Born in Brazil, Victor Caixeta graduated from Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin, joined the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg in 2017 and was promoted to soloist in 2019. He relocated to the Netherlands in 2022 as first soloist with Dutch National Ballet, where he performed Raymonda and Sleeping Beauty, partnering Russian star Olga Smirnova. Caixeta was promoted to principal in 2023 after his first performance of Swan Lake. In 2023/24 he debuted as Albrecht in Giselle and had performed all the classical ballets by age 24. His broad repertoire makes him very versatile and one of the most talented dancers of his generation.