UK Spring Intensive 2022 Applications are now open for our UK Spring Intensive 2022. We’ve taken a new flexible approach this year, offering a non-residential course with the option to attend for one day or multiple days. The Intensive will take place at Upper School between 4-8 April for students aged 12-15 years, taught by […]
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Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2021 Last week four of our Pre-professional Year showcased their own choreography in our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performance. Normally, our 2nd Year students choreograph pieces in workshops with our Choreographic Course Coordinator & Tutor, Mikaela Polley and perform them to an audience of family, friends and supporters. Due to
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World Ballet Day 2021 Last week, the School celebrated World Ballet Day. A record breaking 51 companies participated from across the globe with 24 hours of free content available on YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. The School took part in the largest ever global dance challenge, Jump for Joy. The Royal Ballet and Birmingham
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Summer Intensive 2021 This Summer we hosted our first hybrid Summer Intensive, offering in-person and online classes. Even though there were challenges due to the pandemic, the School successfully hosted 432 participants in-person and 591 participants online. We were delighted to welcome a great number of international students at both White Lodge and Upper School.
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Celebrating our 2021 Summer Performances Sponsored by Imagination Our annual Summer Performances came to an end on 10 July after a run of performances over three weeks at four venues: the Linbury Theatre at the Royal Opera House, the Margot Fonteyn Theatre at White Lodge, the Linden Studio Theatre at Upper School and, for
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Prize-giving assemblies 2021 In the final weeks of term, students at both Upper School and White Lodge were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements. On Wednesday 7 July, there were some special prizes and scholarships awarded at White Lodge: Ravi Cannonier-Watson was presented with The Frank Freeman Summer Scholarship. This is kindly given
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Graduation 2021 After an exceptional and challenging year, our 3rd Year students gave an incredible performance at the Royal Opera House, including their final Grand Défilé. They returned to the School in the afternoon for their graduation ceremony. A small number of family, staff and supporters gathered in the Linden Studio Theatre whilst those
New Senior Associate Short Course in Leeds We are delighted to announce a new Senior Associate Short Course based at Yorkshire Dance, the School’s existing Associate Centre in Leeds. Starting in October 2021, the programme will offer selected students in Years 10 and 11 the opportunity to participate in a series of six Sunday classes
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Former Royal Ballet School Assistant Artistic Director Awarded Honorary OBE We were recently delighted to hear that our former Assistant Artistic Director, Jay Jolley, was awarded an honorary OBE for his services to dance. Jay worked at the School for 24 years before retiring in 2019. He began working at the School in 1996 as
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Spring Intensive 2021: your responses Between 7-11 April, The Royal Ballet School held its first hybrid Spring Intensive, offering in-person and virtual classes. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the School successfully hosted 91 participants at White Lodge, with participants both boarding and attending classes at this location. At the same time, the School held
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