Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet from 1998 to 2015. In 2003, he was promoted to principal guest artist, a rank which reduced his commitment, enabling him to concentrate on a growing schedule of international guest appearances and tours. He celebrated his farewell after 17 years at The Royal Ballet, dancing his last performance in November 2015 in Carmen, which he both choreographed and starred in.
The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition held annually in Lausanne, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in classical ballet, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies around the world. The competition is managed by a non-profit foundation organised by the Fondation en faveur de l'Art chorégraphique and is maintained by various sponsors, patrons and donors.
Gonzalo Garcia is a Spanish American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet and previously at the San Francisco Ballet.
Marcelo Mourão Gomes is a Brazilian ballet dancer who performed for two decades with the American Ballet Theatre.
Thiago Bordin is a Brazilian/German ballet dancer and choreographer.
David Makhateli is a Georgian retired ballet dancer. He was a Principal of the Royal Ballet in London, England.
Esteban Berlanga is a Spanish ballet dancer and a principal dancer with the Compañía Nacional de Danza, Madrid.
Cesar Corrales is a Mexican-Canadian ballet dancer and actor. He starred as "Young Billy" in the Chicago and Toronto productions of Billy Elliot the Musical and has been a principal dancer with English National Ballet. He is now a first soloist with The Royal Ballet.
Young-jae Jung is a South Korean ballet dancer. He is currently a member of the Korea National Ballet where he is a soloist.
Vadim Muntagirov is a Russian ballet dancer. He is currently a principal dancer at The Royal Ballet in London and previously a lead principal dancer at the English National Ballet.
Isaac Hernández is a Mexican ballet dancer and actor who is a lead principal with the English National Ballet.
Yosvani Ramos is a Cuban ballet dancer. He danced with the English National Ballet for nine years, five as a principal dancer, before joining The Australian Ballet as a principal artist in January 2008, where he remained until April 2013. He joined Cincinnati Ballet as a principal dancer in August 2014 where he remained until the end of that season - May 2015. He is currently contracted to Colorado Ballet in Denver as a principal dancer, having commenced in August 2015.
Jurgita Dronina is a Russian-Lithuanian ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, having previously danced with Royal Swedish Ballet, Dutch National Ballet and English National Ballet.
Ryoichi Hirano is a Japanese ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.
Marcelino Sambé is a Portuguese ballet dancer. He is the second black male dancer to be a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet in London.
Francesca Velicu is a Romanian ballet dancer. She is a first artist at the English National Ballet. In 2018, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
Guillaume Côté is a Canadian ballet dancer and choreographer. He is currently a principal dancer and a Choreographic Associate at the National Ballet of Canada.
Nikisha Fogo is a Swedish ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and previously a principal at the Vienna State Ballet.
Calvin Royal III is an American ballet dancer. He is the third black dancer to be a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.
Aran Bell is an American ballet dancer. He was featured in the 2011 documentary First Position, and became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre at age 21.
