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Well now, where did that clean-cut young couple go? Just like the Beatles, sometimes David and Lois had to let down their hair: the nation's most glamorous pair cut up the floor for the papparazi. "This husky and handsome young man from Winnipeg had acquired a theatrical flamboyance abroad before coming to the National Ballet. He had personality on stage, and the temperament of a performer. Energy and drive pervaded everything he did, and he was a dramatic dancer." - Herbert Whittaker (Canada's National Ballet, McClelland & Stewart Ltd., 1967) "Grant Strate ... shared the brunt of the in-house creative burden with David Adams in Canada's first decade." - Max Wyman "David Adams and Kay Armstrong were the first Canadians to choreograph for the National Ballet in its first season -- without payment, of course." - Celia Franca In that first season, David re-set Ballet Composite for the company, and created Ballet Behind Us. Also he was a major, if not principal resource in the setting of classical repertoire. Ballet, both like and unlike other forms of theatre, requires the talents and input from many people to create mature performances. Although one artist may be given credit as "choreographer", other dancers are recognized for having created "roles" as David did for the Metropolitan in Design With Strings. David, with his London experience, was foremost among the National Ballet's "choreographic assistants" during his time.
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