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Darcey Bussell

1969 - Today

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Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 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. Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her entire career, more than two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Darcey Bussell is the 120th most popular dancer (down from 111th in 2024), the 7,703rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,431st in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Dancer.

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Among DANCERS

Among dancers, Darcey Bussell ranks 120 out of 116. Before her are Rozonda Thomas, Polina Semionova, Natalia Osipova, Geeta Kapur, Wade Robson, and Isabelle Delobel. After her are Misty Copeland, Artem Datsyshyn, Olga Smirnova, Ileana Citaristi, Michaela DePrince, and Dmytro Dikusar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Darcey Bussell ranks 1,240. Before her are Amma Asante, Adrian Young, James Frey, Michellie Jones, Brian Drummond, and Nicky Wire. After her are Sanjay Gupta, David Collins, Nancy Sullivan, Megan Ward, Axel Hager, and Ilias Atmatsidis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Darcey Bussell ranks 7,705 out of 8,785. Before her are Greg Ellis (1968), Lauren Harris (1984), Anna Maxwell Martin (1977), Lucy Pinder (1983), Pops Mensah-Bonsu (1983), and Elijah Adebayo (1998). After her are Carlton Cole (1983), Sean Edwards (1986), Danny Ward (1991), Enrico Rossi (null), Jermaine Jenas (1983), and Brian McDermott (1961).

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Among DANCERS In United Kingdom

Among dancers born in United Kingdom, Darcey Bussell ranks 6. Before her are Margot Fonteyn (1919), Lindsay Kemp (1938), Alicia Markova (1910), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), and Antony Tudor (1908).

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