Height: 5’ 10”
Build: Slim
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Dancing styles: Advanced ballet, Advanced Lyrical, Advanced Contemporary, Intermediate Tap, Commercial, Urban, Acro, Advanced Jazz, Street, Contact improvisation, Ballroom, Latin, basic knowledge of aerial dance skills on hoop, rope, silks and straps.
Music Skills:
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Piano, Grade 6
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Clarinet
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Singing, Grade 5
Training
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Ballet Cymru Apprentice 2019 - 2020
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2017-2020, Arden School of Theatre, BA (Hons) Dance and Performance, First Class Honours.
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2017-2018, Company Chameleon Youth
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2016-2017, Manchester School of Acting
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2015-2017, Tameside Centre for the Performing Arts, Level 3 BTEC Diploma in Performing Arts, Distinction Star (x3)
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The Royal Ballet School, 2009-2013
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Carmichael School of Dance, 2006-2008
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Jane Jones School of Dance, 2003-2009
Professional Experience
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Company Dancer with Ballet Cymru 2020-2021.
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Performed as featured Guest Artist with the Royal Ballet in Collaboration with Birdy as part of the Paralympic GB Homecoming concert, first dancer using a chair and crutches to ever perform with the Royal Ballet. Concert screened on Channel 4 in September 2021.
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Guest Artist with the Royal Ballet for The Sleepwalker.
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North Tour of This is Us with Southpaw Dance Company for Rugby League World Cup Cultural Festival 2022.
Credits as a Dancer
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2022 - Power of Performance: This is Us. Rugby League World Cup Cultural Festival.
Tour to Newcastle, Hull and Leeds.
Jack the Wheelchair Rugby Player (Dancer).
Produced by Southpaw Dance Company and Pinwheel LTD.
Director Robby Graham.
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2022 - Sleepwalker, The Royal Ballet sharing Clore Studio.
Dancer (Guest Artist).
Directed by Alexander Campbell. Choreography by Kristen McNally.
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2022 - One Young World Manchester Summit 2022 Opening Ceremony.
Undone.
Choreographer and Performer.
Event produced by Private Drama Events.
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2022 - I am 8 Research and Development Sharing
Dancer
Directed and Choreographed by Dancers and Sally Marie.
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2022 - The Royal Ballet Spring Draft Works
Dancer (Guest Artist) - New Creation (working title Sleepwalker). Directed by Alexander Campbell. Choreographed by Kristen McNally.
The Royal Ballet
Kevin O'Hare, Emma Southworth and Hannah Mayhew
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2021 -Made in Wales Triple Bill.
Dancer – Poems and Tiger Eggs. Choreographed by Darius James and Amy Doughty.
Dancer, Soloist – Murmurations Choreographed by Liam Riddick.
Ballet Cymru
Darius James and Amy Doughty
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2021 - Paralympics Homecoming.
Featured Dancer (Guest Artist) with the Royal Ballet performing in collaboration with Birdy. Channel 4 Production. The Royal Ballet/TBI Media.
Kevin O’Hare and David Bray.
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2021 - Giselle Ballet Cymru UK Tour. Villager (Act 1) Ghost (Act 2) Hilarion (Cover).
Darius James and Amy Doughty.
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2019 - Ballet Cymru Fundraising Event Access to Ballet. Dancer.
Darius James and Amy Doughty.
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2019 - Romeo and Juliet. Capulet and Monk. Ballet Cymru
Darius James and Amy Doughty
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2019 -Wales International Ballet Summer School. Dancer
Ballet Cymru
Darius James and Amy Doughty
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2019 -Timestep Studio. Dance Through the Decades. Guest Dancer
Timestep Studio
Rachel Walmsley
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2019 -Ardance Festival
Dancer
Arden School of Theatre
Belinda Grantham and 3rd Year Dance Students
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2019 - Romeo and Juliet, Adaptations 2019 (dance production).
Romeo
Arden School of Theatre.
Belinda Grantham.
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2019 - Move It Dance and Performing Arts Show.
Dancer.
Arden School of Theatre.
Belinda Grantham.
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2019 - Stuck/Unstuck.
Dancer.
Arden School of Theatre/Hawk Dance Theatre.
Josh Hawkins.
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2018 - Believe and Achieve Trust Carol Service
Soloist (Guest Artist).
Believe and Achieve Trust.
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2018 -Timestep Studios Annual Show. Love Hearts and Stars.
Soloist (Guest Artist).
Timestep Studio.
Rachel Walmsley.
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2018 - Wales International Ballet Summer School.
Dancer.
Darius James, Amy Doughty and Charlotte Edmonds.
2018 - Fusion.
Soloist and Featured Dancer (Guest Artist).
