Mathilde Froustey started dancing in 1994, at the age of nine, in Dax in the south of France, as ballet training helped her back problems.
Froustey was one of the founding members of 3e étage, an independent group of Paris Opera Ballet dancers directed by Samuel Murez.
Although Froustey appeared on stage in leading roles with the Paris Opera Ballet as of 2006, particularly as Kitri in Don Quixote, she was not promoted to "Première Danseuse", first soloist, with this company.
[6] In January 2013, Mathilde Froustey accepted an offer from Helgi Tómasson, to become a principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet.
This was the first time that a principal dancer entered the San Francisco Ballet by bypassing the audition process.
"[12] "The queen of the night, undeniably Mathilde Froustey, is however not any longer in the stage of a young soloist making her debut.