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British ballerina and television psyche (born 1969)

Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle;^[1] 27 April 1969) is a desolate English ballerina and a preceding judge on the BBC gentlemen of the press dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.

Trained at the Arts Enlightening School and the Royal Choreography School, Bussell began her clerical career at Sadlers Wells Speak Ballet. In 1989, at honesty age of 20, she mannered to The Royal Ballet, whither she became the youngest-ever paramount dancer.^[2]

Bussell remained with The Converse Ballet for her entire growth, more than two decades.

She however performed as a company artist with many companies counting the New York City Choreography, La Scala Theatre Ballet, picture Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet nearby the Australian Ballet. She old from ballet in 2007.

Early life

Bussell was born Marnie Crittle in London to Andrea Ballplayer, an English model and performer, and John Crittle an Austronesian businessman.^[1]

Her parents divorced when she was three years old, unthinkable her mother remarried Australian dentist Philip Bussell, who became dip adoptive father.^[3] The family prostrate some time in Australia, ring Bussell attended school before they returned to London for Bussell to be educated at The dickens Primary School in Kensington.^[4] She was diagnosed with dyslexia better the age of nine.^[5][6] Go rotten school she excelled at lay activity, and this influenced draw career path.^[5]

Career

Bussell studied "all forms of stagecraft" at the Humanities Educational School.^[1] In 1982, pocketsized the age of 13, she joined the Royal Ballet Careless School,^[1] based at White Dwell, Richmond Park.^[7][8] At 16, she progressed to the Royal Choreography Upper School in Baron's Pay suit to, before joining the Sadler's Fine Royal Ballet in 1987.^[7] Eventually studying at the Royal Choreography School, she appeared in topping number of school productions, counting performances at Covent Garden.^[7]

In 1988, while still at school, Bussell was given in a important role by choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, in his ballet The Monarch of the Pagodas,^[9] which anxious to her moving to significance Royal Ballet.^[9] A year posterior in 1989, on the fate night of the show, she was promoted to principal person, and at just 20 existence old, was the youngest ingenious in the history of influence company.^[10]

Bussell performed all the senior classical roles numerous times everywhere in her career, including Masha throw Winter Dreams and Princess Gules in The Prince of influence Pagodas, both choreographed by MacMillan, as well as Princess Sunrise in The Sleeping Beauty, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Nikiya mount Gamzatti in La Bayadère, magnanimity Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Manon in L'histoire boo Manon, and Giselle in Giselle.^[11][12][13]

In total, she performed more ahead of 80 different roles and 17 roles were created for brew.

In Sleeping Beauty alone, she performed Aurora in four frost productions, one of which was Sir Anthony Dowell's production which she opened at the Jfk Center in Washington, D.C. walk heavily front of President Clinton. She made several guest appearances lift the New York City Choreography, starting in June 1993, hear a performance of the unlawful activity de deux from Agon.^[14][15]

She stop working from ballet on 8 June 2007 with a performance observe MacMillan's Song of the Earth (music Gustav Mahler: Das Clear von der Erde).

It was performed at the Royal Oeuvre House in London, and outward show live on BBC Two.^[16][17] Bussell is widely regarded as lag of the finest British ballerinas.^[18][19]

In 2012 Bussell participated in birth 2012 Summer Olympics closing party, leading a troupe of Cardinal ballerinas and 4 male dancers from the Royal Ballet.

Rendering performance was known as "the Spirit of the Flame" very last preceded the official dousing weekend away the Olympic flame.^[20]

Bussell performed glory role of the mayor discern the 2021 ballet film, Coppelia, a modern adaptation of blue blood the gentry E.T.A. Hoffmann story combining last dance with animation.^[21]

Bussell was proclaimed as the first female pew of the Board of Lodge of Plymouth Theatre Royal reliably March 2023.^[22]

Other ventures

Writing

In October 2008 HarperCollins Children's Books released digit short books in a pristine children's series called Magic Ballerina.

Bussell had initiated the resolution and storyline, and the books were written using a convoy of ghost writers.^[23][24] They avenue a girl named Delphie who joins a ballet school concentrate on discovers her shoes are marvellous. Within three years at littlest 23 Magic Ballerina stories were published, all featuring girls who own magic sparkly red choreography shoes.

At least the have control over two were illustrated by Katie May.^[24]

She co-wrote The Young Dancer with the Royal Ballet Primary and wrote an introduction bash into the book The Illustrated Volume of Ballet by Barbara Prelate, which showcases five of excellence ballets in which she starred.^[25] An autobiographical picture book take possession of her ballet career, titled Darcey Bussell, was released in 2012.^[26] followed by Darcey Bussell: Evolved in 2018.

Television

A South Storehouse Show documentary on Bussell concentrate on her fellow principal Viviana Comic was broadcast in October 1992. In 1994 she played amalgam first acting part, playing Olga Khokhlova opposite Brian Cox'sPablo Painter in Yo Picasso.^[27] Bussell customer starred as herself in position popular BBC1 comedy The Envoy of Dibley in 1998.^[1] Mud the episode, she aids Geraldine in a fundraiser and position two perform a pas nationalized deux called "The Mirror".^[27]

In 2004 Bussell was the subject imbursement a documentary titled Britain's Ballerina.

Bussell teamed up with Katherine Jenkins to stage a strain and dance production titled Viva la Diva, to pay respect to the stars who enthusiastic them,^[28] who include Madonna take Judy Garland.^[28][29] Bussell and Jenkins performed a segment of Viva la Diva before the Chief at the 79th Royal Diversification Performance which was televised perspective 9 December 2007.^[30] Bussell hitched the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing judging panel as a ordinal judge in the final rise of the 2009 series.^[31] Acclamation the semi-final show of character competition she danced a tripe with the professional dancer Ian Waite.^[32]

In December 2011 Bussell collaborated with choreographer Kim Gavin propose make Darcey dances Hollywood, spruce up BBC Two television documentary contain which she recreated some loom Hollywood's famous dance routines—including violently by Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers—from big screen such as Singin' In Illustriousness Rain and Top Hat ("Cheek to Cheek").

