9-year-old Burgess Hill girl cast in Swan Lake production alongside professional dancers

By Jasmin Martin
Published 4th Aug 2021, 09:11 BST
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A nine-year-old girl from Burgess Hill will perform alongside international professional dancers in the English Youth Ballet’s (EYB) Swan Lake after being cast out of 180 young hopefuls who auditioned.

Mirabelle Hogan will finally take to the stage as a Mariinsky dancer and cygnet on Saturday, August 28, and Sunday, August 29, after the show was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.

She will be one of 64 dancers from the South East and Kent to perform in the production at Churchill Theatre in Bromley.

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The Burgess Hill Girls pupil said: “It has been so much fun dancing with EYB.

Mirabelle Hogan, nine, from Burgess Hill will be performing in the English Youth Ballet s (EYB s) Swan Lake SUS-210408-090516001Mirabelle Hogan, nine, from Burgess Hill will be performing in the English Youth Ballet s (EYB s) Swan Lake SUS-210408-090516001
Mirabelle Hogan, nine, from Burgess Hill will be performing in the English Youth Ballet s (EYB s) Swan Lake SUS-210408-090516001

“I just can’t wait to get on stage and perform as it has been three years now since I got to as our dance show was cancelled. The teachers are all amazing and I’ve made some really nice new friends.