Located in the eastern part of the Witwatersrand, it was the site of a farm where a large deposit of gold was discovered in 1886, which led to the establishment of the gold-mining industry in South Africa and the development of the city of Johannesburg.
With his good looks, muscular physique, imposing height, and clean technique, he was soon cast in leading roles, becoming the first danseur noble to emerge from the ranks of the company.
[4] Over the next few years, he appeared as Siegfried in Swan Lake (1967), Solor in La Bayadère (1969), Franz in Coppélia (1971), Amyntas in Sylvia (1971), Albrecht in Giselle (1972), the Prince in The Nutcracker (1972), and the Poet in Les Sylphides (1974).
[5] In 1972, Greyling left Cape Town and traveled to Europe, where he took ballet classes with Eileen Ward in London and Ivan Kramer in Amsterdam.
[8] In 1980, Greyling danced as guest artist, opposite Maina Gielgud, in her Steps, Notes, and Squeaks at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
Upon completion of his first course of study in 1991, he returned to Cape Town and rejoined the CAPAB company as choreologist, teacher, and occasional guest artist in principal and character roles.
During these years, he became a dance critic for Die Burger (The Citizen), an Afrikaans newspaper published daily in Cape Town, and worked as a guest teacher at ballet schools and companies in Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States.
A tradition of lyrical beauty, classical line, musicality, finesse, attention to detail, warmth of spirit, and the flame of dance."