Quick Facts

Born: Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Trained: San Francisco Ballet School’s Trainee Program in California and the New Zealand School of Dance
Joined: 2013
Principal Dancer Since: 2016

Harrison James is sponsored through Dancers First by Lucy White. 

Five Things to Know

1. 1Harrison has a great passion for plants. As an amateur potted plant lover, he has an impressive indoor jungle and considers himself a ‘plant daddy’.
    
2. 2Other than the stage, Harrison’s favourite place is anywhere in the water. He is completely passionate about swimming and is a veritable water baby.
    
3. 3Harrison considers himself an introvert. One of his favourite things is to spend time alone and enjoy his own company. He is also incredibly neat and tidy and believes everything has its own place. 
    
4. 4Harrison’s repertoire includes Eurydice in Orpheus Alive, Leontes and Polixenes in The Winter’s Tale, Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Peter/The Nutcracker in The Nutcracker and Albrecht in Giselle.  
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7. In 2019, Harrison won the Rolex Dancers First Award for his performances as Alexei Vronsky in Anna Karenina, the title role in Apollo and Oberon in The Dream, one of his favourite ballets.

Favourite Ballets

1. 1The Dream
    
2. 2The Sleeping Beauty
    
3. 3Jewels
    
4. 4The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
    
5. 5Angels’ Atlas

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