William Bracewell, 31, from Swansea, arrived at the company in 2017 from the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He told The Sunday Times when he started ballet he told friends he did martial arts classes.
The unmatched impact of Rudolf Nureyev, whose performances touched the lives of people around the world, will be celebrated on stage this September in London over five performances at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - where Nureyev made his London debut - in a production curated by a former star of The Royal Ballet which will bring together an array of international talent both on and off stage.