100 stories: Dame Beryl Grey 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 story of Dame Beryl Grey, former Principal with Sadler’s Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) and former Artistic Director of London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet). Born Beryl Elizabeth Groom […]
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Anthea M King School of Dancing shares how our new Cardiff Associate centre will support the Welsh dance community When the School announced a new Associate centre opening at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in September 2026, Cardiff-based dance school owner Anthea King said, ‘I was delighted to say the least!’ With new Associate centres popping up around the UK – most recently Cardiff, Newcastle and Stroud – many regional dance teachers
100 stories: Dr Susie Cooper 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 story of Dr Susie Cooper, former Choreography Tutor at the School and former dancer with Ballet Rambert and Scottish Ballet. Susie joined White Lodge in Year 7 and trained at The Royal Ballet
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100 stories: Davi Ramos 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 story of alum, Davi Ramos, Senior Artist with Australian Ballet. Davi Ramos was born in the Vidigal favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He discovered his passion for ballet at age
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100 stories: Rex Wheeler 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 story of alum, dancer, choreographer and drag queen Rex Wheeler/Lady Camden. Rex attended White Lodge before graduating from Elmhurst Ballet School. He danced professionally with Slovak National Ballet, Sacramento Ballet and Smuin Contemporary Ballet, where he now choreographs. Rex discovered drag while living in San Francisco and fell
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Love after the Lodge: four alumni share their love stories for Valentine’s Day The Royal Ballet School brings together like-minded young people who share a love of ballet. However, as they get older, that love can grow beyond the art form. Alumni Christopher Saunders, Tracy (née Brown) Saunders, Jenny (née Plank) Porter and Paul Porter shared their stories, from first meeting as classmates at White Lodge to
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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
100 stories: Iain Mackay 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 story of The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Director, Iain Mackay, alum and former Principal dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Whilst attending local ballet classes in
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100 stories: Baroness Deborah Bull CBE 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 story of alum and former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Baroness Deborah Bull CBE. Deborah trained at the School from Year 7 and, upon graduating, joined
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100 stories: Rishan Benjamin 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 story of alum and Scottish Ballet First Artist, Rishan Benjamin. Rishan started dancing with the Chance to Dance programme run by the Royal Opera House. She joined the School as a Junior Associate and trained with us through Senior Associates. She
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