Natasha Oughtred

Natasha Oughtred is an English ballerina and ex principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Biography

Natasha Oughtred was born in North Cave, a village near Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] She began to study dance at the age of 3[2] with the Skelton Hooper School of Dance[3] in Hull, under the guidance of the Principal Vanessa Hooper, a former soloist of The Royal Ballet. She has achieved examination passes with the Royal Academy of Dance and the International Dance Teachers' Association. She later received additional coaching in ballet from Niall McMahon, a former dancer with the Scottish Ballet and Artistic Director of New English Contemporary Ballet. She received her professional ballet training, aged 16, at the upper school of the Royal Ballet School[4] and joined The Royal Ballet company in 2000, eventually being promoted to the rank of Soloist. Oughtred joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet as a Soloist in 2007. She was promoted to First Soloist rank in 2008 and was promoted to the most senior rank of Principal in 2009.[5][6]

Created roles

Repertoire

Royal Ballet

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Thisishullandeastriding.co.uk
  2. ↑ Thisisplymouth.co.uk
  3. ↑ Skeltonhooperschoolofdance.co.uk
  4. ↑ Yorkshirelife.co.uk
  5. ↑ Thisisplymouth.co.uk
  6. ↑ BRB.org.uk
  7. ↑ BRB.org
  8. ↑ BRB.org
  9. ↑ BRB.org
  10. ↑ Geneeballetcompetition.com


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