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Philip Neal (born in Richmond, Virginia) is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet. He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there Edward Villella arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's School of American Ballet. In 1985 Philip won the silver medal at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition.

The following year Neal graduated magna cum laude from St. Paul's School and was a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts' Presidential Scholar of the Arts and as a consequence performed at Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He subsequently enrolled full time at SAB and also trained at the Royal Danish Ballet School in Copenhagen, joining NYCB's corps de ballet in 1987.

Four years later Neal was promoted to soloist and at the end of the 1992–1993 winter season to principal dancer. Neal's farewell performance took place Sunday, June 13^th, 2010, and consisted of ballets by George Balanchine and Melissa Barak:

Serenade
new Barak ballet

Originated rôles

Peter Martins

Kevin O'Day

Swerve Poems

Featured rôles

George Balanchine

Ulysses Dove

Red Angels

Boris Eifman

Musagète

Peter Martins

Jerome Robbins

Richard Tanner

Ancient Airs and Dances

Television

PBS Live from Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography, 2002, Ancient Airs and Dances
PBS Live from Lincoln Center, Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100, 2004, Liebeslieder Walzer

References

External links

NYCB website

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+'''Philip Neal''' (born in Richmond, Virginia) is a principal dancer with [[New York City Ballet]]. He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there [[Edward Villella]] arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's [[School of American Ballet]]. In 1985 Philip won the silver medal at the [[Prix de Lausanne]] ballet competition.
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-'''Philip Neal''' (born in Richmond, Virginia) is a principal dancer with [[New York City Ballet]].<ref>[http://www.nycballet.com/company/personnel/artistic/neal.html Philip Neal profile at NYC Ballet]</ref>
-He studied from age 11 at the Richmond Ballet School. After six years of study there [[Edward Villella]] arranged a summer scholarship for him at NCYB's [[School of American Ballet]]. In 1985 Philip won the silver medal at the [[Prix de Lausanne]] ballet competition.
 The following year Neal graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]'' from St. Paul's School and was a [[National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts]]' [[Presidential Scholars Program|Presidential Scholar of the Arts]] and as a consequence performed at [[Kennedy Center]] in Washington, D.C. He subsequently enrolled full time at SAB and also trained at the [[Royal Danish Ballet]] School in Copenhagen, joining NYCB's ''corps de ballet'' in 1987.