Darcy bussell

Darcey Bussell, retired Principal of The Royal Ballet in London has put together some of her favourite memories in photographic form for this memoir as a coffee table book

As the principal dancer at the Royal Ballet for 17 years, Darcey Bussell endured a punishing six-days-a-week training regime and often performed while injured.

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Darcey Bussell PhotosDarcey Bussell BiographyNotable: Born 1969; Royal Ballet Darcey Bussell was born in London in 1969. She studied at the Royal Ballet School. She joined SWRB in 1987 and moved to The Royal Ballet as a Soloist in 1988. She was promoted to First Soloist and then to Principal in 1989. She created Princess Rose (Prince […]

Darcey Bussell Evolved charts the trajectory of the classical ballet dancer who took part in campaigns to raise awareness of ballet far beyond the theatre

Darcey Bussell in ‘Elite Syncopations’

Darcey Bussell, former Royal Ballet principal and Strictly Come Dancing judge, turns 50 on 27 April. We look back at the career of the most famous British ballerina of her generation

With a promise to build the long, lean muscles of a ballerina, Barre classes have become one of the latest fitness trends. Do these workouts really work? Is it possible to turn out looking like a ballerina in a fitness class?

The Royal family are more likely to attend a ballet performance than to star in one. Here, 25 photos that take a look back at the royal family's history of supporting the ballet.