I.  The bundle contained their 10-month-old son making his stage debut, blissfully asleep.  Perhaps he may follow in his parents' footsteps!

[MichelleS]

I did wonder about Kei's "bundle" yesterday, but soon became so engrossed in both her and Daniel's fabulous acting in the market place scenes, that I had forgotten until you mentioned it here.

 

I wish Daniel the very best for his retirement - while I find it hard to imagine the ENB stage without him, I do hope that his many other talents will mean that we remain very much aware of his future endeavours.

 

And of course with Kei back in fine form on stage (not to mention the prospect of the occasional appearance from Luca), we'll still have plenty of performances to enjoy from the Jones family..........

[Picturesinthefirelight]

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Ballet-star-Daniel-Jones-taking-final-bow-retires/story-20447953-detail/story.html

[mad mum]

I have just heard that he is doing a workshop in Hertfordshire during half term! I saw it on facebook -

Not sure if anyone is interested?

 

It is on the Jo De Souza Dance Centre facebook page

 

I think also on the school website www.jodesouzadancecentre.com

 

I am happy he is going to stay in the dance circle - i reckon he has alot to offer with all his experience!

[Anna C]

Hello madmum and welcome to the forum. :-)

[mad mum]

Thank you - a friend told me about a while back but its taken me a while to get a move on! been looking around....... wow lots of interesting stuff on here!!!

[Jan McNulty]

Hello Mad Mum.  Gosh you've just taken me on a trip down memory lane! 

 

I loved Joanne de Souza when she was with Northern Ballet.  I had a look at the website - is that clip of her from Christopher Gable's production for NB do you know?

[mad mum]

Yes another wonderful dancer - I am still in touch with her! She shouldn't have retired so early - I saw her teaching at move it and she still looked gorgeous.Her daughter seems to be following her footsteps so im watching out for her name!

 

Not in the loop with what is happening at NBT but thats another thing Ill be following on here - This forum is great!!!!!