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Francesca Hayward
Principal Dancer
Born July 4, 1992 in Nairobi, United Kingdom (34 years old)
Ballet
Francesca May Hayward is a Kenyan-born British ballet dancer and actress. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. In 2019, she starred as Victoria the White Cat in the musical film Cats, an adaptation of the stage musical of the same name.
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5 Signature Roles2 Principal Houses
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Career Trajectory
From her childhood discovery of ballet through a Nutcracker video, Francesca Hayward rose through the ranks of The Royal Ballet School to join the company professionally in 2010, establishing herself as a dancer of rare sensitivity and technical mastery. Her promotion to Principal Dancer in 2016 marked the culmination of a meteoric ascent, and she has since become the company's most compelling interpreter of the classical and contemporary repertoire, with her Juliet in MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet standing as a defining performance of her generation.
Career Highlight
Promoted to Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet in 2016
At a Glance
- Voice
- Principal Dancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1992 · Nairobi
- Active since
- 2016
Training & Education
Royal Ballet School
Principal Houses
Engagements
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Career Arc
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1992Born in Nairobi
2016Promoted to Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet in 2016
Available Performances
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