First Soloists of the Royal Ballet | 2024

Congrats to all the new promotees! All clips belong to the Royal Opera House.

00:00 - Sae Maeda, Sleeping Beauty (Fairy of the Woodland Glade)
01:22 - Luca Acri, Giselle (Hilarion)
02:39 - Annette Buvoli, Don Quixote (Queen of the Dryads)
03:45 - Joonhyuk Jun, Swan Lake (Benno)
04:54 - Yuhui Choe, The Nutcracker (Rose Fairy)
06:03 - Nicol Edmonds, Elite Syncopations
07:13 - Melissa Hamilton, Requiem
08:13 - James Hay, Mayerling (Bratfisch)
09:25 - Itziar Mendizabal, Manon (Lescaut's Mistress)
10:44 - Leticia Dias, Don Quixote (Mercedes)
12:06 - Lukas B. Brændsrød, The Winter's Tale (Polixenes)
13:17 - Mariko Sasaki, Scherzo
14:17 - Valentino Zucchetti, Romeo & Juliet (Mercutio)
15:17 - Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Giselle (Pas de six)
16:30 - Isabella Gaspirini, Danses Concertantes
17:42 - Leo Dixon, The Nutcracker (Hans-Peter)
18:54 - Claire Calvert, Coppelia (Aurora)

[BalletReels]

Hi all - I will not hesitate to delete hateful or discriminatory comments left on this or any of my videos. Not only are these dancers human beings, but I can promise they have worked harder than most of us to get where they are. I also don’t care if you disagree with this policy.

P.S. you’re not cool or clever for using the word “woke” as an insult. You’re just ignorant.

[Susanmuir]

There's so much talent in The Royal Ballet. It is good to see the progression of these young dancers. The future is exciting, thank you.

[lionsmaine]

Sae is absolutely stunning!!! A star in the making

[nicolahodges]

The Royal Ballet is doing a fantastic job nurturing its talent 🎉

[ovlizlu]

Joonhyuk Jun, what an elegant but powerful performance! BRAVO!!

[davidebenedetti]

They are all stunning! Annette Buvoli is one of the greatest dancers and artists of our time... ❤

[ondine]

I hope Yuhui Choe becomes a principal soon.

[hilarypearson]

All wonderful dancers but I wish there were more taller dancers like Anthony dowell who lines were perfection

[DavidAtkins-qy]

not in same league as But the film clips could benefit from more close-ups.

[sylviaroyce]

Yes, they are indeed, fabulous dancers. But they still are not in the same league as the Mariinski