Darcey Bussell
Born: 27th April 1969, London, England
Nationality: British
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell started her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, but after only one year she moved to the Royal Ballet, where she became the youngest-ever principal dancer at the age of 20 in 1989. Bussell is widely acclaimed as one of the great British ballerinas.
Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her whole career, more than two decades, but also performed as a guest artist with many leading companies including NYCB, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007.
Bussell is also pursuing parallel careers in television, books and modelling, and supports numerous British and international charities and dance institutions.
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The Frederick Ashton Collection Vol. 2
Darcey Bussell (Sylvia), Roberto Bolle (Aminta), Thiago Soares (Orion), Marianela Nuñez (Lise), Carlos Acosta (Colas), William Tuckett (Simone), Jonathan Howells (Alain), Victoria Hewitt (Mrs. Tittlemouse), Ricardo Cervera (Johnny Town-Mouse), Jonathan Howells (Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle), Joshua Tuirua (Peter Rabbit) The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton (choreographer)
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The Frederick Ashton Collection Vol. 2
Darcey Bussell (Sylvia), Roberto Bolle (Aminta), Thiago Soares (Orion), Marianela Nuñez (Lise), Carlos Acosta (Colas), William Tuckett (Simone), Jonathan Howells (Alain), Victoria Hewitt (Mrs. Tittlemouse), Ricardo Cervera (Johnny Town-Mouse), Jonathan Howells (Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle), Joshua Tuirua (Peter Rabbit) The Royal Ballet, Frederick Ashton (choreographer), Graham Bond, Anthony Twiner, Paul Murphy
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An Evening with the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera
Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta, Alina Cojocaru, Leanne Benjamin, Alina Cojocaru & Johan Kobborg, Luke Heydon & Carlos Acosta, Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Marianela Nunez, Thiago Soares, Christopher Saunders, William Tuckett, Darcey Bussell, Roberto Bolle, Renée Fleming, Joseph Calleja, Miah Persson, Jonas Kaufmann, Erwin Schrott, Teodor Ilincai, Hibla Gerzmava, Sarah Connolly, Simon Keenlyside, José Cura, Diana Damrau, Angelika Kirchschlager, Inna Duka, Ekaterina Siurina, Ailish Tynan, Bryn Terfel Royal Opera Chorus, Antonio Pappano, Andris Nelsons, Christopher Hogwood, Charles Mackerras, Carlo Rizzi, Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink
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Gala Performances Box Set
Maria Deller-Takemura, Philip Mosley, Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Darcey Bussell, Zoltán Solymosi, Paata Burchuladze, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Leanne Benjamin, Tetsuya Kumakawa, Elizabeth McGorian, Adam Cooper, Iohna Loots, Viviana Durante, Bruce Sansom, Robert Lloyd, Dwayne Croft, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Susan Graham, Leontina Vaduva, Lillian Watson, Verónica Villarroel Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, Edward Downes, Barry Wordsworth, Stephen Barlow
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