Natasha Oughtred was born in North Cave, a village near Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She began to study dance at the age of 3 with the Skelton Hooper School of Dance in Hull, under the guidance of the Principal Vanessa Hooper, a former soloist of The Royal Ballet. She has achieved examination passes with the Royal Academy of Dance and the International Dance Teachers' Association. She later received additional coaching in ballet from Niall McMahon, a former dancer with the Scottish Ballet and Artistic Director of New English Contemporary Ballet. After reaching the semi finals of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, she received a scholarship to continue her training at the upper school of the Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet company in 2000, eventually being promoted to the rank of Soloist. Oughtred joined the Birmingham Royal Ballet as a Soloist in 2007. She was promoted to First Soloist rank in 2008 and was promoted to the most senior rank of Principal in 2009.
Created roles
Being and Having Been - Choreographer: Alastair Marriott
Castle Nowhere - Choreographer: Matjash Mrozewski
Children of Adam - Choreographer: Alastair Marriott
Continued - Choreographer: Alastair Marriott
Frozen - Choreographer: Vanessa Fenton
Homage to the Queen - Fire - Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Knots - Choreographer: Vanessa Fenton
Le Baiser de la Fée - The Fairy's Kiss - Choreographer: Michael Corder
On Public Display - Choreographer: Vanessa Fenton
Siren Song - Choreographer: Poppy Ben-David
Royal Ballet
A Month in the Country - Vera - Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton
La Bayadère - 3rd Solo Shade - Production: Natalia Makarova
Cinderella - Spring Fairy - Production: Sir Frederick Ashton
La Fin du Jour - Cerise Couple - Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Giselle - Moyna - Production: Sir Peter Wright
Gloria - The Girl - Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Mayerling - Princess Stephanie and Princess Louise - Choreographer: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
The Nutcracker - Clara - Choreographer: Sir Peter Wright
Les Rendezvous - Pas de Trois - Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton
Scenes de Ballet - Spring Fairy - Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton
Sinfonietta - Choreographer: Jirí Kylián
The Sleeping Beauty - Various Roles - Production: Dame Monica Mason and Christopher Newton
The Sleeping Beauty - Various Roles - Production: Natalia Makarova
Swan Lake - Pas de Trois - Production: Sir Anthony Dowell
La Sylphide - Pas de Deux - Choreographer: August Bournonville
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude - Choreographer: William Forsythe
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Card Game - Two of Diamonds - Choreographer: John Cranko
Concerto Barocco - Choreographer: George Balanchine
Coppélia - Prayer - Choreographer: Sir Peter Wright
Daphnis and Chloë - Chloë - Choreographer: Sir Frederick Ashton
Giselle - Harvest - Choreography: David Bintley and Galina Samsova
The Nutcracker - Sugar Plum Fairy & Rose Fairy - Choreographer: Sir Peter Wright
Paquita - Fourth Solo - Choreographer: Marius Petipa
The Shakespeare Suite - Juliet - Choreographer: David Bintley
Swan Lake - Odette/Odile - Choreography: Sir Peter Wright and Galina Samsova
Take Five - Three to Get Ready - Choreographer: David Bintley
Awards
2000 - Genée International Ballet Competition - Royal Academy of Dance - Silver Medal
