Helpmann, Sir Robert, 1909–1986, Australian dancer and choreographer. He danced as a principal (1933–50) with Sadler's Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet Royal Ballet, the principal British ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden , London. It is noted for lavish dramatic productions, a superbly disciplined corps de ballet, and brilliant performances from its principals.
..... Click the link for more information. ), often partnering with Margot Fonteyn Fonteyn, Dame Margot (fŏntān`), 1919–91, English ballerina.
..... Click the link for more information. . His works as a choreographer include Comus (1942) and Miracle in the Gorbals (1944). He was director of the Australian Ballet Australian Ballet, national ballet company of Australia, founded in Melbourne in 1962; its school was established in 1964. The company drew on the tradition established (1940) by Edouard Borovansky of the Ballets Russes (see Diaghilev, S. P. ).
..... Click the link for more information. from 1965 to 1976 (co-director, 1965–74) and also acted on stage and in films. He was knighted in 1968.

Helpmann, Sir Robert (Murray)

(born April 9, 1909, Mount Gambier, Austl.—died Sept. 28, 1986, Sydney) Australian ballet dancer, choreographer, actor, and director. After dancing and acting in Australia, in 1933 he went to London to study, joining the Vic-Wells Ballet (later Royal Ballet), where he became a regular partner of Margot Fonteyn. His own ballets included Hamlet (1942), Miracle in the Gorbals (1944), and Adam Zero (1946). He danced in the films The Red Shoes and Tales of Hoffmann, acted in many Shakespeare plays, and also directed several plays. He was artistic codirector of the Australian Ballet (1965–76).