
Principal Dancer
Ryoichi Hirano is a Japanese ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.
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Trained at his mother's ballet school in Osaka before winning the 2001 Prix de Lausanne Gold Medal, which secured his apprenticeship with The Royal Ballet at age eighteen. Over the course of fifteen years, Hirano progressed steadily through the company's ranks—from corps dancer to principal in 2016—establishing himself as a versatile and dramatically compelling male lead across the classical repertoire and contemporary works. His career has been defined by technical mastery, powerful stage presence, and a willingness to engage with both the Romantic and modern ballet canon, making him one of London's most sought-after male principals.
Gold Medal at the Prix de Lausanne (2001); Promotion to Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet (2016)
Setsuko Hirano Ballet School, Osaka, Japan
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