Gallery: Classical Ballet

Wayne Sleep’s work in classical ballet has spanned over three decades and taken him all over the world. Here are some of the highlights of his extensive career.

Sleeping Beauty, 1973
As Hop O’ My Thumb, a role created for me by Sir Kenneth MacMillan in Sleeping Beauty, 1973.
Tarantella
Here with Lesley Collier in George Balanchine’s Tarantella for a Gala put on by Lady Anya Sainsbury.
Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton after Ivanov. Pas de Trois, Act 1, 1970s.
Romeo and Juliet
Lead mandolin player in Romeo and Juliet. The rapturous applause held up the proceedings (according to Baryshnikov!).
Alaskan Rag, from Elite Syncopations
With principle dancer of The Royal Ballet, Vergie Derman taking curtain call after the Alaskan Rag, from Elite Syncopations choreographed by Kenneth MacMilllan,1974.
Swan Lake
The Royal Ballet, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton after Ivanov. Pas de Trois, Act 1, 1970s.
Cinderella
The Royal Ballet: As one of the Ugly Step Sisters in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella in London before going on to New York and Japan.
The Tales of Beatrix Potter
In the movie The Tales of Beatrix Potter as Tom Thumb Mouse. Co-director Sir Frederick Ashton, Producers Richard Goodwin and Christine Edzard.
The Dream
In rehearsals with leg warmers on! In character as Puck with Sir Anthony Dowell as Oberon in rehearsal of The Dream, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, The Royal Ballet 1968.
As Puck in The Dream
As Puck in The Dream, choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton, The Royal Ballet 1968.
Widow Simone
As the Widow Simone – in La fille mal gardée with Laura Connor.