Darcey Bussell Bio | Wiki
Darcey Bussell ( Full Name: Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle) is a renowned English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing. She is president of the RAD and creator of DDMIX. Her career as a ballerina began at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet and after a year she moved to the Royal Ballet. In addition, when she was 20 she was a principal dancer and she retired from ballet in 2007.
Darcey Bussell Age
She was born on April 27, 1969, in London, United Kingdom. Bussell is 54 years old.
Darcey Bussell Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Bussell stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.7 m).
Darcey Bussell Family
She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia to her father and mother. Bussell is the daughter of Australian businessman John Crittle and his English wife, Andrea Williams. When she was three years, her parents divorced and her mother was remarried with Bussell being adopted by her mother’s new husband, Australian dentist Philip Bussell. She grew up with two siblings James and Zaylie Bussell
Darcey Bussell Husband
She is hitched to her Australian husband businessman Angus Forbes in Cherwell, Oxfordshire in 1997. Angus and Bussell are parents of two daughters Phoebe Olivia Forbes and Zoe Sophia Forbes. The family moved to Sydney, Australia in 2008 and returned to London in July 2012. Currently, the family resides in Wimbledon, England.
Darcey Bussell Education
She attended school in Australia and they later returned to London where she studied at Fox Primary School in Kensington. She studied “all forms of stagecraft” at the Arts Educational School. When she was 16, Bussell progressed to the Royal Ballet Upper School in Baron’s Court, before joining the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet in 1987.
Darcey Bussell Model
Apart from being a ballerina, she has modeled clothes for Mulberry, Bruce Oldfield, and Marks & Spencer. Bussell was photographed with a diamond in her mouth in a promotion for De Beers. Further, she modeled the first-ever jewelry collection for the World Gold Council. She was the face of The Sanctuary Spa from 2009 to 2013.
Darcey Bussell Books
She has authored short books in a new children’s series called Magic Ballerina. The books were written using a series of ghostwriters. The books feature a girl named Delphie who joins a ballet school and discovers her shoes are magical. Some of the books include:
- The Ballet Book in 1994
- Delphie and the Magic Spell in 2008
- Delphie and the Fairy Godmother in 2008
- Holly and the Land of Sweets in 2009
- Holly and the Magic Tiara in 2009
- Rosa and the Secret Princess in 2009
- Holly and the Ice Palace in 2009
- Jade and the Carnival in 2010
Darcey Bussell Ballet Dancer
Bussell was still at school when the choreographer Kenneth MacMillan noticed her exceptional technique. She was the leading role in his ballet The Prince of the Pagodas to Benjamin Britten’s music. In December 1989, she became a principal dancer at just 20 years old. She performed the major classical roles numerous times at Masha in Winter Dreams and Princess Rose in The Prince of the Pagodas, as well as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beaut.
Moreover, she performed more than 80 different roles. Bussell had several guest appearances with the New York City Ballet in June 1993 with a performance of the pas de deux from Agon. She danced the première of Sylvia by Léo Delibes choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton at the Royal Opera House in November 2004. Further, she announced her retirement as a principal dancer at the Royal Ballet in 2006.
She officially retired from ballet on June 8, 2007, with a performance of MacMillan’s Song of the Earth. Also, she participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, as she lead a troupe of 200 ballerinas and 4 male dancers from the Royal Ballet. Bussell launched a charity, DDMIX in 2016. In addition, she launched Move Assure, a social enterprise in 2020.
Darcey Bussell Net Worth
Her successful career as a ballerina, author, and model has been the source of attaining her fortune. Bussell’s net worth is $10 Million.
How Old Is Darcey Bussell
Bussell is 54 years old born on April 27, 1969, in London, United Kingdom.
Who Is Darcey Bussell
Bussell is a renowned English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing. She is president of the RAD and creator of DDMIX. Her career as a ballerina began at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet and after a year she moved to the Royal Ballet.
How Much Is Darcey Bussell Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $10 Million attained from working as a renowned English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.
Bussell’s Social Media Handles
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