Jean-Lucien Massot

Jean-Lucien Massot is a French Principal dancer who studied at the Avignon Conservatory.

In 1989 he joined the Deutsche Oper in Berlin as an apprentice and was promoted to soloist in 1992.

Jean Lucien joined The Royal Danish Ballet in 1994 where he was a beloved principal dancer until his retirement in 2012.

After his retirement, he was a Ballet Master and principal teacher for the Company.

He performed extensively at gala performances throughout Europe, South America, Japan and Australia and won several awards and prices throughout his career such as the Gold Medal at the French Conservatory in 1988, the medal of Avignon in 2000 and the Alber Goubier Foundation Grant in 2002!