{"id":20936,"date":"2026-04-30T20:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=20936"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:25:32","slug":"johnny-warrior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/johnny-warrior\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Warrior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Johnny Warrior<\/h2>\n

Dance Theatre of Harlem (1977\u20131980)<\/strong>
\nBaltimore Ballet<\/strong>
\nState of Alabama Ballet<\/strong>
\nPittsburgh Ballet Theatre<\/strong>
\nUlmer Ballet<\/strong>
\nHessisches Staatsballett<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"\"
Portrait, taken by Holger Borggrefe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Johnny Warrior is a ballet dancer whose career bridges the worlds of classical ballet, musical theater, and vocal performance.<\/p>\n

Warrior\u2019s artistic journey began at the Northside School of the Arts, where he studied in the Musical Theater department under William Densmore<\/p>\n

Since then, Warrior has built a multifaceted career as a dance instructor, ballet master, choreographer for musical theater, singer, director, actor, vocal instructor in popular music, and stage manager\u2014continuing a lifelong commitment to performance, education, and interdisciplinary artistry.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"
Dance Theatre of Harlem & Dance Theatre of Harlem Chorale Ensemble, 1977-1980, Arthur Mitchell, Karel Shook, Brenda Saunders & Robert Bass: Photograph, Austalian Tour 1980, Clockwise: Johnny Warrior, Joseph Cipolla, Gregory Stewart & D\u00e1rtagnon Petty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Baltimore Ballet, 1980-1981, Alfonso Cata: Photograph, as the Wolf in “Peter and the Wolf”, Choreography Alfonso Cata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"
State of Alabama Ballet, 1981-1984, Sonia Arova & Thor Sutowski: Photograph, “Pas Trop Vite”, Choreography Thor Sutowski, with Bonnie Beutler & Christopher Mattox<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Ulm City Ballet, Germany, 1986-1988, Pierre Wyss: Photograph, as Mordred with Claudia Ziegler in “King Arthur”, Choreography Pierre Wyss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 1984-1986, Patricia Wilde: Photograph, “Le Noces”, Choreography Bronislava Nijinska, standing 1st on the left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Hessen State Ballet Wiesbaden, 1988-1989, Pierre Wyss: Photograph, Backstage: as a Snowflake in “The Nutcracker”, Production: Pierre Wyss & Rosalie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n