Special screening of The Nutcracker for Royal Ballet School Associates in Bath On Saturday 7 January we held a special screening of The Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker at Victoria Hall, Radstock, the location of our Associate centre in Bath. Around 60 people attended the screening, made up of Junior and Mid Associates, along with their parents, to …

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The Royal Ballet School Outreach & Access team to host livestream Q&A At 16:30 GMT on Friday 13 January 2017, The Royal Ballet School’s Head of Outreach & Access, Mark Annear and Associate Programme Manager, Sylvia Hubbard will host a livestream Q&A on our Facebook page, offering information about The Royal Ballet School Junior Associate programme and audition process. …

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Students of The Royal Ballet School appear in BBC Two documentary, Dancing the Nutcracker Over the Autumn term, a secret project was brewing at The Royal Ballet School. As our students took class, attended auditions and worked hard in rehearsals, they were followed by a BBC film crew who discovered exactly what goes into staging The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera …

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The Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park for Summer Performances 2017 Each year, The Royal Ballet School holds a series of Summer Performances, an invaluable opportunity for students to perform pieces of classical repertoire alongside new choreography. The performances are an opportunity to witness the exceptional talent of our young dancers and are a must-see for all …

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On Thursday 8 December 2016, the annual Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Award took place in the Margot Fonteyn Studio Theatre at White Lodge. The audience of staff, students and special guests were treated to a performance of nine individual pieces of original choreography, which had been created by our Year 10 and 11 students. The award recognises …

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Royal Ballet School Christmas Carol Service 2016 On Saturday 3rd December, we held our annual Christmas Carol Service at Christ Church in East Sheen. The whole School choir sang two pieces and the year 7, 8 and 9 choir performed another two. There were a number of readings as well as many traditional congregational carols. …

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The Royal Ballet School celebrates Diploma of Dance Teaching 2014-16 Graduate success Image left to right: Viviana Durante, Sarah Wildor, Rebecca Howell, Gilda Graepp, Valeri Hristov, Claire Robertson, Gina Bale, Clara Santoni.   The Royal Ballet School is proud to report that all students on the 2014-16 Diploma of Dance Teaching course have successfully passed their two-year qualification. …

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Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2016 The 2016 Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance was held on Thursday 24 November, in the Linden Studio at our base in Covent Garden. Our 2nd Year students performed selected solos of their choosing which they had prepared on their own, without coaching. The winner was Marina Fraser (second from right), with second place awarded to …

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Sir Peter Wright’s 90th birthday celebrations at The Royal Ballet School On Monday 21 November 2016, the student body and artistic teaching staff gathered at the Upper School to wish ballet legend and long-term supporter of the School, Sir Peter Wright a very happy 90th birthday. The celebrations were a surprise event and as Sir …

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