Grant Strate was one of Canada’s most accomplished dance artists and a Charter Member of the National Ballet.
Strate was born in Cardston in 1927. Strate came to dance late as a law student at the University of Alberta. In 1951 Strate’s early choreographic efforts came to the attention of the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada, Celia Franca.
His first work for the National Ballet was Jeune Pas de Deux in 1956. During his tenure, he choreographed more than a dozen ballets, including