Mr. Neal began his ballet training at age 11 at Richmond Ballet School, he was there for 6 years. Early on, he was offered a summer scholorship to SAB, and eventually enrolled full-time there in 1986. He supplemented his studies in Richmond and at SAB with education at the Royal Danish Ballet School. He was invited to join the corps de ballet in 1987. He was promoted to Soloist in the spring of 1991, and was named a Principal in 1993.
