DancersFrancisco Serrano
Soloist
Francisco Serrano
Classical BalletNeoclassical BalletNarrative BalletMixed Repertoire
Training
- Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, USA
- The Royal Ballet School (YAGP scholarship, 2014)
Repertoire
- Pedro in Like Water for Chocolate (created)
- Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet
- Drum Major in Different Drummer
Promotions
- 2016Aud Jebsen Young Dancer
- 2017Artist
- 2023First Artist
- 2024Soloist
Awards
- 2014Youth America Grand Prix Scholarship to Royal Ballet School — YAGP
- 2015Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance (2nd prize) — Royal Ballet School
Biography
Francisco Serrano is a Spanish-Cuban Soloist of The Royal Ballet, promoted in 2024. He trained at the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School before winning a Youth America Grand Prix scholarship to The Royal Ballet School in 2014. He joined the company as part of the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme in 2016.
Serrano brings a powerful stage presence and natural charisma to his roles. He created the role of Pedro in Christopher Wheeldon's Like Water for Chocolate and has performed Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and the Drum Major in Different Drummer across a wide range of the company's classical and contemporary repertoire.
