David Drew obituary

Dancer best known for his character roles who had a 56-year association with the Royal BalletAlthough his name might never have appeared at the top of the posters, David Drew, who has died aged 77, was the kind of dancer who plays an important part in a ballet company. Although, as he cheerfully admitted, he was never a classical stylist, he found his vocation as a character dancer playing “fathers”, “dukes” and assorted villains. His long association with the Royal Balle