Samira Saidi joins The Royal Ballet School in new post Renowned ballet educator and manager Samira Saidi will join the School on Thursday this week as Head of Intensive Courses and International Relations. In this newly-created role, Samira will lead on developing our intensive courses and will form an integral part of our continued drive […]
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Philip Loubser Foundation inaugural Fellowship Weekend On Friday 1 and Saturday 2 September current and former Philip Loubser Foundation fellows, including two Royal Ballet School alumni, came together for a Fellowship Weekend. Two of our former students, Joonhyuk Jun and Hannah Bettes, gathered with other Philip Loubser Foundation fellows to celebrate each other’s achievements and share
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Impressive line-up of current and former ballet stars teach Summer Programme 2017 Our Summer Programme has always been an exciting opportunity for young dancers to experience the highest levels of coaching from a wide variety of renowned teachers. This year is no exception: students are fortunate to be working with an all-star line up of
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Yasmine Naghdi promoted to Principal of The Royal Ballet Congratulations to Royal Ballet School alumna, Yasmine Naghdi, who has been promoted to Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet. Yasmine started the school at White Lodge in 2003 and progressed to the Upper School in 2008. During her time at the school Yasmine was selected to
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Delia Mathews promoted to Principal of Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet have announced that Royal Ballet School alumna, Delia Mathews, has been promoted from First Soloist to Principal. Delia graduated from The Royal Ballet School in 2008, notably winning the Dame Ninette de Valois Award for the most outstanding graduate. She then joined Birmingham
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DCD visit May 2017 On Wednesday 24 May our 1st years took part in a Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) workshop at our Upper School. In the workshop the students were encouraged to identify their best qualities and skills as dancers and how these could transfer into a diverse range of careers, from aerospace to fashion design
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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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Miyako Yoshida and Mr Naoya Kinoshita visit The Royal Ballet School On Friday 18 November, our students were visited by alumna and former Royal Ballet Principal, Miyako Yoshida and Mr Naoya Kinoshita who watched the morning ballet class. After the class, Miyako and Mr Kinoshita spoke with some of our Japanese students; 1st year Yu,
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Congratulations to Royal Ballet School alumni Alexander Campbell and Francesca Hayward who will become Principals of The Royal Ballet in the 2016/7 season along with fellow dancers Ryoichi Harano and Akane Takada Francesca Hayward joined The Royal Ballet School at the age of 11 and graduated into the Company in 2011. Her first major role as Principal
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On Monday 16 May, Sir Matthew Bourne, creator of the dance company New Adventures came to give a talk to the students about his experience of entering contemporary dance, choreography and his current work as Director of New Adventures. He was joined by Glenn Graham and Royal Ballet School alumna, Katrina Lyndon, both company members at New Adventures.
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