One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing.

He was the dance and drama critic at the New York Post since 1978 and senior consulting editor at Dance Magazine where he wrote a monthly column "Attitudes". He also continued to edit and write for British newspapers such as The Times and the Daily Express and the weekly Spectator magazine.

He was the dance and drama critic at the New York Post since 1978 and senior consulting editor at Dance Magazine where he wrote a monthly column "Attitudes". He also continued to edit and write for British newspapers such as The Times and the Daily Express and the weekly Spectator magazine. He is also widely believed to have said this about his profession: "A critic is someone who rides in after the battle and shoots the wounded.