Richard Ellis, 92, Veteran Ballet Dancer and Teacher

“His career began at the Sadler’s Wells School of Ballet in London, dancing on stage with greats Margot Fonteyn, Robert Helpmann and Moira Shearer. He then came to Chicago with his wife, ballerina Christine Du Boulay, and ran the Ellis-Du Boulay School of Ballet for 40 years, training scores of dancers who went on to global fame.”