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    Royal Ballet News 2015

    Promotions

    • Francesca HaywardJames Hay to First Soloist
    • Meaghan Grace HinkisLuca AcriNicol EdmondsMarcelino Sambé to Soloist
    • Camille BracherMayara MagriLeticia StockMatthew BallSander BlommaertTomas Mock, Donald Thom to First Artist 

    Joiners

    • Chisato Katsura, graduate of the Royal Ballet School
    • From the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme: Grace Blundell (formerly RBS), Ashley Scott (formerly ENBS)
    • 2015 Prix de Lausanne Dancer David Yudes
    • Aud Jebsen Young Dancers: Isabel LubachJulia RoscoeLukas Bjørneboe BrændsrødHarry ChurchesLeo Dixon, all from the Royal Ballet School
    • Prix de Lausanne Dancer: Julian MacKay joins for the 2015/16 season
    • Royal Ballet Young Choreographer Programme: Charlotte Edmonds joins for the 2015/16 season as the first participant 

    Leavers

    • First Soloist Deirdre Chapman
    • First Artists Pietra Mello-PittmanLudovic Ondiviela (mid-season); Jacqueline ClarkElsa GodardMichael StojkoAndrej Uspenski (at season end). Andrej Uspenski will be engaged as photographer for the Royal Ballet for the 2015/16 season
    • Aud Jebsen Young Dancers from the 2014/15 season have been offered contracts as follows: Maria Barroso joins the National Ballet of Portugal, Grace Horler joins Scottish Ballet, Ashleigh McKimmie joins Estonian National Ballet
    • First Soloist Melissa Hamilton as Principal Dancer at Semperoper Ballet, Dresden for the 2015/16 season
    • First Artist Leanne Cope continues her sabbatical playing Lise in Christopher Wheeldon's An American in Paris 

    Royal Ballet press release