A. V. Coton (16 February 1906 – 7 July 1969), born Edward Haddakin, was an English ballet critic and writer. Born in York, he initially worked as a merchant seaman and a policeman before forging a career as a ballet critic in 1935. In 1938, he helped with the formation of

Antony Tudor Antony Tudor (born William Cook; 4 April 1908 – 19 April 1987) was an English ballet choreographer, teacher and dancer. He founded the London Ballet, and later the Philadelphia Ballet Guild in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., in the mid-1950 ...

's London Ballet company and later helped with its revival. The same year he married Lillian Turner. During the Second World War, he worked as a light rescue worker in Westminster. In 1954, he became the ballet critic for '' The Daily Telegraph'', where he mentored

Kathrine Sorley Walker Kathrine Sorley Walker (5 March 1920 – 14 April 2015) was a British writer, editor and critic with a particular focus on ballet. The author of many books on dance, she reviewed dance performances in a variety of outlets including ''Dancing Time ...

. He died of cancer in 1969.

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