Promotions for our alumni at English National Ballet Congratulations to several of our alumni who have received promotions at English National Ballet this week. Soloists Julia Conway and Erik Woolhouse have both been promoted to Soloists in the company. Julia attended Upper School and joined the English National Ballet in 2017. Erik is originally from […]
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William Bracewell and Reece Clarke promoted to Principal dancers at The Royal Ballet We are delighted that alumni William Bracewell and Reece Clarke have both been promoted to Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. William Bracewell is originally from Swansea and becomes the first Welsh Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. He trained at White
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Mental Health Awareness Week – an interview with Terry Hyde This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual week-long celebration to raise awareness of mental health issues and how we can achieve and maintain good mental health. This year’s theme is loneliness, with each of us encouraged to think about the impact loneliness can
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Lucas Lima on his experience at The Norwegian National Ballet Lucas Lima, originally from Brazil, graduated from the School in 2009. In the autumn of 2021, we were delighted to hear that he had been promoted to Principal at The Norwegian National Ballet, where he has been dancing since he graduated from the School. We
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17 National Dance Award nominations for our alumni Yesterday the National Dance Awards announced its short-listed nominees. We were thrilled to see the dancing and choreographic talents of so many of our alumni recognised; over 10% of this year’s nominees are alumni of the School. We were delighted that both of our parent companies, The
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Yaoqian Shang promoted to Principal at Birmingham Royal Ballet We are thrilled to offer our warmest congratulations to alumna Yaoqian Shang who has been promoted to Principal at Birmingham Royal Ballet. Yaoqian trained at both Beijing Dance Academy and The Royal Ballet School before joining Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2013. She was promoted to Soloist
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A Creative Artist talk from Leanne Benjamin We were delighted to have Leanne Benjamin deliver a Creative Artist talk on Tuesday 22 February. Leanne was interviewed by two of our students before a captivated audience of students and staff at Upper School. Leanne Benjamin joined The Royal Ballet School at 16, winning both the Adeline
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Max Dawe promoted to Artist at The Joffrey Ballet We are delighted to offer our congratulations to alumnus Max Dawe, who has been promoted to Artist at The Joffrey Ballet, just four months after taking up a position at the Joffrey Studio Company. Max joined The Royal Ballet School in 2016 and graduated in 2021,
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Lynne Wake delivers a Creative Artist talk We were delighted to have Lynne Wake deliver our latest Creative Artist talk over Zoom to staff and students at Upper School. Lynne is a former student of The Royal Ballet School and danced with the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet (now Birmingham Royal Ballet) for eight years before
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Ballet with Heart, an inclusive children’s book by Emily Joof We are delighted to stock the children’s book Ballet with Heart as part of our retail range. We love this sweet, uplifting story which celebrates that ballet and classical dance are for everyone, regardless of ability, gender or race. The book is written by Emily
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