Lesley Bandy grew up in New Zealand training in the RAD syllabus. She went to the UK at age 15 to study ballet full-time - first at the Scottish Ballet School in Edinburgh 1967, and then at the Royal Ballet School in London 1968/69.
Link to snippets of Don Q pas de deux.
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Actor reel linked.
Photo Credit - Megan Goldsman Photography
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And Contemporary - Lizzie Borden, Red Sun Rising, Genevieve.
Snippets of some rep from the 1980's linked here
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Lesley danced with the Royal Opera Ballet at Covent Garden, then as Principal and Adagio dancer in production shows - Lido in Paris, in Hong Kong, Reno & Las Vegas. She guested in classical ballet roles, in contemporary dance concerts, and had many pieces choreographed on her.
Link to some lifts.
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In the US, Lesley performed many of the leading classical ballet roles including: Giselle, Sugar Plum Fairy, Swanhilda (Coppelia), The Glove Seller (Gaite Parisienne), The Cowgirl (Rodeo), La Sylphide, Cinderella, Dying Swan, Don Quixote and Le Corsaire pas de deux.
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