Celebrate International Women’s Day ❤️ Showcasing inspirational female dancers

Read about inspirational female dancers.
Celebrate women on this special day.
We previously sent out an image showing Kara Hayward, instead of Francesca Hayward. Please accept our apologies and see an image below of Francesca looking most elegant in Romeo & Juliet at The Royal Ballet.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we have compiled a list of inspirational female dancers who are shaping the world of dance.
Francesca Hayward
Francesca is a Principal Dancer for The Royal Ballet and joined the company in 2011. Before that she studied at The Royal Ballet and won many student awards, including Young British Dancer of the Year, and both the Silver Medal and Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Genée International Ballet Competition.
Shirley Ballas
Shirley is more than a judge on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing – she is a celebrated Ballroom and Latin dancer who has competed internationally. She remains the only person to have won the British Open to the World Latin American Championships in Blackpool and is the youngest ever female to reach the British Open to the World Dance Championship Finals.
Misty Copeland
Misty started Ballet at the age of 13, which is a late age for a ballet dancer, and went on to become the first African American Female Principal Dancer at the American Ballet Theatre in 2015. Her incredible dance ability has also made her a pop icon, featuring in music videos and in 2018 she made her debut in a feature film, playing the princess in “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms.”
Céline Gittens
Céline began dancing at the age of three, and attended the Vancouver Goh Ballet Academy in 2001. She participated in the Genée International Ballet Competition in 2005, where she was awarded the Gold Medal and Audience Award for her outstanding performances. She is now a Principal Dancer at the Birmingham Royal Ballet and has been awarded numerous prestigious awards including the Royal Academy of Dance Solo Seal in 2004.
Image credited to Birmingham Royal Ballet
We wish you the very best in your dance journey and maybe one day we will be writing about your achievements!
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