in performances of these works poole's particular talent was recognised by howes, who added a special solo for him to her ballet entitled "suite" (1936), set to music by bach, and who recommended him for a bursary for study abroad. consequently, poole moved to london in 1947, when he was 22, and continued his studies at the sadler's wells ballet school. there, under the strong supervision of ninette de valois and the administration of arnold haskell, he flourished, becoming proficient in classical ballet technique in remarkably short order.