Diploma of Dance Teaching graduation 2020 The Diploma of Dance Teaching 2018-2020 graduation was held virtually on Saturday 24 October. Streamed from Upper School in Covent Garden, Mark Annear, Head of Training & Access, and Karen Berry, Teacher Training Manager, were joined by guest speakers Linda Jasper and Peter Lovatt. Christopher Powney ‘presented’ the 2018-2020

Pauline Wadsworth 1926-2020 We were sorry to hear of the recent death of former Sadlers Wells Ballet dancer and Royal Ballet School teacher, Pauline Wadsworth.  She was much loved and admired by her many students and our thoughts are with her family. About Pauline Wadsworth Pauline was born on 26 July 1926 in Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She danced

World premiere of new dance work by Didy Veldman A Screen Apart, a new dance work by choreographer Didy Veldman featuring dancers from The Royal Ballet School and five other international ballet schools, has premiered as part of the inaugural World Ballet School Day. The piece explores the theme of physical restriction, and is now

Virtual prize-giving assemblies 2020 On Monday 6 July, virtual prize-giving assemblies were held for White Lodge and Upper School students, celebrating their artistic and academic achievements during the 2019-20 academic year. In the White Lodge ceremony: Tom Hazelby was presented with The April Olrich Award, kindly supported by Nigel Pegram Lydia Hough was awarded the

Nishi Somaiya of Goldman Sachs appointed to Board of Governors of The Royal Ballet School Nishi Somaiya, global co-head of Growth Equity investing at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed to The Royal Ballet School’s Board of Governors. Career in investment Nishi joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 having graduated with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and

Carlos Acosta CBE appointed to Board of Governors of The Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School has appointed internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta to its Board of Governors. Background and early career Born in 1973, Carlos grew up in one of Havana’s poorest districts and – at

World Ballet School Day: Training a new generation of dance artists We are delighted to announce that The Royal Ballet School is participating in the inaugural World Ballet School Day, streamed online on Tuesday 7 July 2020 from 12 noon BST. World Ballet School Day (WBSD) connects the next generation of young professional dance artists

Royal Ballet School announces change to uniform policy Following its recent statement in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, The Royal Ballet School is to change its uniform for full-time and Associate students. From September 2020, female students can choose to wear in class either traditional ballet pink tights and shoes, or matching ballet

A statement from The Royal Ballet School Like so many other organisations in the UK and around the world, we have been horrified by the murder of George Floyd, and the profoundly disturbing institutional racism it has exposed. At The Royal Ballet School, we are committed to creating and nurturing a School community where each