Connor Walsh, Principal

Birthplace
Fairfax, Virginia

Dance Training
Kirov Academy of Ballet
Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy

Joined the Company
2004

Promoted to Principal
2007

Favorite Ballet
Manon

One defining moment...
Receiving the Award of Encouragement at the 3rd Shanghai International Ballet Competition.

Connor Walsh began his training at the age of seven under the direction of his mother Constance Walsh. He has trained at some of the best schools in the nation including The Kirov Academy of Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, and Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. During his time at Houston Ballet he has received awards such as the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Scholarship and the Ben Stevenson Scholarship award. In 2004 he was awarded the first annual gold award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). His most recent achievement took place at the 2004 Shanghai International Ballet Competition where he was given the award of encouragement.

Mr. Walsh was promoted to soloist in March 2006 and then to principal dancer in September 2007. 

Houston Ballet's Connor Walsh

 Resource Links Below

Press:
The Secret Lives of Dancers - Pointe Magazine

Videos:
Stanton Welch's La Bayadère

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon

Christopher Bruce's Swansong

Antony Tudor's The Leaves are Fading

Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room (clip 1)

Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room (clip 2)

Interview:
Connor Walsh and Sara Webb talk about dancing Don Quixote on The Front Row (KUHF 88.7)

Headshot by: Pam Francis

Photo: Drew Donovan