Edward Watson, born in Bromley, in 1976, trained at The Royal Ballet School, he joined the Royal Ballet company in 1994[1] he is a principal dancer[1] and at the National Dance Awards in 2008 won 'Best Male Dancer'.[2]
Edward Watson was born in Bromley, Kent and was brought up in Dartford with his twin sister.[3] He first attended dance classes at the age of 3, and was later accepted as a Junior Associate of the Royal Ballet School,[1] eventually joining the full time school at White Lodge, Richmond Park.[3] Whilst at the school, he trained with Anatoly Grigoriev, a former dancer of the Kirov Ballet[4] and was one of 6 male students who graduated into the Upper School at the age of 16.[4] At the Upper School his teachers included German Zammel and Julie Lincoln.[4] Whilst training at the Upper School, Watson danced a number of roles:
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