Francesca Hayward
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1992-07-04
Place of Birth
Nairobi, Kenya
Francesca Hayward
Biography
Francesca Hayward is a Kenyan-born English ballet dancer and actress, the daughter of an English father and a Kenyan mother. She is a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden in London. At the age of two, she moved to the Goring-by-Sea suburb of Worthing in West Sussex to live with her grandparents. She started ballet at age 3, after her grandparents bought her a video of The Nutcracker. When she was young, she danced at Le Serve School of Ballet and Theatre Dance in Worthing until her teacher encouraged her to audition to White Lodge, the junior section of the Royal Ballet School. After being a Junior Associate from the age of nine, she entered the School at the age of 11 in 2003, and progressed to the Royal Ballet Upper School in 2008. According to Hayward, due to an injury, she did not officially graduate, but received a certificate of attendance.
Also Known For
Like Water for Chocolate
Jan 19, 2023
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
Oct 05, 2022
The Royal Ballet: A Diamond Celebration
Nov 16, 2022
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Dec 16, 2015
Woolf Works
Feb 08, 2017
Giselle
Apr 06, 2016
The Nutcracker
Dec 08, 2016
Dancing the Nutcracker: Inside the Royal Ballet
Dec 25, 2016
Cats
Dec 19, 2019
The Sun Is God
Nov 12, 2017
Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words
Dec 16, 2019
Royal Opera House: Swan Lake
Jun 12, 2018
Audrey
Nov 30, 2020
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Nov 05, 2019
The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern
May 16, 2019
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
Feb 25, 2020
The Nutcracker (The Royal Ballet)
Royal Ballet All-Star Gala
Dec 26, 2020
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
May 05, 2015
Live from Covent Garden - Royal Opera House
Jun 13, 2020
Royal Ballet & Opera 2024/25: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Oct 15, 2024
Cygnes
Sep 01, 2024
