Eliot Feld

Eliot Feld was born in Brooklyn, New York, and studied dance at the School of American Ballet, the New Dance Group, the High School of Performing Arts, and with Richard Thomas. At age 11 he danced with the New York City Ballet as the "Child Prince" in Balanchine's original production of The Nutcracker as well as with the companies of Donald McKayle, Pearl Lang, Sophie Maslow and Mary Anthony. At 16 he joined the Broadway cast of West Side Story and appeared as Baby John in the movie version, and later danced on Broadway in "I Can Get It for You Wholesale" and "Fiddler on the Roof." Mr. Feld danced with the American Ballet Theatre, the American Ballet Company and Feld Ballets/NY.