ɐ fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚ ænd pɹˈɪnsɪpəl dˈænsɚɹ ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkfɜːt bælˈeɪ ˌʌndɚ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ʌv kˌoːɹɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ wˈɪljəm fɔːɹsˈaɪð, hiː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv mˈɛnɪəv fɔːɹsˈaɪðz ˈɜːli sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ pˈiːsᵻz ænd ɪz wˈʌn ʌv ˈoʊnli ɐ fjˈuː pˈiːpəl wɪððɪ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tə ɹᵻmˈaʊnt hɪz ɹˈɛpɚɾɚɹi.
A founding member and principal dancer of the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of choreographer William Forsythe, he was involved in the development of many of Forsythe's early signature pieces and is one of only a few people with the authority to remount his repertory.