Jakob Wheway Hughes

Artist of the Company
Birthplace

Birmingham, UK

Training

Corraine Collins Dance Studio and Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

English National Ballet

Joined 2025

Repertoire

Roles with the Company include Fairy Cavalier in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s The Sleeping Beauty; Lead Makivnyk and Turron in Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smith’s Nutcracker; as well as George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. Nominated for Emerging Dancer 2026 where he won the Artistic Distinction Award and the Audience Choice Award.

A ballerina balances en pointe, centre stage. The male dancer supports her. Both in decadent costumes with hues of pink and gold. There is warm stage lighting with an orchestra in the background.
A dancer in flesh-coloured shorts and a flowing white chiffon shirt is knelt on one knee with the other leg outstretched as he looks over one shoulder. The stage is dark and the dancer is lit with warm yellow light.
A dancer in flesh-coloured shorts and a flowing white chiffon shirt is knelt on one knee with the other leg outstretched as he looks over one shoulder. The stage is dark and the dancer is lit with warm yellow light.
A ballerina balances en pointe, centre stage. The male dancer supports her. Both in decadent costumes with hues of pink and gold. There is warm stage lighting with an orchestra in the background.