Samuel Banks

Sam started dance at the age of 3, learning ballet, tap and jazz at his local dance school The Sally Prout School of Dance. At the age of 16 he gained a place at Central School of Ballet where he trained for 3 years and by 19 graduated with a BA(Hons) Degree in Professional Dance and Performance. And in his 3rd year he toured with Ballet Central performing “Le Corsaire”, “Jigsaw” by Charlotte Edmonds and Act 2 of Matthew Bourne’s “Highland Fling”. 

Upon graduating Sam joined Northern Ballet’s Post-Graduate Program, where he continued his training. He also performed with Northern Ballet on their “Casanova” tour and their children’s ballet of “Pinocchio”.   

In 2022 Sam joined Ballet Cymru as a professional dancer.