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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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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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,
The School announce new Associate centre in Newcastle We are thrilled to share that from September 2026, we will expand our national Associate Programme to offer regional training at Dance City in Newcastle. This new location will increase the School’s total Associate centre count to nine across the UK – alongside existing centres in Birmingham, Eastleigh, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, and Manchester, and recently announced
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Year 10 students work with alumni to create a dance relay ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games We are thrilled to share that the School has partnered with The Commonwealth Resounds to create a dance film to share around the world in the lead up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Commissioned by The Commonwealth Resounds, 11 of our Year 10 students were recently invited to work with School alum and choreographers Shevelle Dynott and
Past, present, future: the School announce a series of insight events to open centenary year We are excited to kick off our public centenary celebrations with three insight days exploring the past, present and future of the School. Taking place across March 2026, these full-day events will explore the School’s 100-year evolution, examine current thinking and practices, and consider the living legacy of its founder, Dame Ninette de Valois, as
The School partners with The Music Center in LA to host first summer Intensive in the United States For the first time in our near 100-year history, we are thrilled to bring our Intensive Course for young dancers to the United States. The School has selected The Music Center in Los Angeles as the exclusive
The School launches 2026 centenary campaign to celebrate 100 years of nurturing the next generation We are thrilled to reveal The Royal Ballet School’s centenary campaign as we prepare to celebrate 100 years in 2026. In 1926, founder Dame Ninette de Valois created a foundation that would transform British ballet for years to come. A
The School partners with Kate Stanforth Academy of Arts CIC to deliver inclusive ballet classes We are delighted to join forces with Kate Stanforth Academy of Arts, an award-winning inclusive arts organisation dedicated to accessible dance education, to host termly in-person and livestreamed accessible ballet sessions for dancers of all abilities at our studios in
The School begin two-year partnership with Mindflick to elevate performance through mindset and modern science We are pleased to announce that the School has partnered with Mindflick to bring their mindset-led psychometric platform and tools into the world of elite ballet training – sharpening communication, strengthening team connection, and supporting the people behind the scenes
