British ballerina and television personality (born 1969)
Dame
Darcey Bussell
DBE
Bussell at a curtain call after a performance of Theme and Variations, 2007
Born
Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle
(1969-04-27) 27 April 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Occupations
Ballet dancer (active until 2007) Strictly Come Dancing judge (2009, 2012–2018)
Spouse
Angus Forbes
(m. 1997)
Children
2
Parent(s)
John Crittle Andrea Williams
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle;[1] (27 April 1969) is a retired English ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell began her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet. In 1989, at the age of 20, she moved to The Royal Ballet, where she became the youngest-ever principal dancer.[2]
Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her entire career, more than two decades. She however performed as a guest artist with many companies including the New York City Ballet, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007.
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^Durante, Viviana. Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated Story. DK, 2018.
Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, DBE (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; (27 April 1969) is a retired English ballerina and a former judge on the...
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EastEnders live week. She co-presented the BBC Young Dancer competition with DarceyBussell on BBC Two. She also narrated two ITV Specials, The Nation's Favourite...
host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Shirley Ballas, DarceyBussell, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On 20 October...
spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Judges DarceyBussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned....
returned to present Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. DarceyBussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as...
the ballet dancer DarceyBussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle). However, Crittle and Williams split up when Bussell was very young, and...
parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, DarceyBussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli. A musical interlude was provided by the...
Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. DarceyBussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges...
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returned as presenter of Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. DarceyBussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli also returned as...
returned and were joined on the judging panel by series 7 guest judge DarceyBussell, who replaced Alesha Dixon. On 20 June 2012, it was announced that Katya...
Week No. Dance/Song Judges' score Total Result Craig Revel Horwood DarceyBussell Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli 1 Jive / "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" 4 5...
granted a Royal Charter in 1935. Queen Camilla is patron of the RAD, and DarceyBussell was elected to serve as president in 2012, succeeding Antoinette Sibley...
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including Dame Margot Fonteyn, Dame Beryl Grey, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Dame DarceyBussell, Alessandra Ferri, Viviana Durante, and Sergei Polunin, as well as the...
performer of the year at the Variety Club of Great Britain Awards. With DarceyBussell she has appeared in a stage song-and-dance production, entitled Viva...
Dixon joined the judging panel as a replacement for Arlene Phillips. DarceyBussell served as a guest judge beginning with the quarterfinal. Camilla Dallerup...
Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015. "DarceyBussell to front BBC's search for UK's best young dancer". The Guardian. UK...
ensemble by Thomas Hartman. Role: Kulygin, the betrayed husband, with DarceyBussell as Masha. 1994. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, a BBC Television production...
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