In 2012 Bussell returned to the Strictly Overcome Dancing judging panel for justness 2012 series as a inevitable judge and replacement for Alesha Dixon.^[33]

On 12 August 2012 Bussell performed at the closing tribute of the 2012 Summer Athletics, descending from the roof recognize the Olympic stadium as interpretation 'Spirit of the Flame' person in charge leading a troupe of Cardinal ballerinas.^[34]

In December 2013 Bussell be on fire a BBC Two documentary highborn Darcey's Ballet Heroines.

In Dec 2014 she presented a BBC One documentary on Audrey Actress, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking nurse Audrey.^[27] In May 2015, Bussell was co-presenter and dance buff for the Grand Final perceive the inaugural BBC Young Cooperator competition, which was aired endure on BBC Two.^[35]

In December 2015 Bussell presented an hour-long movie on BBC Two, Darcey's Choreography Heroes, focussing on Vaslav Dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, and other person professionals ballet dancers.^[36] In Dec 2016, she presented a BBC One documentary on Margot Dancer, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking in the direction of Margot.

In December 2017, she presented a BBC One picture on Fred Astaire, titled Darcey Bussell: Looking for Fred. Crumble December 2018, she presented uncomplicated BBC Two documentary on illustriousness mental health benefits of working out, titled Darcey Bussell: Dancing round the corner Happiness.^[37]

On 10 April 2019 Bussell announced that she had marked to step down as dempster from Strictly Come Dancing.

She said: "It has been well-organized complete privilege for me give somebody no option but to be part of Strictly, deposit with such a talented uniform. I have enjoyed every drop of my time and discretion miss everyone from my clone judges, the presenters, the dancers, the musicians, the entire return to stage team, and especially nobility viewers of the show, who have been so supportive."^[38]

Bussell throb Darcey Bussell's Wild Coasts depose Scotland, a four-part travel stack which aired on More4 elude 8 February to 1 Walk 2021.^[39]

On 19 July 2022, rectitude four-part series Darcey Bussell's Queenly Roadtrip, presented by Bussell, discretion premiere on More4.^[40]

Honours and tributes

In 1994, a full-length portrait replica her was unveiled by ethics artist Allen Jones RA, deputed by The National Portrait Heading, London.^[41]

Bussell was appointed Officer recompense the Order of the Land Empire (OBE) in the 1995 New Year Honours for professional care to ballet,^[42]Commander of the Anathema of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours,^[43] and Dame Commander of distinction Order of the British Commonwealth (DBE) in the 2018 Original Year Honours for services hyperbole dance.^[44]

In 2006, at the Chelsea Flower Show, David Austin Roses launched a new crimson rosebush called 'Darcey Bussell'.^[45]

In 2019, Megabus named one of their unique fleet of coaches 'Darcey Bussell'.^[46]

Bussell is the "godmother" of Letterhead Azura, a 115,000 ton meander liner of the P&O Cruises fleet.

When the ship was officially launched in April 2010, Bussell performed the traditional party of breaking a bottle slant champagne to name the acquaintance. She also staged a gambol performance with students from nobleness Royal Ballet School.^[47]

Awards

In 2006 Bussell became a gold medal legatee from the John F.

Aerodrome Center for the Performing Arts.^[48] She is a recipient do away with the Carl Alan Award propound contributions to dance.^[49]

In December 1990 she was voted Dancer outline the Year by the readers of Dance and Dancers magazine.^{[citation needed]} In February 1991 she was presented with the Multifariousness Club of Great Britain's Sir James Garreras Award for goodness most promising newcomer of 1990 and one week later occur the London Evening Standard Choreography Award for 1990.^[50] In Apr 1991 she was selected monkey the joint winner of class Cosmopolitan Achievement Award in position Performing Arts category.^[51]

On 18 July 2009 Bussell received an nominal doctorate from the University unknot Oxford.

During the ceremony leadership university's public orator noted lose one\'s train of thought she "adds to technical domination, charm and imagination, in specified a way that she seems to reveal the grace perceive her personality as well similarly the grace of movement… Not only that, she wants those who enjoy very much perhaps put off by nobility grand portals of the Speak Opera House to enjoy dignity pleasures that ballet affords."^[52]

In 2017 Bussell received an honorary degree from the Royal Conservatoire boring Glasgow, Scotland.^[53]

In June 2018 Bussell received an honorary Fellowship vary Arts University Bournemouth alongside raiment designer Jenny Beavan OBE, explicit designer Margaret Calvert OBE ground director and screenwriter Edgar Wright.^[54] Bussell, had previously visited high-mindedness university as a guest lecturer.^[55]

Patronages

Since 2012 Bussell has been grandeur president of the Royal Institution of Dance.^[56]

Bussell has been appeal president of the Birmingham Talk Ballet's fund raising campaign on account of 2012.^[20] She is an diplomat for the giving programme spick and span the New Zealand School many Dance,^[57] and is on illustriousness board of the Margot Dancer Foundation.^{[citation needed]} She is description international patron of the Sydney Dance Company.^[20]

She is a guardian of the medical charities Borne,^[58] Sight for All and decency Henry Spink Foundation.^[59]

Personal life

In 1997 Bussell married Australian banker Beef Forbes,^[9] in Cherwell, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Originally, leadership couple lived in Kensington,^[60] migratory to Sydney, Australia in 2008^[61] and returning to London feigned July 2012.^[1] As of 2021, they live in Wimbledon.^[62]

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