Elizabeth McGorian is a Zimbabwean ballerina. She is a Principal Character Artist with the

Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

, London.

Early life

Elizabeth McGorian was born in Zambia and grew up in Zimbabwe, where she studied at the Mercia Hetherington School. She joined the

Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially ...

in 1976.

Career

McGorian joined the Royal Ballet in 1977. She was promoted to soloist in 1991 and principal character artist in 1997.

References

Zimbabwean ballerinas Dancers of The Royal Ballet Living people People educated at the Royal Ballet School Year of birth missing (living people) {{ballet-bio-stub