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The school's 100th graduate year achieve 100% employment rate

The School’s 100th graduate year achieve 100% employment rate

Announcements, School life

The School’s 100th graduate year achieve 100% employment rate  The Royal Ballet School is proud to present its 100th cohort of graduates – a milestone moment honouring both inheritance and future.  We are thrilled to share that all 30 graduating students have secured professional contracts with 17 prestigious companies worldwide, including six with The Royal Ballet and five with Birmingham Royal Ballet.  The broad range of companies in the UK and […]

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Anthony kneels on both legs sitting back on his feet wearing black tights with no shirt. He faces downstage right with his head towards the audience. His arms hang by his sides. Antoinette stands beside him, one hand on a barre and the other a la seconde. She wears a loose white tunic with her hair down. She also faces the audience.

100 stories – Anthony Dowell and Antoinette Sibley 

Centenary, Alumni news

100 stories – Anthony Dowell and Antoinette Sibley  As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of Anthony Dowell and Antoinette Sibley, a celebrated Principal partnership in The Royal Ballet.  The British prima ballerina Dame Antoinette Sibley was born in Bromley, Kent on 27 February 1939. After starting her ballet studies at

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100 stories: christopher saunders

100 stories: Christopher Saunders

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Christopher Saunders As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of alum, Rehearsal Director and Principal Character Artist of The Royal Ballet Christopher Saunders.  Christopher joined White Lodge in 1975 at the age of 11 and joined The Royal Ballet in 1983. He celebrated 40

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The school takes over covent garden this summer with screenings, sculptures, sweets and more

The School takes over Covent Garden this summer with screenings, sculptures, sweets and more

School life, Centenary, Performances and events

The School takes over Covent Garden this summer with screenings, sculptures, sweets and more From 22-27 June, The Royal Ballet School has partnered with Covent Garden on a landmark Piazza takeover to mark the School’s centenary year and transform one of London’s most iconic public spaces into an open-air celebration of ballet, performance and creativity.

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100 stories: barbara fewster

100 stories: Barbara Fewster

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Barbara Fewster As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of alum Barbara Fewster, former Ballet Principal and Associate Director of the School. Barbara was born 4 September 1928 and began dancing at the Wessex School in Bournemouth. She joined the Sadler’s Wells

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Student choreography shines at benefact group’s service of celebration at st paul's cathedral

Student choreography shines at Benefact Group’s Service of Celebration at St Paul’s Cathedral

Choreographic Programme, Performances and events

Student choreography shines at Benefact Group’s Service of Celebration at St Paul’s Cathedral On Wednesday 3 June 2026, eight Pre-professional Year students performed classmate Layla’s site-specific choreography at Benefact Group’s Service of Celebration in St Paul’s Cathedral.  Left: Pre-professional Year student choreographer Layla; right: the students performing under the dome in St. Paul’s Cathedral Development Manager Georgina Nash writes of the

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100 stories: lesley collier

100 stories: Lesley Collier

Alumni news, Centenary

100 stories: Lesley Collier As part of our centenary year, we are featuring 100 stories that make up The Royal Ballet School’s past, present and future. Today, we share the story of former Principal and rèpetiteur at The Royal Ballet Lesley Collier CBE.  Lesley was born in Orpington, Kent and joined The Royal Ballet School at White Lodge aged 11. After graduating from Upper School, she

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Samara downs has her dark short hair tied back in a ponytail and wears a long black t-shirt with 'birmingham royal ballet' written on the front left. Her arms are gesturing in front of her, and her head is turned to the right in profile, looking towards the students.

‘Refine all the time:’ alum Samara Downs on staging Checkmate and Swan Lake for our Summer Performances 

Alumni news, Performances and events

‘Refine all the time:’ alum Samara Downs on staging Checkmate and Swan Lake for our Summer Performances  School alum and Birmingham Royal Ballet Principal dancer Samara Downs recently returned to the School to set Ninette de Valois’s Checkmate and Peter Wright’s Swan Lake on our Upper School students for our 2026 Summer Performances. She has previously worked with our students on Frederick Ashton’s La Valse for our 2024 Summer Performances.  Samara talked to us about her experience working with the students after a Swan Lake Spanish divertissement rehearsal. ‘The students were

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