Dale's Broadway stage debut was in the 1956 musical ''
Li'l Abner as a dancer. He appeared in the original cast of West Side Story as Snowboy, a member of the Jets gang. Other stage credits include the role of Andrew in Greenwillow'', in which he also understudied Anthony Perkins as Gideon Briggs; Noël Coward's
Sail Away, where he had the juvenile lead role of architect Barnaby Slade; and in
Half a Sixpence, where he played Pearce, one of a quartet of 19th century London shop apprentices around whom the show is structured. Dale made his film debut in
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (as Jam). He also appeared in
Half a Sixpence (Pearce),
The Young Girls of Rochefort (Bill), and
The Landlord (Oscar). Dale was nominated for the
Tony Award twice: for his choreography of
Billy, a 1969 musical version of the Herman Melville novella,
Billy Budd, and his direction of
The Magic Show. As co-director of ''
Jerome Robbins' Broadway'', he shared Best Director Tony Award with the famed director-choreographer Jerome Robbins. He also received an
Emmy Award nomination for his choreography of
Barry Manilow's 1985 television musical
Copacabana. In 1992 he became publisher/editor of
Dance & Fitness magazine. In 1999 Dale founded the website, Answers4Dancers.com, whose stated goal is "to empower dancers and choreographers to think, to grow, and to create satisfying careers for themselves..." == Personal life ==