The Young Dancer

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Darcey Bussell to front BBC's search for UK's best young dancer". The Guardian. London. 14 January 2015 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. Her books include Darcey Bussell: Evolved, Darcey Bussell: A Life in Pictures, the ‘Magic Ballerina’ children’s series and her autobiography. In 2015 she founded DDMIX (diverse dance mix), a dance fitness charity, aimed at getting dance fitness to be part of PE in state schools. This cookie is set by the provider Akamai Bot Manager. This cookie is used to manage the interaction with the online bots. It also helps in fraud preventions She retired from ballet on 8 June 2007 with a performance of MacMillan's Song of the Earth (music Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde). It was performed at the Royal Opera House in London, and broadcast live on BBC Two. [19] [20] Darcey Bussell's Wild Coasts of Scotland". channel4.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021 . Retrieved 14 February 2021.

Joyner, Will (28 June 1993). "A Final 'Dinner With Balanchine' Summarizes a Master's Legacy". The New York Times. p.C11. Darcey trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined the Company in 1988. She was promoted to Principal in 1989, aged just 20, after the premiere of Kenneth MacMillan’s The Prince of the Pagodas, in which she had created the lead role. Darcey retired from the Company in June 2007 with a performance of MacMillan’s Song of the Earth, broadcast live on BBC2. She came out of retirement to dance the ‘Spirit of the Flame’ at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony. Rollo, Sarah (12 December 2009). "Bussell's jive receives standing ovation". Digital Spy . Retrieved 26 October 2019.We are a specialist dance education provider with 100 years experience in inspiring, cultivating and supporting dance teachers around the world. Our Faculty of Education was created in 1999 in recognition of our increasing commitment to higher education. Find a programme Jenkins, Katherine (29 March 2013). "I've got a story to tell, says Kath". WalesOnline . Retrieved 26 October 2019.

I think the BBC has a really big role to play in bringing the arts to the general public, I think it is a really important part of what the BBC is about” he said. “Song and dance are possible two of the most democratic art forms, we can all, and we have all, had a go. But I don’t feel our mandate is to try to persuade or popularise particular modes of art. The BBC isn’t there to try to engineer social change and attitudes, what we are there to do is to provide things that people have a real passion and an interest in.” In Bury, the Silver Swans are using dance to overcome the isolation and loneliness which so often troubles people when they retire. Darcey joins their weekly ballet class and hears their stories about the value they see in dancing. To the class's surprise, she even takes them through one of their dances! In Edinburgh, Darcey meets the ladies and gentlemen of Morningside to understand how those lost to dementia - a condition that affects over 850,000 people in the UK - might be helped through music and movement.

In 2012 Bussell returned to the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel for the 2012 series as a permanent judge and replacement for Alesha Dixon. [33] At the start of her first appearance as a judge she performed in a feature American Smooth, again partnered with Ian Waite.

Dance and music play such a significant role in people’s lives, and the BBC is unique in being able to offer such a fantastic platform to new young talent, which is why I wanted to be involved in BBC Young Dancer,” said Bussell. “It will let the audience, the world, see the work, the sweat, the passion, the extraordinary discipline that you need to excel in this art and I am very excited.” Leigh, Spencer (4 December 2007). "Royal Variety Performance". BBC News . Retrieved 26 October 2019. On 19 July 2022, the four-part series Darcey Bussell's Royal Roadtrip, presented by Bussell, will premiere on More4. [40] Honours and tributes [ edit ]Darcey Bussell: Behind the Scenes at the Ballet – Exclusive Patrons Events – Exhibitions & events – Royal Academy of Arts". Royalacademy.org.uk. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 . Retrieved 9 February 2012. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. In 2006 Bussell became a gold medal recipient from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [48] She is a recipient of the Carl Alan Award for contributions to dance. [49] In 2006, at the Chelsea Flower Show, David Austin Roses launched a new crimson rose called 'Darcey Bussell'. [46]

Bussell, Darcey. (2012). Darcey Bussell. Testino, Mario. (Limiteded.). Melbourne, Vic.: Hardie Grant. ISBN 9781742704692. OCLC 1064512432. Les Patineurs, Winter Dreams and The Concert review, Royal Ballet". The Independent. 19 December 2018 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. She co-wrote The Young Dancer with the Royal Ballet School and wrote an introduction to the book The Illustrated Book of Ballet by Barbara Newman, which showcases five of the ballets in which she starred. [25] An autobiographical picture book of her ballet career, titled Darcey Bussell, was released in 2012. [26] followed by Darcey Bussell: Evolved in 2018.Bussell is the "godmother" of MS Azura, a 115,000 ton cruise liner of the P&O Cruises fleet. When the ship was officially launched in April 2010, Bussell performed the traditional ceremony of breaking a bottle of champagne to name the ship. She also staged a dance performance with students from the Royal Ballet School. [47] Awards [ edit ] Valerie Lawson, "Turning Point", Good Weekend magazine, 20 September 2008 Scobie, Claire (7 November 2009). "Darcey Bussell: 'I'll be happy to be critical as a Strictly judge' ". The Guardian/ The Observer . Retrieved 26 October 2019. Bussell presented Darcey Bussell's Wild Coasts of Scotland, a four-part travel series which aired on More4 from 8 February to 1 March 2021. [39] She was echoed by Kenneth Tharp, chief executive of The Place who will also sit on the judging panel. Tharp said: “I believe we are fast becoming a dancing nation. One of the wonderful things about dancing in the UK is its richness and diversity and by putting the four categories of dance – ballet, contemporary dance, hip hop and south Asian – on equal footing, the BBC is helping to raise the bar of how dance is seen and understood within the UK’s diverse cultural landscape. I hope this year will help us all to appreciate that lives without song and dance would be very, very dull indeed.”Cassian Harrison, channel editor of BBC Four, said he wanted this year to make a strong statement about the BBC’s commitment to the arts.