Agnes Oaks

Has been a Principal Dancer at the English National Ballet, receiving numerous awards during her career, constantly in demand as a Guest Artiste world-wide and danced all the major roles.

"Born in Estonia, she studied at the Estonian State Ballet School, where she developed a grand, open style influenced by Russian ballet training. After graduating in 1988, she continued her studies at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. She joined the Estonian National Opera Ballet in 1989, making her debut as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

At the 1990 International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, she won the Best Couple prize with Thomas Edur. Their performance caught the attention of Ivan Nagy, then director of the English National Ballet, who invited them to London. Agnes joined the English National Ballet as a Principal Dancer before moving to Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1996. In 1997, she became a freelance guest artist and a resident guest principal with the English National Ballet. She was named Dancer of the Year by Dance International Magazine in 2000 and 2001.

Currently, she works as a ballet teacher at the Estonian National Opera and the MUBA Ballet School, sharing her extensive experience with the next generation of dancers

Agnes Oaks, a former principal dancer with the English National Ballet, won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance in 2004 and now mentors young dancers in Estonia
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