With an innovative dance style of extraordinary beauty, Tamara Rojo combines contemporary and classical ballet styles. Born in Montreal, Canada, in 1974, and of Spanish nationality, she has been the London Royal Ballet's prima ballerina since 2000. She set out in the world of art at the Victor Ullate Dance Centre (1983 - 1991), and completed her training under David Howard and Renatto Paroni.

After first working with the Ullate Company (1991 - 1996), her career became international under the aegis of Galina Samsova, who invited her to join the Scottish Ballet (1996 - 1997). She danced 'Swan Lake', 'The Nutcracker Suite' and 'Romeo and Juliet' amongst other works with the company. She went on to become the English National Ballet's prima ballerina (1997 - 2000), and then joined London's Royal Ballet at the invitation of Sir Anthony Dowell in July 2000 in the same position, thereby becoming the first Spaniard to be a member of the United Kingdom's premier company and one of the most prestigious in the world. She was also the youngest artist in the history of ballet to become prima ballerina. She has performed with the Milan's La Scala Theatre Ballet, the Opera of Nice Ballet, the Arena of Verona, Cuba's National Ballet, and Berlin's Opera Ballet, and has taken part in numerous international galas. From the beginning of her career, Tamara Rojo has performed a gamut of different roles, each one hallmarked by the enormous maturity of her performing art. Her neo-classical choreography of the Dutch School and Ullate's Spanish-inspired choreography, seen in such works as 'Volando hacia la luz' (Flying towards the Light) and 'Concert for Three', are outstanding, as also is the revival choreography of Derek Deane in works such as 'Romeo y Juliet'.

Her career has been graced with a range of accolades, including the Gold Medal and Jury's Award at the 1994 Paris International Dance Competition, which she won at the age of barely twenty, the Italian Critics' Award (1996), the accolade of Ballerina of the Year from the Times of London and Spain's Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts (2002). In 2001, she received the National Dance Awards' Best Ballerina Award from U.K.'s Critics' Circle, as well as the 'Leonid Massine' award. She was also appointed ambassador for Denmark's Hans Christian Andersen Foundation.