Guest teachers announced for our 2019 Summer Intensives

Guest teachers announced for our 2019 Summer Intensives We are excited to announce our line-up of teachers for this year’s Summer Intensives, taking place at Covent Garden and White Lodge. The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Intensives are a unique opportunity for young dancers to experience world-class teaching from the School’s full-time staff and renowned international […]

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May 22 2019

Famous statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge is restored to former glory

Announcements, School life

Famous statue of Dame Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge is restored to former glory To celebrate the centenary of her birth, Maurice Lambert’s statue of Margot Fonteyn at White Lodge has been restored by specialists Hammond & Hammond. Hammond & Hammond carefully restored Margot’s bodice, tutu, eyelashes and the plinth which she stands on. The

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May 14 2019

Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer Performance 2019

Performances and events

Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer Performance 2019 On Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 May, eight 2nd Year students presented their choreographic creations as part of the Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer programme. The choreographers had been preparing their work alongside their mentors; Mikaela Polley, Andrew McNicol and Patricia Okenwa with the choreographic supervision of Kate Flatt and

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Apr 1 2019

Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer 2019

Performances and events

Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer 2019 On Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 March, we saw the return of the annual Ninette de Valois Emerging Choreographer, dedicated to the memory of the School’s founder. At each of the performances, 12 pieces were showcased by our White Lodge students. Each piece was performed in front of an

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Mar 25 2019

Solos Evenings 2019

Performances and events

Solos Evenings 2019 On Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March, Upper School students performed a range of solo variations to an invited audience. These solos were pieces they had studied and prepared for their school assessments and the two Solos Evenings gave them an opportunity to showcase their work. Most of the dancers chose to

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Dec 18 2018

Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer performance 2018

Performances and events

Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer performance 2018 On Thursday 13 December, Year 10 and 11 students presented their choreographic creations as part of the Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer programme. The performances were the culmination of several months’ of preparation for the nine shortlisted choreographers. After the performance, a panel of experts including Federico Bonelli, Petal Miller-Ashmole,

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Jul 20 2016

Primary Steps summer news

Community and outreach, Primary Steps news

This summer term we held our annual Primary Steps Programme graduation on Saturday 28 May. Pupils in primary school Years 3-6 from across England visited us at the Upper School in Covent Garden, to put on an incredible show. We were joined by children from Blackpool, Bury St Edmunds, Dagenham, Mansfield Woodhouse and Swindon.

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Jul 9 2016

The Royal Ballet School Graduating Class of 2016

School life

The Royal Ballet School can announce that we have a 100% employment rate for our graduate year of 2016. Our 3rd year class will travel all over the world to prestigious ballet institutions and we wish them the best of luck as they begin their careers as professional ballet dancers. The graduate year students of

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Jul 6 2016

The Holly Lodge Centre and White Lodge, Victorian Tea Party, 4 July 2016

Performances and events, School life

This delightful White Lodge event was instigated in July 2012, when it was launched by HRH The Princess Alexandra, Patron of The Holly Lodge Centre. Since then, it has been held biennially and the third Victorian Tea Party duly took place in the grounds of White Lodge on a bright summer’s day last Monday 4

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Jul 1 2016

Diploma of Dance Teaching Graduation 2016

Performances and events

On Friday 1 July we held the very first graduation of our Diploma of Dance Training course at the Upper School in Covent Garden. Present were our Chairman of our Board, the Duchess of Wellington and speaking at the event were Roger Tully and Ginny Brown as well as Darcey Bussell, who awarded the diplomas. Speaking about

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