⭐ Spotlight on Scholars: John Hart (1921-2015) 🩰 John (Jack) Hart studied ballet with Judith Espinosa and was awarded an RAD dance scholarship in 1934 aged 13, together with a choreography scholarship. In 1939 he was the first to receive the Adeline Genee Gold Medal for male dancers. He became a principal dancer at the Sadler's Wells Ballet company before serving in WWII, and on his return he helped to create several iconic roles, as well as partnering with many of the new generation of ballerinas. After his stage retirement, between becoming Ballet Master, publishing photography books, and receiving a CBE for services to British Ballet, Hart had a full and rich career around the world of dance. Click the link in our bio to read all about his career 🔼 Did you know John Hart? We'd love to read your memories in the comments ✏️ 📸 John Hart rehearsing Alexander Grant as Petrouchka, 1962. Photo by G.B.L. Wilson, © RAD/ArenaPAL. 📸 John Hart in Cinderella for the Sadler’s Wells Ballet, 1949. 📸 Curtain Call: A Tribute to Sir Frederick Ashton, at the Royal Opera House, 1970. Photo by G.B.L. Wilson, © RAD/ArenaPAL.