english youth ballet

English Youth Ballet is a UK-based youth ballet company founded in 1998 that stages 7-9 full-length classical ballet productions annually in regional theatres across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The company pairs approximately 100 young dancers aged 8-18 with professional principal dancers in productions including Swan Lake, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, and The Nutcracker. Director Janet Lewis OBE and Assistant Artistic Director Dominic Marshall lead the organization from its base in Orpington, Kent.