David Earle has received many accolades; a member of the Order of Canada, a recipient of the Jean A. Chalmers Award for Distinction in Choreography, also an honorary doctorate degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.
Earle's dance training began at the age of five with ballet and tap lessons from Toronto teachers Beth Weyms and Fanny Birdsall, debuting at Eaton Auditorium.
[3] There he would meet Eurhythmics teacher Donald Himes who introduced him to the Laban technique at, modern dance artist, Yoné Kvietys' studio.
[5] Earle joined the founders in 1977 to buy St. Enoch’s Church to convert it to the Winchester Street Theatre.
[6] In 1979 Earle created the School of Toronto Dance Theatre, a training program for professional modern dancers.
[4] One of Earle’s dances during this time was Miserere, originally part of a larger work called Exit, Nightfall (1981).
[4] He was profiled in Moze Mossanen's 1987 documentary film Dance for Modern Times, alongside Christopher House, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin and Danny Grossman.