Conor Walmsley

Conor Walmsley (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom) took classes in music theatre from the age of twelve. He soon developed a preference for ballet and started his ballet training at the LWHS School of Dance in Hull, England, when he was fourteen. Two years later, he switched to the English National Ballet School, and the following year to the Dutch National Ballet Academy, in Amsterdam. In 2017, he was accepted for the Dutch National Ballet’s Junior Company. Two years later, he moved up to the main company, in the rank of élève, joining the corps de ballet in 2020 and being promoted to coryphée in 2022. Starting from the 2024-2025 season, Conor was promoted to the rank of grand sujet.