VALENTINE CHAUMET

Born in Bordeaux France, Valentine began dancing in a private school at the age of 10, later moving to schools in Biarritz en Toulouse. In 2023 she joined the Royal Ballet School Antwerp from where she graduated in 2024.

During this period, Valentine had the opportunity to participate in Junior Ballet Antwerp’s production of ‘James’ which she recalls to be an incredible experience.

Valentine: “I realised on graduation that I was not yet ready to join a professional company. More and more companies today prefer dancers with experience. For this reason the JBA program is ideal; not only do they offer lots of stage experience, there is the opportunity on their program to learn various styles by working with different choreographers.”

Valentine now wishes to consolidate her technique and to develop her personality as a dancer.

She dreams of one day joining the Opéra National de Bordeaux or any other European company with a variety in repertoire. Her favourite ballets are’ Swan Lake’ danced by Marianella Nuñez and Vadim Muntagirov as well as the very contemporary ‘Le parc’ by André Preljocaj.

And to relax, Valentine loves the sport of surfing and – a very feminine pursuit – shopping!