Step Change Studios.
Rashmi Becker.
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2018 - A-DAP-Tations.
Dancer.
Arden School of Theatre.
Belinda Grantham.
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2018 -U-Dance Festival.
Quest.
Company Chameleon Youth.
Anthony Massen.
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2018 - 10.
Quest.
Company Chameleon.
Anthony Massen.
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2017 - DAP-Arted.
Dancer.
Arden School of Theatre.
Belinda Grantham.
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2017 -Illuminate.
Quest.
Company Chameleon.
Anthony Massen.
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2017 - Catapult.
Ensemble Dancer.
Arden School of Theatre.
Belinda Grantham.
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2017 - Lion King Showcase.
Dancer/Animal.
Tameside Centre for Performing Arts.
Richard Goodwin.
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2017 - Stride.
Featured Dancer.
Company Chameleon.
Kevin Turner.
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2016 - Winter Wonderland.
Ensemble Dancer.
Tameside Centre for Performing Arts.
Danny Price.
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2012 - End of Year Annual Matinee.
Jubilation/Defile.
The Royal Ballet School.
Gailene Stock.
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2012 - Linbury End of Year Shows.
Jubilation/Scottish/Irish.
The Royal Ballet School.
Gailene Stock.
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2012 - Performance showcase to honour HRH Princess Alexandra.
Leo.
The Royal Ballet School.
Sally Phoenix.
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2012 - Ninette De Valois Choreographic Competition.
Ensemble Dancer.
The Royal Ballet School.
Gailene Stock and Diane Van Schoor.
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2011 - The Nutcracker.
Party Child/Tall Soldier.
The Royal Ballet.
Monica Mason.
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2011 - End of Year Annual Matinee
Danse Bohemiene choreographed by Liam Scarlett. Defile.
The Royal Ballet School.
Gailene Stock.
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2011 - Linbury End of year shows.
Danse Bohemiene Choreographed by Liam Scarlett. Character Dance Choreographed by Tania Fairburn. Irish Choreographed by Donna Phillips.
The Royal Ballet School
Gailene Stock
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2011 - The Royal Ballet School Gala
Danse Bohemiene Choreographed by Liam Scarlett. Legado Choreographed by Antonio Castilla. Two Sides Choreographed by Tania Fairburn.
The Royal Ballet School
Gailene Stock
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2011 - Ninette De Valois Choreographic Competition
The Winds Choreographed by Augusta De Marchis.
The Royal Ballet School.
Gailene Stock and Diane Van Schoor.
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2010 - Peter and The Wolf
Huntsman/Wall Choreographed by Matthew Hart.
The Royal Ballet
Monica Mason.
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2010 - End of Year Annual Matinee
L’école/Defile
The Royal Ballet School
Diane Van Schoor/Gailene Stock
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2010 - Linbury End of Year performances
L’école/Character Dances
The Royal Ballet School
Diane Van Schoor/Gailene Stock
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2010 - Ninette De Valois Choreographic Competition
Ensemble Dancer
The Royal Ballet School
Diane Van Schoor
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2009 -The Nutcracker
Small Soldier/Page Boy
The Royal Ballet
Monica Mason
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2009 - Sylvia (UK Tour)
Count and Countessa’s Son
Birmingham Royal Ballet
David Bintley
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2008 - The Nutcracker
Fritz/The Nutcracker/Jig
English Youth Ballet
Janet Lewis
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2007 - The Nutcracker
Party Child
Birmingham Royal Ballet.
David Bintley.
Film (Dancer Credits)
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2022 - The Sleepwalker Promotional Film. The Royal Ballet in collaboration with the Royal Ballet. Filmed by Sean Flanagan and Dylan Vivian. Directed and choreographed by Alexander Campbell and Kristen McNally.
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2022 - BBC Newsbeat Story on Involvement in Sleepwalker with the Royal Ballet. Filmed and directed by Ellie Cleverly for BBC.
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2022 - Murmurations. Dancer (Soloist). Filmed in September 2021 released in 2022 as part of the Ballet Cymru Digital Stage.
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2022 - Isolated Pulses-Cadence. Dancer. Filmed in June 2021 released in 2022 as part of the Ballet Cymru Digital Stage.
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2022 - Untitled, Site Specific. Dancer, Choreographer and Director. Created in March 2021. Released in 2022 as part of the Ballet Cymru Digital Stage.
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2022 - Fortitude. Dancer. Filmed in March 2021 released in 2022 as part of Ballet Cymru Digital Stage. Choreographed and Directed by Krystal Lowe and Matthew Gough.
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2022 - Isolated Pulses. Dancer. Filmed 2020 released in 2022 as part of the Ballet Cymru Digital Stage. Choreographed and Directed by Marcus Willis.
