Darcey Bussell

About Darcey Bussell

English ballet dancer who is considered one of the best in the country's history, and who became a judge on Britain's Strictly Come Dancing.

Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing. Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell started her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, but after only one year she moved to the Royal Ballet, where she became a principal dancer at the age of 20 in 1989. Bussell is widely acclaimed as one of the great British ballerinas. Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her whole career, more than two decades, but also performed as a guest artist with many leading companies including NYCB, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. Bussell is also pursuing parallel careers in television, books and modelling, and supports numerous British and international charities and dance institutions.

Parent(s)	John Crittle, Andrea Williams
Occupation	Ballet dancer (active until 2007), Strictly Come Dancing judge (2012–2018)
Born	Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle, April 27, 1969, London, England
Children	2
Relatives	Philip Bussell (stepfather)

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Trivia

She became a principal ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet when she was only 20 years-old. 

Darcey Bussell before fame

She went to the Royal Ballet School and the Arts Educational School for her education.

Achievement of Darcey Bussell

She joined the Royal Ballet as a principal ballet dancer when she was only 20 years old.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$10 Million

Darcey Bussell family life

With Angus Forbes, whom she married in 1997, she has two children named Phoebe and Zoe.

Associations of Darcey Bussell

She, like actress Kate Winslet, is a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Darcey Bussell Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	170 cm
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