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12 Facts About Mara Galeazzi

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Mara Galeazzi was born on 1973 and is an Italian ballet dancer actress and choreographer.

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Mara Galeazzi was a Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet.

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In 1992, at age 18, Galeazzi joined The Royal Ballet as an Artist.

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Mara Galeazzi was promoted to First Artist in 1995, Soloist in 1998 and Principal in 2003.

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Mara Galeazzi has worked with choreographer such as Cathy Marston, Christopher Wheeldon, Wayne McGregor, Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian and William Forsythe, though she had never originated roles in MacMillan's works.

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Mara Galeazzi has danced with Irek Mukhamedov, Carlos Acosta, Tetsuya Kumakawa and Edward Watson'.

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In 2013, Mara Galeazzi left the Royal Ballet, in order to move to Oman to be with her husband, focus on new projects, teaching and charity works.

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In 2014, Mara Galeazzi returned to the Royal Ballet to dance the role of the mother in Ludovic Ondiviela's Cassandra at the Linbury Studio Theatre.

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Later, Mara Galeazzi was asked by Wayne McGregor to cover for the leading role in Woolf Works, which was created on Alessandra Ferri.

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In 2005, Mara Galeazzi organised a fundraising gala in Brescia for the research into child leukaemia.

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Mara Galeazzi had since organised other galas in Africa, London and Italy, for causes including Syrian refugees.

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Mara Galeazzi's husband is the Head of Operations of Royal Opera House Muscat.