Nicholas "Nicky" Johnson (12 September 1947 - 29 January 2007) was a principal dancer with

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Early life

Johnson was born in London on 12 September 1947, the son of an English child psychiatrist father and Polish mother. From the age of one his was raised by his mother and an uncle, Jurek Krainski. He was educated at the French Lycée and the

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Career

Johnson joined The Royal Ballet in 1965, became a soloist in 1968, and a principal dancer in 1970.

Personal life

He was married to fellow principal dancer

Laura Connor Laura Connor is a British former ballet dancer with The Royal Ballet. Career She was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. In 1974, Connor danced in the original cast of MacMillan's '' Manon'' in London and New York. In 1977, she danced Snowf ...

, and they had a son, Alexander. He spoke fluent Polish, French and Spanish. Johnson died from cancer on 29 January 2007, aged 59.

References

British male ballet dancers Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet 1947 births 2007 deaths Deaths from cancer English people of Polish descent {{ballet-bio-stub