Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022 The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We send our heartfelt condolences to all who knew and loved her. Her Majesty the Queen became our Patron when the School was awarded its Royal Charter in 1956, and The Royal Ballet School […]
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Baroness Deborah Bull to chair expert panel for Cultural Education Plan Royal Ballet School alumna Baroness Deborah Bull CBE will chair the Expert Advisory Panel for a new Cultural Education Plan, to start in autumn 2022. The plan was announced in the Schools White Paper in March 2022, with the aim of ensuring access to
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Graduates perform at Young Dance Festival in Korea Two of our 2022 graduates, Luc Foskett and Scarlett Harvey, performed in Korea last week as part of the Young Dance Festival, at the invitation of the World Dance Alliance Korea. This was the second Young Dance Festival, with the first being held last year. 500 dancers
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Guest teachers at the School’s Summer Intensive 2022 From 18 July to 19 August, we welcomed dance students from all over the world to join us for this year’s Summer Intensive. Students joined us at both White Lodge and our studios at Upper School, Covent Garden for up to five weeks of classes. Each week
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First cohort of Affiliate Teachers join us for intensive training week On Wednesday 27 July, we welcomed our very first cohort of recreational dance teachers to begin their training with us on our new Affiliate Training and Assessment Programme. 30 trainee Affiliate Teachers joined us for a week of intensive training held at the School’s
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Our 2021 graduates: where are they now? As we wave farewell to this year’s graduates, we’ve been taking a look back at our 2021 graduates and celebrating their successes in their first professional year. Eleanora Ancona Eleanora joined the Upper School in 2019 from Italy. While at the School, she won prizes for her dissertation
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Welcoming Paul Kay as Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK) This month we welcome former Royal Ballet Soloist Paul Kay back to the School to take up the post of Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK). Paul was a Junior Associate and then full-time student at both White Lodge and Upper School, graduating
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Reflections on our performances at Opera Holland Park From Wednesday 6 to Saturday 9 July, students from all years at White Lodge and Upper School performed 5 triumphant shows at beautiful Opera Holland Park. This was the first time the School had performed at the venue since 2019, and it’s safe to say the excitement
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Celebrating our 2022 Summer Performances Saturday 16 July saw our students take to the stage at the Royal Opera House for their final performance this academic year. It was an exuberant, emotional occasion as the whole School were able to perform together for the first time since 2019, in what Artistic Director Christopher Powney described
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New one-day Intensive Courses in Leeds, London and Manchester this autumn We’re excited to be introducing a series of new one-day Intensive Courses this October, taking place in Leeds, Manchester and London. The courses will take place at Debut Studios in Stockport and Yorkshire Dance Centre in Leeds on 24 and 25 October, and at
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