Henry Danton (born Henry David Boileau Down; 30 March 1919 – 10 February 2022) was a British dancer and teacher of classical ballet. He was born in Bedford, England. He worked at Sadler's Wells Ballet. In the UK, Danton performed as a soloist in the International Ballet partnering Mona Inglesby in Les Sylphides and Swan Lake 1943–44.^[1]

Danton died on 10 February 2022 at the age of 102.^[2]

• Photo gallery of Henry Danton teaching in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, aged 94.
• Link to BBC 4 documentary Ballet in the Blitz How World War Two Made British Ballet.
• OBT Principal Dancer Jon Drake discusses Henry Danton as ballet teacher and scholar.

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