Tracy Jones

Born in Ireland, Tracy started dancing at the age of 5 and trained at the Royal Ballet School from the age of 11 where she graduated from in 2007.

In her graduate year, Tracy performed with the Royal Ballet company in various ballets at the Royal Opera House and went on their international 2007 tour to Mexico and the U.S.A.

In August 2007, Tracy joined The English National Ballet as an artist, performing with them around the UK and Beijing, China.

The following season, Tracy joined Corella Ballet, Spain as an artist, where her repetoire includes roles such as;

2nd movement Principal in Corella's String Sextet
3rd Principal Pas de Deux in Wheeldon's DGV
The 2nd Raymonda friend variation in Raymonda Suite
The Tall pas D'Action in Makarova's La Bayadere
Pas de trois, Big Swans and the Italian princess in Corella's Swan Lake
Crossover girl in Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room
The 3rd girl in Jerome Robbin's Fancy Free,

as well as many featured corps de ballet roles.

Tracy created a role in Russell Ducker's Epimitheus which premiered in 2009 and also created the variation "Sospiri",by Ducker in 2010.

Prizes and awards include;
The Stanley Pickering Trusts Sponsorship 2007
3rd place in the Ursula Moreton Choreography Competition 2006
Finalist of the Young British Dancer of the Year 2006
Winner of the Joan Denise Moriarty Award from the Irish Arts Council in 2001.

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