Steven McRae was born on 19 December 1985 and is an Australian ballet dancer and tap dancer.
16 Facts About Steven McRae
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Steven McRae is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, London.
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Steven McRae was raised in the Sydney suburb of Plumpton the son of a drag racer.
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Steven McRae started dancing at age seven, after watching his older sister in her dance classes.
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Steven McRae was being entered for the performing-arts competitions in Australia known as eisteddfods, often gracing 25 sections at a time.
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Steven McRae graduated into The Royal Ballet in 2004 and was promoted to first artist in 2005, soloist in 2006, first soloist in 2008 and principal in 2009.
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In 2005, in his first season with the Royal Ballet, McRae jumped on the occasion to dance Symphonic Variations by Frederick Ashton, which is an iconic piece of the Royal Ballet.
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In 2011, Steven McRae originated the role of the Mad Hatter in Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at the Royal Opera House.
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In 2016, Steven McRae originated the role of "The Creature" in Liam Scarlett's full-length ballet of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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Steven McRae is frequently used in works from Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor such as Chroma, Multiverse, and Limen as he is very quick in picking up on McGregor's modern style as well as the way he can manipulate his body.
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In January 2008, at 22, Steven McRae partially tore his Achilles tendon and was told that not only would he never dance again but he would have an enduring limp.
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Steven McRae found "a most incredible" Swedish surgeon and it took a year, until December 2008, to recover.
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Steven McRae started rehabilitation classes with his coach, Lesley Collier, and psychological rehabilitation, and studied for a BA Hons in business management and leadership.
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Steven McRae is featured in the BBC show Men at the Barre.
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Steven McRae's most marked characteristics are his speed and his red hair.
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Steven McRae is married to Elizabeth Harrod, soloist with the Royal Ballet, and they have one daughter, Audrey Bluebell, born in December 2014, and two sons, Frederick Charles, born in November 2016 and Rupert George, born in August 2019.