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Precious Adams

Junior Soloist

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, Junior Soloist 2020. 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 in Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's Laid in Earth as part of ENB's Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
Precious Adams as an Odalisque in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo.
Precious Adams as an Odalisque in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo
Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo.
Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo
Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo.
Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo

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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Julia Conway, Precious Adams and Jia Zhang in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella © Laurent Liotardo.
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Joseph Caley with Julia Conway, Precious Adams and Jia Zhang in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella © Laurent Liotardo.
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Joseph Caley with Julia Conway, Precious Adams and Jia Zhang in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella © 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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On Stage: Reunion at Sadler's Wells

Precious Adams as an Odalisque in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo. Image

Le Corsaire Production Photography

Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo. Image

Le Corsaire Production Photography

Precious Adams, Alison McWhinney and Julia Conway in Le Corsaire © Laurent Liotardo. Image

Le Corsaire Production Photography

Precious Adams: A Point of Collapse | English National Ballet Video

Precious Adams: A Point of Collapse

Harlequinade: Precious Adams & Fernando Carratalá Coloma | 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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Cinderella production images

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Cinderella production images

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Cinderella production images

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Emerging Dancer 2018 production images

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Emerging Dancer 2018 production images

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