The Royal Ballet School students take to the stage in The Nutcracker Students from The Royal Ballet School are dancing in both The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s productions of The Nutcracker, continuing a long-standing tradition. For many, watching The Nutcracker is an essential, magical part of the Christmas season. For these young students …
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021 The Royal Ballet School is proud to be taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge for a second year. This year, all donations raised will go to support the School’s Healthy Dancer Programme. Between midday on 30 November to midday on 7 December, all donations made via the …
Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2021 Our warmest congratulations to the winners of the Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2021, which took place on Friday 26 November. Thank you to all the students who took part for sharing your chosen pieces and for your hard work in preparing them. Each year, 2nd Year …
Jerome Anthony Barnes returns to The Royal Ballet School for a Creative Artist talk We were thrilled to welcome back alumnus Jerome Anthony Barnes to Upper School on Thursday 11 November, for our latest Creative Artist talk. Jerome was interviewed by 2nd Year students Alexandra Manuel and Caspar Lench in front of an excited audience …
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The Royal Ballet School’s online shop extends its range While The Royal Ballet School is best known for training the ballet stars of the future, it also has an impressive retail range. The range includes clothing, equipment for dancers and beautifully-crafted commemorative items for fans and supporters of the School. We have developed the products …
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White Lodge students ‘Brave the Rage’ for Anti-Bullying Week 15 – 19 November was Anti-Bullying Week, coordinated in England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. We welcomed the team from Brave the Rage to White Lodge to run some anti-bullying workshops for students from Years 7 to 11. Brave the Rage is an organisation which …
World Ballet School Day 2021 The Royal Ballet School were proud to be a part of the second annual World Ballet School Day, which took place on Saturday 13 November. This exciting event was created by young dance students and is a platform for young people in dance training to share and celebrate their experiences. …
Royal Ballet School Junior Associates’ Nutcracker workshop On 26 October, our Associate team hosted a workshop around The Nutcracker for our Junior Associates. 140 Junior Associates travelled from across the country to the Upper School in Covent Garden. In the morning our Junior Associates were treated to a demonstration of The Nutcracker by four members …
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Liam Scarlett We were deeply saddened by the sudden death of Liam Scarlett in April this year, which came as an enormous shock to all who knew him. He was an alumnus of both White Lodge and Upper School, and a gifted choreographer. Our thoughts are with his friends and family following yesterday’s inquest. Photographer: …
In-person preliminary auditions resume in Newcastle The Royal Ballet School were delighted to hold in-person preliminary auditions in Newcastle on Thursday 11 November. These were our first in-person preliminary auditions since 2019. The School holds auditions for our Full-time and Mid, Senior and Advanced Associate programmes between November and January each year, for courses commencing …
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