William James Piper Trevitt (born 1969) is a British ballet dancer and choreographer.

Early life

William Trevitt was born in 1969 in

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. He began dancing aged 6, and trained at the Royal Ballet School, from 11 to 16.

Career

Dancer

Trevitt joined 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 ...

aged 18, and was promoted to principal in 1994. In 2001, together with fellow principal dancer

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, he left to found the modern dance group,

BalletBoyz BalletBoyz or Ballet Boyz are a London-based all-male dance company. BalletBoyz was founded in 1999 by Michael Nunn and William Trevitt William Trevitt (February 7, 1809 – February 8, 1881) was a doctor, politician, diplomat, and newspaper p ...

Choreographer

Trevitt now works as a choreographer with BalletBoyz. A 90-minute abridgment of

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's ballet ''Romeo and Juliet'' was produced by

and

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for BBC television and broadcast in 2020 on

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Personal life

He lives with his wife Rebecca and their three sons in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Trevitt, William British male ballet dancers British choreographers 1969 births Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet People from Cambridge