The School launch new Diploma of Classical Ballet Teaching As we celebrate our centenary, we are proud to launch the next chapter in our legacy of world-leading teacher training. For over a decade, our Diploma of Dance Teaching (DDT) has set the benchmark for excellence in classical ballet pedagogy. Now, building on that success, we are introducing the Diploma of […]
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Graduation 2026 On Saturday 18 July, following their final performance at The Royal Opera House as students of The Royal Ballet School, our Pre-professional students and 100th cohort of graduates met their loved ones outside the stage door before heading into the Linden Studio Theatre for their graduation ceremony. Surrounded by family, friends and teachers, the students celebrated their remarkable achievements and the culmination of their training at the School. The
End-of-year celebrations and prize-giving ceremonies 2026 As another academic year comes to a close, we celebrate our White Lodge and Upper School students’ extraordinary achievements over the past year at The Royal Ballet School. Year 11 Celebration Friday 26 June marked one of the highlights of the School calendar for our White Lodge Year 11 students: their graduation from
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Remembering David Norman, 1941-2026 The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that David Norman, Chairman of The Royal Ballet School from 2000-2009, has died. David Mark Norman was born on 30 January 1941 to a prominent British banking family. He attended Eton College from 1953-1959, graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1962 and earned a Master
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Dr Anna Meadmore awarded The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal at Opera Holland Park On Tuesday 7 July, Dr Anna Meadmore, Manager of Special Collections, was awarded with The Royal Ballet Governors’ Gold Medal on the Opera Holland Park stage. The medal was presented by Jeanetta Laurence OBE, Governor and Vice Chair of the Royal Ballet Companies, alongside Isabel McMeekan and Alexander Whitley, both
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The School’s 100th graduate year achieve 100% employment rate The Royal Ballet School is proud to present its 100th cohort of graduates – a milestone moment honouring both inheritance and future. We are thrilled to share that all 30 graduating students have secured professional contracts with 17 prestigious companies worldwide, including six with The Royal Ballet and five with Birmingham Royal Ballet. The broad range of companies in the UK and
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Remembering Susan Lucas The Royal Ballet School is deeply saddened to learn that Susan Lucas, a former Birmingham Associate Teacher and alum of the School, has died. Susan (Sue) first joined the School aged 16 after winning the Cyril Beaumont Scholarship to attend the Upper School. She graduated following a performance of Coppélia, dancing the role of Swanhilda across Sir David Bintley’s Dr Coppelius. She joined the
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The School announces future changes to Upper School full-time training audition We are pleased to announce a change to full-time training at The Royal Ballet School’s Upper School. Effective from September 2026. 2nd Year students will no longer be required to audition to enter the Pre-professional (3rd) Year at Upper School, and will instead take part in an assessment process, like that
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Introducing The Royal Ballet School x Freed of London centenary dancewear collection We are thrilled to announce that The Royal Ballet School has partnered with Freed of London to release a limited-edition dancewear collection that blends heritage craftsmanship with timeless ballet elegance. Marking 100 years of excellence, the collection has been designed in close collaboration with the School and created exclusively for this milestone, reflecting
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Introducing Strength and Grace: Portraits of The Royal Ballet School We are thrilled to announce the release of a landmark coffee-table book, Strength and Grace: Portraits of The Royal Ballet School, featuring portraits of more than 60 of the School’s influential alumni, photographed by Rick Guest and Olivia Pomp, and interviewed by Sarah Crompton. Produced to
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