{"id":3544,"date":"2019-10-11T13:47:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T13:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:29","slug":"2016-francesca-hayward-promoted-to-principal-at-royal-ballet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/11\/2016-francesca-hayward-promoted-to-principal-at-royal-ballet\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 – C\u00e9line Gittens of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and Francesca Hayward of the Royal Ballet are promoted to principal dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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C\u00e9line Gittens is promoted to principal at Birmingham Royal Ballet<\/h3>\n

C\u00e9line Gittens joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2006. She became first artist in 2009, soloist in 2011, and, finally, was promoted to principal in July of 2016. In 2012, Gittens became the first Black ballerina to dance the twin roles of Odette and Odile in <\/span><\/em>Swan Lake<\/span>\u00a0in the United Kingdom.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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C\u00e9line Gittens<\/a><\/strong> was born in Trinidad and grew up in Vancouver, Canada. She started her dance training at the age of three under the guidance of her mother, Janet Gittens, before joining the Vancouver Goh Ballet Academy in 2001. Gittens was awarded RAD Solo Seal in 2004, <\/span>Gold Medal and Audience Award at the Adeline Gen\u00e9e Awards in 2005; and finalist at Prix de Lausanne in 2006 (the same year she joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet). While with the company, she was made first artist in 2009, soloist in 2011, first soloist in 2015, and principal in July 2016. She holds a Masters of Philosophy from University of Birmingham, 2012.<\/p>\n

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Francesca Hayward is promoted to principal at Royal Ballet<\/h3>\n

Francesca Hayward trained at The Royal Ballet School and graduated into the company during the 2010\/11 season. Hayward was promoted to first artist in 2013, soloist in 2014, first soloist in 2015, and finally, principal in 2016. In the same year, Hayward won the Grishko Award For Best Female Dancer at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Rhapsody<\/em> by the Royal Ballet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Born in Nairobi, Kenya, and raised in West Sussex, England, Francesca Hayward<\/strong><\/a> joined the junior section of the Royal Ballet School at the age of nine. She progressed to the Royal Ballet Upper School in 2008. As a student, Hayward won the 2009 Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance and the 2010 Young British Dancer of the Year Award. <\/sup>She was also awarded the silver medal and Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Genee International Ballet Competition. In 2014, Hayward won the Best Emerging Artist Award.\u00a0In November 2018, Hayward joined the cast of Cats<\/em>. She danced the role of Victoria\u00a0in the film directed by\u00a0Tom Hooper. Following filming her role, she returned to performing with The Royal Ballet in May 2019, dancing the role of Juliet alongside Cesar Corrales in Romeo and Juliet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Other Happenings in 2016<\/h3>\n

Ballet\/Dance History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dec: Michael DePrince<\/a> is promoted to soloist at Dutch National Ballet.
\nNikisha Fogo<\/a> is promoted to soloist at the Wiener Staatsballett.
\nBrandon Lawrence is promoted to soloist at the Birmingham Royal Ballet.<\/p>\n

Harper Watters<\/a> is promoted to demi-soloist at Houston Ballet.<\/p>\n

American History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sept 14: Carla Hayden is confirmed as the first woman African American head of the Library of Congress.
\nSept 24: President Barack Obama opens the National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington DC.
\nNov 8: Donald Trumps wins the presidency while losing the popular vote.
\nDec 15: The Obama administration suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials before the November election.<\/p>\n

World History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apr 3: Panama Papers are published\u201411.5 million confidential documents from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca expose widespread illegal activities including fraud, kleptocracy, tax evasion and the violation of international sanctions by the world’s elite in the world’s largest ever data leak.
\nApr 22: A record 175 countries, including the world’s top polluters China and the United States, sign the Paris Climate Accords.
\nJun 23: In a referendum, the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union. In the days following the vote, Prime Minister David Cameron resigns.
\nJul 14: Terror strikes France when a truck smashes into a crowd watching Bastille Day fireworks in Nice.
\nNov 25: Cuban revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, dies at the age of 90.
\nDecember 12: Portugal’s Antonio Guterres becomes the ninth UN Secretary General.<\/p>\n

Arts & Sciences\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb 11: Scientists say they have glimpsed gravitational waves predicted by Albert Einstein.
\nJul 26: Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first aircraft to circle the globe powered only by the sun.
\nDec: 2016 is named “The Best Year for Black Musicians since Purple Rain<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

Human & Civil Rights\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mar 30: Aung San Suu Kyi’s democracy movement takes power after 50 years of military rule in Myanmar.
\nJul 9: Thousands of people rally in cities across the US for Black Lives Matter to protest police brutality and institutional racism.<\/p>\n

Sports\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jun 3: Muhammad Ali, celebrated boxer and activist, dies at the age of seventy-four.
\nAug: Simone Biles becomes the first African American and woman to bring home four Olympic gold medals in women\u2019s gymnastics at a single game at Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
\nAug 14: Usain Bolt wins coveted 100m gold medal at Rio de Janeiro Olympics; he becomes the first man to win the event three times.
\nAug 26: San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick kneels in protest during the US national anthem, objecting to racial injustice and police brutality in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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