The Royal Ballet ~ First Soloists 2024/25

The Royal Ballet
First Soloists of the 2024/25 Season
The incredible First Soloists of the Royal Ballet Company! Each of these dancers are so talented and a joy to watch on the Opera House Stage! It has been a pleasure seeing these dancers progress through the ranks and continue to flourish in their careers!
Here is each of the First Soloists of the Royal Ballet!
00:04 ~ Luca Acri
Promoted to First Soloist in 2019
A Month in the Country as Kolia
01:14 ~ Lukas B. Brændsrød
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
Romeo & Juliet as Escalus
02:12 ~ Annette Buvoli
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
Don Quixote, The Queen of Dryads
04:06 ~ Claire Calvert
Promoted to First Soloist in 2016
Raymonda, 3rd Solo
06:24 ~ Yuhui Choe
Promoted to First Soloist in 2008
The Sleeping Beauty, Princess Florine
07:46 ~ Leticia Dias
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
Don Quixote, Mercedes Act I
10:35 ~ Leo Dixon
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
The Nutcracker, Hans Peter & Clara Act I Pas de Deux with Soloist, Sophie Allnatt
14:19 ~ Nicol Edmonds
Promoted to First Soloist in 2021
Elite Syncopations, “Bethena” A Concert Waltz with Principal, Yasmine Naghdi
17:55 ~ Isabella Gasparini
Promoted to First Soloist in 2023
Swan Lake, Siegfrieds Sister Variation I
19:42 ~ Melissa Hamilton
Promoted to First Soloist in 2013
Cinderella, Fairy Summer
22:36 ~ James Hay
Promoted to First Soloist in 2015
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, White Rabbit
24:37 ~ Meaghan Grace Hinkis
Promoted to First Soloist in 2021
Like Water for Chocolate, Gertrudis
25:19 ~ Joonhyuk Jun
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
Romeo & Juliet, Mandolin Dancers
27:43 ~ Sae Maeda
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
The Nutcracker as Clara, The Dance of the Mirlitons
29:34 ~ Itziar Mendizabal
Joined the company in 2010 as First Soloist
Manon, Mistress Solo
31:31 ~ Mariko Sasaki
Promoted to First Soloist in 2024
Swan Lake, The Dance of the Two Swans
With Melissa Hamilton
33:13 ~ Valentino Zuchetti
Promoted to First Soloist in 2014
Don Quixote, Act III Espada
At the start of the 2024/25 season there were of course promotions. A special congratulations to Lukas B. Brændsrød, Annette Buvoli, Leticia Dias, Leo Dixon, Joonhyuk Jun, Sae Maeda, and Mariko Sasaki in their new positions! I can already tell it’s going to be another exciting year for these incredible dancers!
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