Royal Ballet School announces change to uniform policy Following its recent statement in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, The Royal Ballet School is to change its uniform for full-time and Associate students. From September 2020, female students can choose to wear in class either traditional ballet pink tights and shoes, or matching ballet […]
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A statement from The Royal Ballet School Like so many other organisations in the UK and around the world, we have been horrified by the murder of George Floyd, and the profoundly disturbing institutional racism it has exposed. At The Royal Ballet School, we are committed to creating and nurturing a School community where each
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Royal Ballet School announces online Summer Intensive course We are excited to announce that for the first time, The Royal Ballet School will be offering an online Summer Intensive course this July. While we are disappointed not to be able to deliver our signature residential summer programmes at White Lodge and Covent Garden, our live
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Royal Ballet School becomes virtual school during lockdown On Monday 20 April, The Royal Ballet School reopened for the Summer Term as a virtual school, with Artistic and Academic classes and Healthcare and Pastoral support all moving online. Artistic and Academic Our students, at home in 23 different countries, began receiving a timetable of live
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Alumni David Bintley and Kate Flatt receive Knighthood and OBE We are proud to announce David Bintley and Kate Flatt have both received recognition for their commitments to dance in Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honours List. David Bintley CBE David Bintley received a Knighthood from The Queen for services to dance. David
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Farewell to our Chairman It is with a heavy heart that we say farewell to our Chairman, the Duchess of Wellington after a remarkable and successful 10 years of leading the governing body at The Royal Ballet School. On Tuesday 10 December, the whole school assembled at White Lodge to celebrate the Chairman’s incredible work
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Christopher Rodrigues CBE is appointed Chairman of The Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School has appointed esteemed businessman Christopher Rodrigues CBE to be its new Chairman from January 2020. The current Chairman, The Duchess of Wellington OBE will step down in the New Year after ten years in post. Christopher Rodrigues has enjoyed a
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Remembering Maria Fay by Amanda Maxwell, former Character dance teacher at The Royal Ballet School The Hungarian teacher Maria Fay, who had a significant association with The Royal Ballet School, died on 17 October aged 91. To many dancers and ballet companies around the world, since her flight from the Hungarian Uprising in 1956, Maria
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Valerie Adams FRAD 1935-2019 We were deeply saddened to hear the news that Valerie Adams FRAD died earlier this week. Valerie was an alumna of the School and the founder of our Teachers’ Training Course in 1964. Her legacy will live on at the School as her work continues to inspire our great teachers. Our
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Dame Darcey Bussell DBE is made Artist Laureate of The Royal Ballet School Former student Dame Darcey Bussell DBE has been awarded the honorary title of Artist Laureate of The Royal Ballet School in recognition of her continuous contribution to the School and to ballet. The title has been created especially for Dame Darcey to
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