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Bone in Burnley, 1926. Terry
Hayworth began his carrer as a child actor with the Old Vic Theater
Company.
He trained as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet studied
Nicolaeva, Nicolai Legat and Olga Preobrajenska and appeared
with several British ballet companies and other countries ballet
companies;
Angelo-Polish Ballet (1943), Ballet de Trois Arts (1944), Metropolitan
Ballet (1947 - 49), Leonide Massine's Ballet (1950), Ballet de
Roland Petit (1951) and danced in Bordeaux, Brussels and Antwerp
with Walter Gore's London Ballet (1963) etc., and danced in musical
and in French with the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas.
He jointed London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet)
in 1966, specialising in character role.
He created many roles for the company such as the Butral in
“The Sanguine Fan”and Tikhon in “The Storm”. Other notable roles
included the Headmistress in “Graduation Ball”, the Eunuch in
“Scheherazade”, the Corregitor in “The Three-Corenered Hat”and
Drosselmeyer in Ronald Hynd's “The Nutcracker”.
Since leaving London Festival
Ballet(1984), Terry has appeared with London City Ballet in such
role as Madge in “La Sylphide”, the Major Domo in “Swan Lake”,
Monsieru Duval in “La Traviata”, the Father in “Cinderella”,
Headmaster in “Graduation Ball”, Load Capulet in “Romeo and Juliet”,
Conjurman in Jack Carter's “The Wichboy”, the Duke in “Giselle”
and Dr. Coppelius in the London City Ballet's highly acclaimed
production of “Coppelia”etc.
He appeaded twice as Dr. Coppelius - one of his best roles -
in Japan, as guest artist of Japanese Ballet Company.
Hayworth is regarded as one of the great charactor artists of
British Ballet.
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