The School partners with The Music Center in LA to host first summer Intensive in the United States For the first time in our near 100-year history, we are thrilled to bring our Intensive Course for young dancers to the United States. The School has selected The Music Center in Los Angeles as the exclusive […]
Celebrating pianist David Smith’s 25th anniversary at the School on World Pianist Day To mark World Pianist Day, we are spotlighting our longtime pianist, David Smith, as he celebrates an incredible 25 years at The Royal Ballet School this year. How old were you when you learned to play piano? I had my first piano
The School launches 2026 centenary campaign to celebrate 100 years of nurturing the next generation We are thrilled to reveal The Royal Ballet School’s centenary campaign as we prepare to celebrate 100 years in 2026. In 1926, founder Dame Ninette de Valois created a foundation that would transform British ballet for years to come. A
Ring in the festive season with our 2025 Christmas gift guide The festive season is just around the corner, and with it comes long lists for Christmas shopping. To help you out, we put together our favourite items for everyone on your list. From special presents for loved ones to secret santa gifts for coworkers,
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The School partners with Kate Stanforth Academy of Arts CIC to deliver inclusive ballet classes We are delighted to join forces with Kate Stanforth Academy of Arts, an award-winning inclusive arts organisation dedicated to accessible dance education, to host termly in-person and livestreamed accessible ballet sessions for dancers of all abilities at our studios in
Meet new ballet teachers Leanne Cope and Itziar Mendizabal We are pleased to welcome Leanne Cope and Itziar Mendizabal, both former dancers with The Royal Ballet, and Leanne a former student of the School, to our full-time teaching staff. Leanne joins our White Lodge faculty while Itziar joins Upper School as 2nd Year ladies teacher.
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‘Informed by science, driven by art.’ School alumnus Nicholas Cleverton returns as new Head of Healthcare and Performance Support We are pleased to welcome back Royal Ballet School alumnus Nicholas Cleverton as our new Head of Healthcare and Performance Support. Nick previously worked as our Physical Health Lead and as a physiotherapist from 2018-2023, before
The School begin two-year partnership with Mindflick to elevate performance through mindset and modern science We are pleased to announce that the School has partnered with Mindflick to bring their mindset-led psychometric platform and tools into the world of elite ballet training – sharpening communication, strengthening team connection, and supporting the people behind the scenes
The School announce new teaching pathways and partnerships with RAD and ISTD We are pleased to announce new pathways for our Diploma of Dance Teaching (DDT) students to access a direct route into our Affiliate Programme, and gain accredited teacher status with world leading dance education, training and examination boards, The Imperial Society of Teachers
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The School announce new Associate centres in England and Wales We are thrilled to share that from September 2026, we will expand our national Associate Programme to offer regional training at new centres in Stroud and Cardiff. These new locations will increase the School’s total Associate centre count to eight across the UK – alongside existing
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