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Precious Adams

First Artist

Birthplace
Canton, Michigan, USA

Training
Academy of Russian Classical Ballet, Michigan; National Ballet School of Canada; Academy Princess Grace Monte Carlo, Monaco and Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow

English National Ballet
Joined 2014, First Artist 2017. Autumn 2017 invited to take part in the Kenneth MacMillan – A National Celebration at the Royal Opera House dancing the Calliope Rag in Elite Syncopations with colleagues from The Royal Ballet and Northern Ballet. Nominated as a Finalist for the 2018 Emerging Dancer Competition. 2019 danced the Chosen One in Pina Bausch’s Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring). Most recently appeared as Stepsister Edwina in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella

Career highlight
Double prize winner at the Prix de Lausanne 2014, Young Arts Finalist and Silver Medal. Awarded the Emerging Artist Award at the Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards (2018)

Role would love to dance
Juliet and Roland Petit’s Carmen

  

Main image: Precious Adams, campaign image for She Said. Photo © Perry Curties. Art Direction and Design Charlotte Wilkinson Studio

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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse, choreographed by Mthuthuzeli November, at Emerging Dancer 2018.

Precious Adams and Fernando Carratalá Coloma performing the pas de deux from Harlequinade for Emerging Dancer 2018.

Precious Adams and Shevelle Dynott rehearsing Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella © Laurent Liotardo
Precious Adams and Shevelle Dynott © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams and Fernando Carratala Colomo performing Harlequinade pas de deux for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing Harlequinade pas de deux for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing Harlequinade pas de deux for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
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Precious Adams performing A Point of Collapse for Emerging Dancer 2018 © Laurent Liotardo
Precious Adams: A Point of Collapse | English National Ballet Video

Precious Adams: A Point of Collapse

Precious Adams and Fernando Carratalá Coloma: Harlequinade pas de deux | English National Ballet Video

Precious Adams and Fernando Carratalá Coloma: Harlequinade pas de deux

Precious Adams and Shevelle Dynott rehearsing Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella © Laurent Liotardo Image

Cinderella in-the-round: rehearsal images

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