| Roberta Marquez | |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education: | Maria Olenewa State Dance School |
| Occupation: | ballet dancer |
| Former Groups: | Municipal Theatre Ballet The Royal Ballet |
Roberta Marquez is a Brazilian ballet dancer who was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet.
Roberta Marquez was born in Rio de Janeiro to a Peruvian mother and a to a Portuguese father who was raised in Brazil. She started ballet at age 4, though she also learned tap, jazz, Spanish and African dance.[1] She later trained at the Maria Olenewa State Dance School.[2]
Marquez joined the Municipal Theatre Ballet in 1994 and became a principal dancer in 2002.[1] In 2004, Marquez joined The Royal Ballet in London. Her repertoire includes classical full-lengths works, and works by Frederick Ashton, Kenneth MacMillan and George Balanchine.[2] Her most notable partner in the company is Steven McRae.[3]
In 2012, she performed at the Paralympics closing ceremony, alongside Thiago Soares, also a Brazilian principal at the Royal Ballet, as well as several visually-impaired dancers from Brazil.[4]
In 2015, the Royal Ballet announced Marquez would leave the company after a performance of Romeo and Juliet in December that year.[5] In the 2016/17 season, she returned to the Royal Ballet as a guest artist, dancing Lise in La fille mal gardée.
Marquez's repertoire with the Municipal Theatre Ballet and The Royal Ballet includes:[2]