06/08/2026
Meet our new ballet boys ✨
Yipeng Xu is Chinese-Australian and was born in Xuzhou, China. Trained at Beijing Dance Academy and danced with Australian Ballet for almost a decade, where he rose to the rank of Soloist. Before joining SB as Soloist, was Second Soloist at Finnish National Ballet.
Calum Gray grew up in North Wales, moving to New Zealand at 14. Trained at New Zealand School of Dance and danced with Royal New Zealand Ballet for 7 years, including ’s collaboration with Scottish Ballet in New Zealand (2025). joins SB as an Artist.
Lewis Formby, from Newcastle, Australia, trained at Newcastle Ballet Theatre and Australian Ballet School. danced with Queensland Ballet before joining SB as an Artist (inspired by Artist 🥰).
Matthew Bates grew up in Lincolnshire and trained at The Royal Ballet School for 8 years. danced with Ballett Zürich Junior Company and Boston Ballet before joining SB as an Artist.
Rafael Bejarano Vidal grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico, starting dance at 11. Trained at the Royal Dance Academy of Mexico and danced with The Washington Ballet. joins SB as an Artist.
Sebastian Marriott-Smith grew up in Nottingham and trained at The Royal Ballet School for 8 years before graduating from English National Ballet School. He danced with English National Ballet before moving to the US and joining Orlando Ballet. .marriott.smith joins SB as an Artist.
William Davolls grew up in Hertfordshire and trained at Elmhurst Ballet School. danced with Sibiu Ballet Theatre before joining SB as an Artist (and golf fan!).
Join us in welcoming our new dancers. 🎉
Catch them in our double-bill, Emergence—touring Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh from Sep–Oct.
