António Casalinho

António Casalinho is a Portuguese ballet dancer. He is a principal dancer with the Bavarian State Ballet.

Early life

Casalinho won the Youth America Grand Prix prize for his age category. In April 2017 he won the 3rd edition of the Portuguese TV show Got Talent Portugal getting a golden buzzer on every act he made.
On July 26, 2020, António Casalinho won the 1st edition of A Batalha dos Jurados, on RTP 1.
In July 2018 he won the gold medal at the 2018 Varna [International Ballet Competition] on the juniors age category.

Career

In 2021, Casalinho won the Prix de Lausanne. He joined the Bayerisches Staatsballett in 2021/22 season and was promoted as First Soloist in 2023. On November 29, 2024, he was promoted to Principal Dancer.