Francesca Hayward
Francesca Hayward is a Kenyan-born English ballet dancer and actress, the daughter of an English father and a Kenyan mother. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. At the age of two, she moved to the Goring-by-Sea suburb of Worthing in West Sussex to live with her grandparents. She started ballet at age 3, after her grandparents bought her a video of The Nutcracker. When she was young, she danced at Le Serve School of Ballet and Theatre Dance in Worthing until her teacher encouraged her to audition to White Lodge, the junior section of the Royal Ballet School. After being a Junior Associate from the age of nine, she entered the School at the age of 11 in 2003, and progressed to the Royal Ballet Upper School in 2008. According to Hayward, due to an injury, she did not officially graduate, but received a certificate of attendance.
Known For
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- 2024 ·RB&O Live 2024/25: Alice's Adventures in Wonderlandas Alice
- 2023 ·Like Water for Chocolateas Tita
- 2022 ·The Royal Ballet: Mayerlingas Princess Stephanie
- 2020 ·Royal Ballet All-Star Galaas
- 2020 ·Audreyas Audrey Hepburn
- 2020 ·Live from Covent Garden - Royal Opera Houseas Dancer
- 2020 ·The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)as Dancer
- 2019 ·Catsas Victoria
- 2019 ·Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Wordsas Juliet
- 2019 ·Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)as Dora Penny (Dorabella)
- 2019 ·The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Patternas Principal Dancer (Golden Hour)
- 2018 ·Swan Lakeas Prince Siegfried's younger sister
- 2017 ·The Sun Is Godas
- 2017 ·Woolf Worksas I Now, I Then / Becomings
- 2016 ·The Nutcrackeras Clara
- 2016 ·Giselleas Pas de six
- 2016 ·Dancing the Nutcracker: Inside the Royal Balletas Herself, Sugar Plum Fairy
- 2015 ·The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)as Clara
- Future ·The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)as Clara
- 2015 ·La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)as Hen
- Future ·The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebrationas