- Edward Watson (dancer)
Edward Watson is a male
ballet dancer and is currently the only British born Principal dancer of theRoyal Ballet company inLondon . Born inBromley ,Kent and trained at TheRoyal Ballet School , he joined the Royal Ballet company in1994 and was promoted to Principal in2005 .Early years
Edward Watson was born in
Bromley ,Kent and was brought up in the village ofLongfield , nearDartford . He first attended dance classes at the age of 3, and was later accepted as a Junior Associate of theRoyal Ballet School , eventually joining the full time school atWhite Lodge, Richmond Park . Whilst at the school, he trained with Antole Grigoriev, a former dancer of theKirov Ballet and was one of 6 male students who graduated into the Upper School at the age of 16. At the Upper School his teachers included German Zammel and Julie Lincoln. Whilst training at the Upper School, Watson danced a number of roles:
*"Checkmate" byNinette de Valois , 1993 (Role: Black Castle)
*"Simple Symphony" by Matthew Hart, 1993
*"Monotones No. 2" byFrederick Ashton , 1994
*"Napoli" byAuguste Bournonville , 2004 (Role: Pas de Six)
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