Sydney dancer gets Royal solo treatment

By Adam Fulton Arts
Updated November 9 2012 - 10:10pm, first published July 26 2011 - 3:15pm
Jumping for joy ... former Sydney boy Alexander Campbell will start as a soloist for Britain's Royal Ballet. His first production will be George Balanchine's  Jewels .
Jumping for joy ... former Sydney boy Alexander Campbell will start as a soloist for Britain's Royal Ballet. His first production will be George Balanchine's Jewels .
Campbell as a teenager playing cards between ballet classes at Randwick's Academy Ballet.
Campbell as a teenager playing cards between ballet classes at Randwick's Academy Ballet.

The Australian twang is gaining volume at one of the world's most prestigious dance companies, Britain's Royal Ballet, with the appointment of a Sydney dancer to its senior ranks.