Katie Robertson will join Ravi Cannonier-Watson on the steps of City Hall tomorrow for what is a novelty in Bermuda: a performance by members of The Royal Ballet.

It is a free show, billed as a thank you “to all who have supported Ravi on his remarkable journey towards becoming a professional ballet dancer”.

Ravi and Katie will begin dancing with The Royal Ballet soon after their return to England tomorrow night.

Of the six dancers accepted into the prestigious company this year they have the longest affiliation with it. Both started their studies at White Lodge, the lower school of The Royal Ballet.

Katie became interested in ballet at age 5 through lessons in Bristol, her home town in England. When she was 8 she joined Royal Ballet’s three-year Junior Associate Programme and at 11, was welcomed with Ravi into White Lodge; 2,500 dancers applied for 12 spots.

Katie, who has two brothers, is the only one in her family to study dance. Her siblings and her parents have been supportive throughout her journey.

“My mum and dad were in a musical marching band. So they were musical but not dancers,” she said.

“I think they’ve seen the love I have for it and since it’s been such a long journey they’ve seen everything – from the highs to the lows – and how passionate I am about it.”

The Royal Ballet company has been her dream, since she was a young child. The offer of a place came early last December, ahead of “audition season”.

“Because I started as a junior and went to the Lower School and the Upper School that company has always inspired me; it’s the company I’ve always wanted to join,” Katie said.

“We’d done a little bit of audition videos and preparation but we were very lucky that we found out that we’d been accepted earlier.

“Some of our other friends had to go to auditions, they had to go abroad. I think it was sort of a relief we had a place. We didn’t have to keep searching. But I think it was quite a shock when it happened. None of us knew it was going to happen on that day. It was very overwhelming, it was amazing.”

Guests at Royal Ballet in the City, Ravi and Katie’s display tomorrow, will “enjoy an in-depth demonstration followed by a captivating live performance” in the centre of Hamilton.

There will be an opportunity to meet the dancers after the show. People are invited to bring chairs or blankets to sit on.

This is Katie’s first visit to Bermuda, a trip she made in support of Ravi, whom she has danced with since they were 11 years old.

They will be performing the pas de deux from Rhapsody, a one-act ballet choreographed by Sir Frederick Ashton for the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday, in 1980.

“One interesting point is that Katie and Ravi are the only two dancers that started at 11 years old and made it all the way through the school and into the company,” said Mary Faulkenberry, a former professional dancer who is hosting the British ballerina during her stay.

“It's just a matter of trying your best and seeing if that works out,” Katie added.

This trip has been a whirlwind. She arrived in Bermuda on Tuesday night and will leave with Ravi for England almost immediately after the show.

The island, she said, has “more than lived up to her expectations”.

“I’ve not seen much but everywhere I look is so picturesque,” Katie said.

Formal classes with The Royal Ballet begin next month.

“One thing about the training at The Royal Ballet is that it is so good and they're so, so careful who they choose to train that every dancer that's within that graduating class [of 24 students], has found a place in another company,” Ms Faulkenberry said.

“That's kudos to The Royal Ballet, because getting a job in a ballet company these days is not always easy and the fact that every dancer found a place is wonderful.”

Meanwhile, Katie is thrilled that she will have the opportunity to share her passion with the world.

“As an individual [dance helps me to] battle emotions. It gives me such a sense of joy and hopefully, everyone that will watch me will see that and feel how I feel and hopefully that will spread across everywhere [that I perform].”

• The free performance of Royal Ballet in the City takes place tomorrow from 2pm to 3pm on the steps of City Hall