 Principal dancer
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Training
Centro de Dança Rio, Royal Ballet Upper School
Previous Companies
Ballet Nacional de Santiago de Chile
English National Ballet
Joined 2000, Coryphée 2002, Soloist 2003, First Soloist 2004, Principal 2007
Favourite roles
Juliet in Romeo & Juliet, Swanilda in Coppélia
Career highlight
Dancing Odette in Swan Lake, the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Swanilda in Coppélia
Other info
Won first prize and grand prix in Buenos Aires and first prize in Conselho Brasiliero de Dança
Personal info
Enjoys going bowling
"…electrifyingly glamorous"
The Independent on Sunday
The Sleeping Beauty - Princess Aurora
Oxford New Theatre
Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev – 16 October 7.30pm, 18 October 2.30pm
Liverpool Empire
Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev – 29 November 7.30pm
London Coliseum
Fernanda Oliveira and Dmitri Gruzdyev - 3, 11 December 7.30pm
Manon
Southampton Mayflower
Fernanda Oliveira**, Dmitri Gruzdyev**, Fabian Reimair – 5, 7 November 7.30pm
Manchester Palace
Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Daniel Kraus – 15 November 2.30pm
London Coliseum
Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Fabian Reimair - 3 January 7.30pm
Fernanda Oliveira, Dmitri Gruzdyev, Daniel Kraus - 8, 10 January 2.30pm
**Indicates debut in role
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