Thomas Hoving (1931–2009), director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Sheldon also worked with many charities, most notably "The United Cerebrial Palsy Telethons" with Jane Pickens Hoving, Dennis James and Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme".
Born Lucas Philippus Hovinga in Groningen, Holland, Hoving studied dance with Florrie Rodrigo and Yvonne Georgi in Amsterdam before earning a scholarship to the Jooss School in Dartington, England.