- He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1973 Queen's Honours List for his services to ballet.
- Was a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet of London.
- Danced with Gelsey Kirkland and Natalia Makarova.
- He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the ballet.
- He was awarded Royal Academy of Dancing's Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award in 1994 for his services to dance.
- Artistic Director with the Royal Ballet (2006)
- When Gelsey Kirkland left the American Ballet Theatre and defected to England to the Royal Ballet of London following her drug habit and temperamental behavior, he was her first partner to dance "Romeo & Juliet" and "The Leaves Are Fading." He bared with her and she remarked it as some of the best works she had ever done and one of her favorite partners.
- Prima Ballerina Assolutta names Dowell as one of her all-time favorite partners.
- His longtime lover was fellow Royal Ballet member Derek Rencher.
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