Congratulations to Principal Dancer Ricardo Castellanos Our mission is to nurture, train and educate exceptional young dancers, so few things bring us more joy than seeing our alumni fly in their careers. We were thrilled to see that alumnus Ricardo Castellanos was recently promoted to Principal Dancer at The Norwegian National Ballet. While at The Royal Ballet […]
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World Ballet Day and a very special Nutcracker rehearsal Yesterday, Wednesday 2 November, we took part in the biggest-ever global celebration of dance, World Ballet Day 2022. A collaboration between The Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet, the day showcased the very best of the art form, with behind-the-scenes rehearsals, live-streamed performances, and exclusive interviews
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A Creative Artist talk from Wayne Sleep Few people can light up a room like Wayne Sleep OBE. We were lucky enough to bear witness to his abundant and generous energy first as a student of the School, and last week, as a guest speaker for our series of Creative Artist talks. In this series,
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Alumni perform at charity gala at Athelhampton House Stars of The Royal Ballet and other companies and musicians of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House took to the stage last weekend for two gala performances in the grounds of beautiful Athelhampton House. The annual event was created by Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace
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Baroness Deborah Bull to chair expert panel for Cultural Education Plan Royal Ballet School alumna Baroness Deborah Bull CBE will chair the Expert Advisory Panel for a new Cultural Education Plan, to start in autumn 2022. The plan was announced in the Schools White Paper in March 2022, with the aim of ensuring access to
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Graduates perform at Young Dance Festival in Korea Two of our 2022 graduates, Luc Foskett and Scarlett Harvey, performed in Korea last week as part of the Young Dance Festival, at the invitation of the World Dance Alliance Korea. This was the second Young Dance Festival, with the first being held last year. 500 dancers
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Guest teachers at the School’s Summer Intensive 2022 From 18 July to 19 August, we welcomed dance students from all over the world to join us for this year’s Summer Intensive. Students joined us at both White Lodge and our studios at Upper School, Covent Garden for up to five weeks of classes. Each week
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Our 2021 graduates: where are they now? As we wave farewell to this year’s graduates, we’ve been taking a look back at our 2021 graduates and celebrating their successes in their first professional year. Eleanora Ancona Eleanora joined the Upper School in 2019 from Italy. While at the School, she won prizes for her dissertation
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Welcoming Paul Kay as Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK) This month we welcome former Royal Ballet Soloist Paul Kay back to the School to take up the post of Artistic Manager: Intensive Courses and Auditions (UK). Paul was a Junior Associate and then full-time student at both White Lodge and Upper School, graduating
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Darcey Bussell films at White Lodge for Royal Road Trip Our alumna Dame Darcey Bussell has recently fronted a new four-part series for More4 in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. In the programme, she travels to several locations across the UK that are significant to the Queen and her history. She also discovers
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