
DancersAitor Arrieta
Principal
Aitor Arrieta
Classical BalletNeoclassical BalletMixed RepertoireNarrative Ballet
Training
- Mariemma Royal Conservatory of Professional Dance, Madrid
Repertoire
- Albrecht in Akram Khan's Giselle
- Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake
- Des Grieux in Manon
- Paris in Romeo & Juliet
- Lankendem in Le Corsaire
Promotions
- 2016Artist
- 2017Soloist
- 2019First Soloist
- 2022Principal
- 2023Lead Principal
Awards
- 2013Gold Medal — International Dance Contest of Biarritz
- 2017Emerging Dancer Award (joint winner) — English National Ballet
Biography
Aitor Arrieta is a Spanish principal dancer from Oiartzun in the Basque Country, trained at the Royal Conservatory of Dance Mariemma in Madrid. He joined English National Ballet in 2016, progressing rapidly through the ranks to Principal (2022) and Lead Principal (2023). A Joint Winner of the Emerging Dancer Award (2017), his extensive repertoire spans classical and contemporary work, including principal roles in Giselle, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, and Manon.
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