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Jan 28, 2016 · When The Royal Ballet first soloist made her debut in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet the next month, British critic Luke Jennings tweeted: “Francesca Hayward dances Juliet and British ballet is remade.”. At 23, the Kenya-born dancer is the leading light of a rising UK-trained generation nurtured by director Kevin O’Hare.
Oct 15, 2023 · Francesca Hayward: ‘I’d like to be director of the Royal Ballet some day’ The Royal Ballet principal dances with ethereal art and talks her relationship with Cesar Corrales, career ambitions ...
Jul 19, 2019 · July 18, 2019 5:13 PM PT. In the new “Cats” trailer, stars Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and James Corden appear as CGI-enhanced felines. But it’s Royal Ballet dancer Francesca Hayward who takes ...
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Oct 23, 2020 · LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Francesca Hayward attends the h100 Awards dinner at The Hospital Club on October 1, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Mar 16, 2020 · March 16, 2020. It’s a much-repeated part of Francesca Hayward’s origin story that she discovered ballet at age 3, when her grandparents bought a video of The Nutcracker to keep her occupied and she immediately started dancing around the room. What’s less well-known is that there was another video lined up next to The Nutcracker that ...
Francesca Hayward. Actress: Cats. Francesca Hayward is a Principal ballerina at The Royal Ballet, having trained at the Royal Ballet School. She has performed a number of major roles for the company, including Clara in The Nutcracker, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty and the title role in Giselle. She was inspired to start ballet lessons when she watched a video of The Nutcracker at the age of 2: a ...
