Francesco Rovea was born in Mondovi, Italy in 1994 and began his dance studies at the age of 10.

In 2008, he was accepted into the vocational training school of the Teatro Nuovo in Turin directed by Germana Erba Mesturino.

In 2012, he won the “Vignale Danza” competition in the contemporary section and in 2013 the “Mad for Dance” in Rome.

From 2009 to 2013, he danced at the Teatro Nuovo in Turin various productions including Coppélia, La Fille Mal Gardée, Carmina Burana, Harlequinade, Mandragola, Abba, L’Italiana in Algeri, La Vedova Allegra, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and several operas.

From 2013 to 2015, he danced with the Balletto del Sud in Italy where he danced in different creations including Carmen, The Nutcracker, Les Quatre Saisons, Le Lac des Cignes, Orfeo and Euridice alongside big names like Carla Fracci, Letizia Giuliani and Katerina Petrova.

In June 2015, he was hired to perform the lead role of Hippolyte in Phèdre at the Tirana Opera in Albania alongside Enada Gerd Hoxha and Vase.

In October 2015, he was a solo dancer with the Igokat Company in “Dansebook” at the Espace Culturel des Terreaux in Lausanne.

He is currently a freelance dancer.