Helle Flood

Helle Flood joined The Norwegian National Ballet 2 in autumn 2026, following three years at The Royal Ballet School in London.

At The Royal Ballet School, Flood performed in Sir Frederick Ashton’s La valse (2024) and Aurora’s Wedding from The Sleeping Beauty (2025). In 2026, she danced as a demi-soloist in Christopher Wheeldon’s Christening Suite at the Linbury Theatre during the Next Generation Festival. The same year, she performed the role of the Hungarian Princess in Sir Peter Wright’s Swan Lake as part of the school’s summer performance at Opera Holland Park.

Flood (b. 2007) is from Lørenskog, Norway, and began her training at the Ballet School of the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in 2013, where she studied until 2023. As a student, she performed the role of Young Thea in Marit Moum Aune’s Hedda Gabler in 2017 and 2019, and Young Clara in The Nutcracker in 2022. She also performed the pas de deux Hjertets Melodier in the school’s annual performance in 2022, and the title role in Lucas Lima’s production of Cinderella for the annual school performance in 2023.