Dame Darcey Bussell DBE - Former Principal of The Royal Ballet & Strictly Judge. President of the RAD & creator of
@diversedancemix
& The Power of Dance podcast
Very sad to hear about the death of dear wonderful gentleman, Len Goodman. My heart goes out to his family & dear Sue. He gave me such support on my time at Strictly. I feel so lucky to have worked with such a professional, funny loveable man.
Thank you for the special memories x
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. I am truly humbled to receive the honour. I gratefully accept it on behalf of all the dance organisations that I am so fortunate to be part of. Dx
Big congratulations to
@bbcstrictly
on a FAB-U-LOUS first show - it’s going to be a fantastic series. Best of luck to all the team, thinking of you all. Dx
#keepdancing
Thanks for my gorgeous birthday messages, luckily I still feel 35 🎉
Life is for dancing with friends and that keeps me young at heart ❤️
Dx 📷 by Arthur Elgort
So excited to share with you the cover for my new book Evolved. Full of photographs from my career taken by fantastic photographers.
It will be published on 1st November by
@hardiegrantuk
and you can order a copy now in bookshops & online. Dx
Last night dancing the Tango from Facade - one of Margot’s roles. A small performance back with
@TheRoyalBallet
only 12 years to the day...Crazy but lucky with my gorgeous partner
@balletboy09
Dx
Such a wonderful day for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
It was such a feel good time with so many 🥳🇬🇧🥳🇬🇧🥳🇬🇧
I hope you enjoyed the celebrations too. Made me feel so proud to be British. Dx 🇬🇧
#PlatinumJubilee
Just wanting to thank everyone for their kind birthday messages.
Have had a lovely day, never let a rainy day get in the way. Time to dance for my dinner! Dx
I feel truly fortunate to have worked with the wonderful photographer Anthony Crickmay for so many years. We were so lucky he loved the dance. Here are just some of the genius pieces of work he did with myself,
@CAcostaOfficial
and
@adamrcooper
. He will be so missed. Dx
Theatres need support to open. I only remember happy times as a ballerina when performing 🎭.
📷 Act 3 of The Sleeping Beauty, Sir Anthony Dowell’s production. Dx
#saveourtheatres
#savethearts
Back on the same stage for
#worldballetday
Have been rehearsing all day the wonderful talent of the
@TheRoyalBallet
company from Lilac Fairy’s to Beautiful Aurora’s
Dx
That was such an emotional show. The full
@TheRoyalBallet
dancing their hearts out. I feel incredibly lucky to have watched the dancers performing that welll with such dedication & professionalism after 7 months of uncertainty. Congrats to everyone involved. Dx
#SaveTheArts
I loved The Red Shoes performance at Sadlers Wells. Even better then I can remember. Got see my friend Adam Cooper back on stage. What a star & wonderful work from all the dancers. Big thank you
@SirMattBourne
- Get your tickets now, you don’t want to miss it. Dx
#newadventures
I had the pleasure of awarding my friend
@CAcostaOfficial
the
Queen Elizabeth ll Coronation Medal on behalf of the
@RADheadquarters
for his extraordinary dance career. What a lovely celebration it was. Dx