10-year-old Natalia Ankers, who attends RAD ballet classes at Stone’s Rooftop Studios, has been selected to perform with the English Youth Ballet next month.
Natalia will perform in ‘Coppelia’ on 25th & 26th April 2025 at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury, having gone through a rigorous audition process to win her place.
The English Youth Ballet perform full-length productions of classical ballets with professional principal dancers in the leading roles in regional theatres across the UK, giving young dancers outside London an opportunity to perform within a professional setting. Natalia’s selection is a testament to her talent and dedication, as studio principal Laura Keeling explains:
“We are so proud of Natalia for winning a place to perform with the English Youth Ballet – it really is an amazing achievement for young dancers and gives them an incredible insight into performing in a professional production.
“Natalia works so hard – she’s been dancing with us for 6 years and is so dedicated, she really deserves this opportunity; we hope she thoroughly enjoys it and can’t wait for her to tell us all about it when she’s back in the studio afterwards.”