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2022 - Flame Lily. Dancer. Filmed in 2020 released in 2022 as part of Ballet Cymru Digital Stage. Choreographed and Directed by Darius James and Amy Doughty.
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2021 - Light. Dan (dancer) Suzie Curran.
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2020 - O'r Lludw. Dancer and Director. National Dance Company of Wales Plethu/Weave
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2020 - YDdraig
Dancer
Conversations for Future Selves
Joseph Powell-Main
Film commissioned as part of the Arts Council of Wales HARP programme celebrating disabled artists in Wales.
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2019 - Trapped
Dancer
Arden School of Theatre
Tomas Simon
Developed as part of degree with fellow class members. Choreographed by me.
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2018 - Pas de deux (Short)
Dancer
Resource Productions
Emilie Cheung
Produced for Ignition Random Acts
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2015 - Heels and Wheels
Self
Flying Monk Community Films
Documentary Short Film
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2010 -Peter and The Wolf
Huntsman
The Royal Ballet
Monica Mason
Direct to DVD (filmed performance.) Credited as Wall
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2009 -The Nutcracker
Small Soldier/Page Boy
The Royal Ballet
Monica Mason
Direct to DVD (filmed performance)
Acting Credits Theatre
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2017 - MSA Gala
School Kid
Manchester School of Acting
Mark Hudson and Kelly Condron
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2016 - Campus Christmas
The Colonel/Ensemble singer
Tameside Centre for Performing Arts
Richard Goodwin
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2016 - An Evening of Song and Performance
Tameside Centre for Performing Arts
Dave Bintley
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2007 - Disco Inferno
Vicar/Ensemble
Oakengates Youth
Aaron Prier
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2006 - Peter Pan Pantomine
Michael
Paul Holman Associates
Paul Holman
Credits as Choreographer
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2010 - Ninette De Valois Junior Choreographic Competition
The Celebration
Choreographer and competition finalist
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2018 - A-DAP-Tations
State of Panic
Choreographer
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2018 - Fusion
La La Land
Choreographer and performer of my own piece.
Les Secrétaire
Co-Choreographer and performer of my own piece.
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2018 -Timestep Studios. Love Hearts and Stars
Michael Jackson Medley and The Nutcracker Suite
Choreographer and Performer.
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2018 -Believe and Achieve Carol Service
Black and Gold and The Nutcracker Suite
Choreographer and Performer.
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2019 - Timestep Studios. Dance Through the Decades
Don Quixote Spanish Medley and Jive Boogie
Choreographer and Performer.
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2021 - Wales Ballet Summer Course 3
La Samba
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2022 - One Young World Manchester Summit Opening Ceremony 2022.
Undone
Choreographer and Performer.
TV Credits
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2021 - BBC Wales 6pm News programme.
Interview for International Day of Disability sharing my story of becoming a professional ballet dancer with a disability.
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2021 - ITV Cymru Wales 6pm
Interview about my experience of the Paralympic GB homecoming with the Royal Ballet.
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2021 - TBI Media
Paralympic GB Homecoming.
Performed in Collaboration with the Royal Ballet and Birdy. First dancer using a wheelchair and crutches to ever perform with the Royal Ballet.
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2020 - BBC Cymru Wales Tonight 6pm
Interview discussing my involvement and creation of Ddraig for conversations for futureproject.
2019 - S4C Christmas Advert
2019 - Syco/Thames Television
BBC One The Greatest Dancer
Contestant made it as far as call backs. My audition was not featured in the programme, however featured prominently on BBC Advert and clips within three episodes of the programme.
Teaching Credits
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2022 - Practitioner for National Youth Ballet. Applied Ballet All In.
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2022 - Guest teacher for Southpaw Dance Company Class, This Is Us Tour.
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2022 - Guest Teacher for Company Class Sweetshop Revolution I am 8 R&D.
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2022 - Workshop Leader across schools in Wales for I am 8 Sweetshop Revolution.
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2021 - Guest teacher for Ballet Cymru Mid associate intensive and also Summer Course three.
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2021 - Co-course leader for Inclusive Half-term Intensive for Ballet Cymru.
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2021 - Assisting for Ballet Cymru Duets programme.
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2020 - Inclusive Ballet teacher for Capezio Live Instagram during 2020 COVID restrictions.
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2020 - Guest Teacher for Tiny Toes Ballet.
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2020 - Assisting for Ballet Cymru Summer Inclusive Dance Camp.
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2019 - Assisting for weekly Inclusive Classes for Ballet Cymru.
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2018 - Guest Teacher for Timestep Studio.
Photography by Sian Trenberth.