About Aran Bell
Born 1998. Aran Bell is an American ballet dancer.
Aran Bell (born October 7, 1998) is an American ballet dancer. He was featured in the 2011 documentary First Position, and became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre at age 21.
Early life and training Bell was born on October 7, 1998, in Bethesda, Maryland. As his father was a U.S. Navy doctor, Bell was homeschooled and lived in different parts of the country and in Naples, Italy. He also studied under Fabrice Herrault in New York City, and was enrolled in American Ballet Theatre's summer intensive for several years. He was one of six competitors profiled in the 2011 documentary First Position. In 2018, at age 19, Bell danced Romeo in Romeo and Juliet with principal dancer Devon Teuscher as Juliet, when the dancer scheduled to dance the role was injured. The following year, he represented ABT at the Erik Bruhn Prize with colleague Catherine Hurlin, made his debut as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake and Prince Désiré in The Sleeping Beauty, and was promoted to soloist.
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American ballet dancer
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Aran Bell was born on 7 October 1998 in Bethesda.
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Aran Bell is a ballet dancer.
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