100 stories: Dr Susie Cooper 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 Dr Susie Cooper, former Choreography Tutor at the School and former dancer with Ballet Rambert and Scottish Ballet. Susie joined White Lodge in Year 7 and trained at The Royal Ballet […]
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100 stories: Choreography at the School 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 important part that choreography plays in the School’s story. ‘Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull.’ – Dame Ninette de Valois The evolution of
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Guest choreographer Dr Adesola Akinleye on reclaiming ballet in her work ‘Sycorax’s Tempest’ for our Centenary Insight Days Content warning: story includes references to slavery, racism and misogyny. Readers may find themes in this interview sensitive or upsetting, but we feel it is important to share this commentary. How can ballet be a force for healing and change? Guest
Teacher Training Coordinator Lucy Scott reflects on how attending Inspire seminars elevated her teaching practice Lucy Scott is a Teacher Training Coordinator at The Royal Ballet School, a multidisciplinary dance teacher and a proud proponent for our Inspire seminars. She joined the School in 2023 as an Affiliate Programme coordinator, where she first learned about the Inspire seminars. She tried the series and realised that it was the perfect Continued
100 stories: Davi Ramos 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, Davi Ramos, Senior Artist with Australian Ballet. Davi Ramos was born in the Vidigal favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He discovered his passion for ballet at age
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Introducing The Gillian Lynne Award for Choreographic Innovation In honour of renowned dancer, director and choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne’s trailblazing choreographic work and on what would have been her 100th birthday, today we are thrilled to announce the introduction of The Gillian Lynne Award for Choreographic Innovation – an award for students who push the boundaries of ballet and show a fearless approach
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Pre-professional Year student Henry performs in the 2026 Prix de Lausanne Partner School Choreographic Project The 54th annual Prix de Lausanne was held in Switzerland from 1-8 February featuring a week of classes, rehearsals and performances designed to discover, promote and support exceptional young dancers from around the world to pursue a career in dance. Continuing the School’s
The School host free Associate insight classes for primary school students in Edinburgh and Dagenham As part of our 100th anniversary celebrations, we were thrilled to host free Associate Insight classes for local primary school students in Edinburgh and Dagenham this month. On Thursday 5 February, over 70 Year 3 and 4 students from Abbeyhill Primary School and Royal Mile Primary School participated in workshops taught by Royal Ballet School alum and former Principal of Scottish Ballet,
Pre-professional students perform at Dance Education Biennale in Berlin Pre-professional students Julian and Sophia performed Grand Pas Classique at the 10th Dance Education Biennale on 3 February 2026. State Ballet School Berlin, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year, hosted the Biennale, bringing together graduating students and faculty from various dance institutions to spend a week exchanging ideas about dance, choreography, training and work cultures. Other institutions represented included Inter-University Centre for Dance (Berlin), Palucca University
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100 stories: Rex Wheeler 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, dancer, choreographer and drag queen Rex Wheeler/Lady Camden. Rex attended White Lodge before graduating from Elmhurst Ballet School. He danced professionally with Slovak National Ballet, Sacramento Ballet and Smuin Contemporary Ballet, where he now choreographs. Rex discovered drag while living in San Francisco and fell
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