Ava May Llewellyn began ballet aged 2½ at 344 Dance Station in Bristol. At 11, she joined The Royal Ballet School, training at White Lodge and the Upper School, where she performed in Paquita, La Valse, Elite Syncopations, and Mephisto Waltz, and received the David Norman Award for leadership.

As a student, she danced in Royal Ballet productions including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Cunning Little Vixen, and with Birmingham Royal Ballet. After graduating in 2021, Ava joined The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebson Young Dancer Programme before becoming an Artist with Birmingham Royal Ballet, performing in major classical and contemporary works.