Heinz Poll, a choreographer and a co-founder of the Ohio Ballet, died on Sunday at his home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

The troupe's style and repertory bear the mark of one vision, that of Heinz Poll, the German-born choreographer who founded the company in 1968.

By contrast, Heinz Poll, the company's artistic director, shows his usual accessibility with "In Full Swing," his latest work to Benny Goodman recordings.

Much of this impression comes from an artistic profile that, in turn, stems from the specific background of Heinz Poll, the troupe's founder and artistic director.

Miss Dorsey stood out too as a carefree, pirouetting epitome of perpetual motion in "Planes/Configurations," a premiere by Heinz Poll, the company's founder and director.

"If people can convince me they can move and they can dance, I hire them," said Heinz Poll, director of the Ohio Ballet.

The company from Akron also danced two ballets by Heinz Poll, its artistic director.

The Ohio Ballet, directed by Heinz Poll in Akron, remains the engaging company it has always been.

The Ohio Ballet from Akron was founded by its artistic director, Heinz Poll, in 1968 chiefly, it seemed, as a creative outlet for Mr. Poll's choreography.

The Ohio Ballet, directed by Heinz Poll in Akron, numbers only 18 dancers.