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Deborah Bull CBE (born March 22, 1963) is an English dancer, writer, and broadcaster.

Born in Derby, Bull grew up in Kent and Lincolnshire and was then educated at the Royal Ballet School.

A ballerina winning the Prix de Lausanne 1980 and a member of the Royal Ballet from 1981 to 2001, becoming Principal Dancer in 1992. Early in 2002, Bull was engaged as the Creative Director at the introduction of the ROH2 programme at the Royal Opera House.

She has published three books, presented many ballet and dance programmes for BBCTV - including the dance/science series The Dancer's Body (2002) and a programme in a series on paintings Private Life of a Masterpiece (2004) and written as a columnist for The Daily Telegraph from 1999 to 2001, and a contributing editor for Harpers & Queen in 2000.

She also served as a member of Arts Council England from 1999 to 2005, and from 1 August, 2003 to 31 December, 2006, served as a Governor of the BBC.

In The Queen's Birthday Honours List, June 1999, she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

External links

• Official site
• BBC Governors Bio

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