Born: 1989
Nationality: Danish
Career: Apprentice in 2006. In 2008 he joined the corps de ballet at the Royal Danish Ballet, where he was appointed soloist in 2010. In April 2011 he was promoted to Principal Dancer.
Repertoire: Apollo, Armand in Lady of the Camellias, James in La Sylphide, Des Grieux in Manon, Desiré in Sleeping Beauty, Siegfried in Swan Lake, The Prince in The Nutcracker, Basilio in Don Quixote, La Corsaire, Gennaro in Napoli, Tjajkovskij pas de deux, Other Dances, Solor in La Bayadére, Grand Pas Classique, Franz in Coppelia, Puk in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Etudes, and many more.
Prizes and legates:
Golden Ballet Award 2009.
D.A.N.C.E. Award 2009.
Young Dancer of the Year, Premio Positano 'Leonide Massine' 2011.
Dancer of the Year, Reumert Awards 2012 and 2014.
Grant in memory of Hans Beck 2013.
Best Male Dancer, Prix Benois de la Danse 2013.
Best Male Dancer, Taglioni/Malakhov European Ballet Awards 2014.
Other:
The New York Times: "...one of the world's most exceptional dancers."
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.
Choreography:‘Iguazu Falls’ in 2015
Guest artist with English National Ballet, Stanislavsky Ballet Theatre and others.