Francesca Hayward
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Francesca Hayward (born July 1992) is an English ballerina and a principal dancer in London's Royal Ballet Covent Garden.
Early life
Hayward was born in Nairobi, Kenya, in July 1992, the daughter of an English father and a Kenyan mother. She moved from Goring-by-Sea suburb of Worthing, West Sussex, to live with her grandparents at the age of two. After her grandparents gave her a video of The Nutcracker, she began dancing at the age of 3. She danced at Le Serve School of Ballet and Theatre Dance in Worthing until her teacher encouraged her to audition to White Lodge, the Royal Ballet School's junior section. She joined the School at the age of nine in 2003 and moved to the Royal Ballet Upper School in 2008. Hayward said she did not graduate due to an injury, but she did receive a certificate of attendance.
Career
Hayward's development as a performer and actress, and after joining the Royal Ballet in 2010, she was increasingly cast in more prominent roles in major productions. In 2013, she was named First Artist in 2013, First Soloist in 2015, and Principal in 2016. Hayward's talent and style have received critical laud and acclaim.
Hayward performed a pas de deux from The Flower Festival in Genzano in 2012 with fellow Royal Ballet dancer James Hay at the Erik Bruhn Competition in Canada. In 2012, she performed Clara for the first time in The Nutcracker at Covent Garden.
Hayward appeared in the BBC documentary film Dancing the Nutcracker - Inside the Royal Ballet, Clara's appearance in Sir Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker and in Woolf Works was also broadcast on BBC, and she was also featured on BBC - Dancing the Nutcracker and in Woolf Works.
Hayward appeared in the cast of Cats in November 2018. She appeared in the film directed by Tom Hooper, as well as singing the song "Beautiful Ghosts" written by Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Hayward had a short absence from The Royal Ballet until the end of filming to encourage her participation. In May 2019, she returned to The Royal Ballet for the first time in Romeo and Juliet, alongside Cesar Corrales.
Hayward's debut as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake in 2020 was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. In light of the pandemic's effects on the dance audience, she performed Swans for Relief, Misty Copeland's fundraising, and she performed The Swan. The fund will be distributed to participating dancers' companies and other related relief funds. Hayward danced a new piece choreographed by Wayne McGregor and Corrales in Royal Opera House's first performance since the lockdown, which was streamed on YouTube. Audrey, a documentary film about British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn's life, was released in the United Kingdom that year, in which Hayward appeared in "portraits" of Hepburn starring her and fellow ballerinas Keira Moore and Alessandra Ferri.