National Dance Awards 2023 The National Dance Awards 2023 took place on Tuesday 5 June, and we were proud to see many of our alumni nominated. Held at the Coronet Theatre, the ceremony was presented by Mariana Gomes, former dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet, and José Alves, former Ballet Black dancer. The Critic’s Circle Organised every […]
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Primary Steps Graduation 2023 We held this year’s Primary Steps Graduation at Upper School on Saturday, 27 May. Level 3 students from all our Primary Steps centres came together for the celebration and performed to an enthusiastic audience of family and friends. Primary Steps The Primary Steps Programme offers creative ballet education to children in
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Coping with anxiety – Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 Mental Health Awareness Week took place from 15-21 May. This year’s theme was anxiety, and staff and students explored the topic with activities throughout the week. At the School, we are committed to mental health as equally important as physical health. Students have access to in-house
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Exam season begins – an academic round-up Our students have been working hard in preparation for their exams starting this week. As exam season starts, we’ve been speaking to some of our Academic staff about what the students get up to all year round. The School is focused on helping our students reach their full
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An enlightening week – Assemblée Internationale 2023 From April 30 to May 6, Artistic Director & CEO Christopher Powney, Chief Operating Officer Pippa Adamson and 2nd Year Ballet Teacher Paul Lewis travelled with four of our 2nd and Pre-professional Year students, Caspar, Emile, Katie and Sasha, to Toronto for Assemblée Internationale 2023. Canada’s National Ballet
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A weekend of celebration – King Charles III’s Coronation On Saturday 6 May, our President King Charles III was coronated and celebrations took place across the country in honour of this once-in-a-generation occasion. Staff, students, and alumni all joined in the festivities throughout the weekend. Two of our alumni, Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé, took
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Our President King Charles III and the School Tomorrow, Saturday 6 May 2023, King Charles III will be crowned and festivities will commence across the country in his honour. We are excited to join the nation in celebrating our President. This week, we’ve been reflecting on King Charles’ history with The Royal Ballet School and
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Being brave, curious, and open – Leanne Benjamin gives a Creative Artist Talk at White Lodge Last week Leanne Benjamin came to White Lodge to deliver a Creative Artist Talk. Two of our Year 11 students Margarita Pigorini and Denis Teixeira interviewed Leanne in front of a rapt audience of staff and students. It was
Spring Intensives 2023 We held our annual Spring Intensives this April in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. We are always delighted to have so many young dancers from around the world attend these courses. Several exciting guest teachers taught classes this year along with our Artistic staff. Through cross-group teaching, students learned from multiple teachers,
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Celebrating our students’ creativity away from ballet – Young Art 2023 On Tuesday 25 April, eight of our students from Years 9 and 10 attended the Young Art Exhibition at The Royal College of Art. Young Art Young Art is an annual competition held to celebrate the work of young artists. Thousands of young people
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