Gregory Dean (born 1984) is an English ballet dancer. After terms with the Ballet Vorpommern and the

Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the five leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Northern Ballet. Founded in 1 ...

, he joined the

Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Ballet ( Danish: ''Den Kongelige Ballet'') is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world a ...

in 2008 where he has been promoted to principal dancer.

Biography

Born in London, Dean trained in ballet at the Tring Park School. In 2004, he danced with the Ballet Vorpommern before joining the Scottish Ballet in 2005, performing several leading roles including

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''. After joining the Royal Danish Ballet in 2008, he became a soloist in 2011 and in December 2013 he was promoted to the rank of principal dancer following his performance of the prince in ''

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''. Other notable performances include his Romeo in

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'' and his role as Hank in

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''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Gregory English male ballet dancers Royal Danish Ballet principal dancers English expatriates in Denmark Living people 1984 births Dancers from London Dancers of the Scottish Ballet