Person Open DS/UK/1457 Bussell; Dame; Darcey (27 April 1969); DBE; English ballerina and dance judge Bussell Darcey Dame 27 April 1969 English ballerina and dance judge Female (cisgender) Darcey Andrea Bussell | Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle London, England (born)

English Dancer; Ballet White Daughter of John Crittle (Australian fashion designer and retailer) and Andrea Williams (English). Adoptive daughter of Philip Bussell (Australian dentist) Heterosexual Dame Darcey Bussell DBE is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest Strictly Come Dancing. Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, Bussell started her professional career at Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, but after only one year she moved to the Royal Ballet, where she became a principal dancer at the age of 20 in 1989. Bussell is widely acclaimed as one of the great British ballerinas. Bussell remained with The Royal Ballet for her whole career, more than two decades, but also performed as a guest artist with many leading companies including NYCB, La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, Hamburg Ballet and the Australian Ballet. She retired from ballet in 2007. Bussell is also pursuing parallel careers in television, books and modelling, and supports numerous British and international charities and dance institutions. Awards, Honours and Legacy: Bussell was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1995 New Year Honours for services to ballet, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2006 Birthday Honours, and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to dance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darcey_Bussell (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/4/2012 RAHAKirkbride 11/29/2022 bb4d191f-8e38-492d-ade9-1568b83e2ec2