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Junor Souza

First Soloist
The company Dancers Junor Souza
Image of Junor Souza

Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Age started dancing
7

Training
Escola de Danca, English National Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2008, promoted to First Artist 2010, Junior Soloist 2011, First Soloist 2014

Role would love to dance
Solor in La Bayadère

Career highlights
Dancing the Prince in The Nutcracker and as Albrecht in Giselle, Romeo in Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet and Prince Siegfried in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake
Joint winner of Emerging Dancer 2014

Other info
Performed in the Roseta Mauri Competition and loves to sing

Favourite costume
Swan Lake

Partner you would like to dance with
Monique Loudières

Upcoming performances

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Johan Inger's Carmen: Teaser | English National Ballet
Johan Inger's Carmen: Teaser
Emily Suzuki and Fernando Carratala Coloma in rehearsal for Mats Ek's The Rite of Spring © Photography by ASH
In Pictures: The Rite of Spring in rehearsals
Rhys Antoni Yeomans and Georgia Bould in Arielle Smith's Joly Folly as part of ENB's Reunion © Laurent Liotardo
On Stage: Reunion at Sadler's Wells
Three Preludes by Ben Stevenson (extract) | English National Ballet
Fernanda Oliveira and Junor Souza, with Chris Swithinbank on the piano
Three Preludes: First Movement extract
William Forsythe's Choreographic Style | English National Ballet
Precious Adams, Junor Souza and Amy Raymond discuss the style of legendary choreographer William Forsythe.
THE FORSYTHE EVENING: Flavour of Forsythe
Angela Wood and Daniel McCormick in rehearsal for Playlist (EP) © Laurent Liotardo
In Pictures: THE FORSYTHE EVENING in Rehearsals
Julia Conway and dancers of English National Ballet in rehearsals for Harald Lander's Etudes ahead of our 70th Anniversary Gala © Laurent Liotardo.
In rehearsal: 70th Anniversary Gala
Crystal Costa and Artists of English National Ballet in Nora © Laurent Liotardo.
Nora production images
Nora: In Rehearsals | English National Ballet
Nora in rehearsals
Isaac Hernandez and Jurgita Dronina in rehearsals for Manon © Laurent Liotardo.
Manon rehearsal images
Johan Inger's Carmen: Teaser