Samara Downs
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Samara Downs | |
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| Born | Ashford, Kent, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Ballet School |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
Samara Downs is a British ballerina, and a principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
Samara Downs was born in Ashford, Kent.[1] She trained at the Caroline Shaw and Pauline Kellett Dance Schools, and the Royal Ballet School.[1]
Downs joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2003, and has been a principal since 2016.[1][2]
In 2018, Downs danced both lead roles, Princess Aurora and the evil fairy Carabosse, in The Sleeping Beauty.[3]