Graham Fletcher

Graham Fletcher is a suit performer and dancer who has formally danced with the Royal Ballet (at the Royal Opera House). He often performed full-bodied dance characters on The Muppet Show. Graham was well-suited for those parts and lent a dancer's sensibility and grace to his roles, which means that he did a great job at performing these roles. Fletcher's most notable character was Fletcher Bird, who was named after him and made periodic appearances during the third and fourth seasons. He also did special dance characters whom appeared only once. He did the Giant Spider in episode 311 and also the Ballerina Pig in episode 213 (perhaps his first work on The Muppet Show). I believe that Graham has also did one of the Mutations in episode 318 since he was credited. Outside of the Muppets, he's done other costumed roles such as the 1971 film Tales of Beatrix Potter, as multiple characters. Years later, Fletcher worked with Brian Henson and others on the giant Audrey II in the 1987 film version of Little Shop of Horrors. I never knew that someone could be such an incredible ballet dancer when working with the Muppets for a couple of years. Why didn't Graham Fletcher remain dancing with the Muppets? He probably had dreams of his own as he would rather dance than puppeteer. His last known work with the Muppets was on a Royal Variety Performance in 1993. Recently, Graham' has been teaching ballet to gifted children, part of The Royal Ballet School's Associate Programs. He is also the director of Leicestershire Arts Dance Activate and Ballet Associates, which is the first ballet training programme. It seems that Fletcher has gone from dancer to dance teacher and has received a big promotion in his life of dancing. Graham Fletcher, I hope you keep on dancing ballet and teaching children to dance ballet. And think about how much working with the Muppets has helped make you the man that you are today Fletcher. In the style of ballet dancing I'd  like to give you a huge bravo!