Benedicte Thomsen

Benedicte Thomsen

Corps de ballet

Born: 1997

Nationality: Danish

Education: The Royal Danish Ballet School, 2004-14

Career: Joined the Royal Danish Ballet as an apprentice in 2013 and became a member of the corps de ballet in 2016

Highlights from the repertoire with the Royal Danish Ballet: The Nutcracker (Kenneth Greve), The Nutcracker (George Balanchine), Symphony in Three Movements (George Balanchine), Rubies (George Balanchine), Emeralds (George Balanchine), Swan Lake (Nikolaj Hübbe and Silja Schandorff), Giselle (Nikolaj Hübbe and Silja Schandorff) and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Christopher Wheeldon)


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What was the first ballet you saw?
I do not remember my first ballet, but the first time I saw ballet was in the movie Barbie in the Nutcracker. I must have watched it a thousand times, and I still love it as much as I did the first time. Barbie made me do ballet.

Why do you dance?
I dance because I love the way I feel when I do it. It makes me so happy to be moving to so beautiful music in the gorgeous surroundings of the theatre. It is very special!

Why do you think that ballet is relevant today?
Because beautiful art is important to preserve.