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Iain Mackay joins The Royal Ballet School as International Artistic Manager

Iain Mackay joins The Royal Ballet School as International Artistic Manager We are delighted to share the news that alumnus Iain MacKay will be joining the School in January in the part-time role of International Artistic Manager. As International Artistic Manager, Iain will shape the direction of our International Intensive courses, masterclasses and auditions. Our […]

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The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Director speaking at The Sport Performance Summit

The Royal Ballet School’s Artistic Director speaking at The Sport Performance Summit Our Artistic Director Christopher Powney will be speaking at The Sport Performance Summit at Twickenham Stadium on Wednesday 10 November. The summit is hosted by the Leaders Performance Institute, a global network for the high -performance community which connects over 100,000 sports industry

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The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal appointed to the BBFC’s Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing

The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal appointed to the BBFC’s Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing The Royal Ballet School’s Academic & Pastoral Principal, David Gajadharsingh, has been appointed to the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) Advisory Panel on Children’s Viewing (APCV).   The APCV was established in 1999 and advises the BBFC

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Reducing our carbon footprint at The Royal Ballet School

Reducing our carbon footprint at The Royal Ballet School The School has recently trialled several measures to reduce our carbon footprint whilst maintaining the quality of products we use. These trials have proven successful and we have taken the decision to roll out these changes across the School. We have begun using refillable soap dispensers

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Primary Steps programme expands in Blackpool

Primary Steps programme expands in Blackpool Blackpool is home to one of our Primary Steps centres and this year, even though COVID restrictions have had an impact on our classes, there have been several exciting new developments for our Blackpool students. New primary school partner Boundary Primary School is the newest addition to our group

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Former Royal Ballet School Assistant Artistic Director Awarded Honorary OBE

Former Royal Ballet School Assistant Artistic Director Awarded Honorary OBE We were recently delighted to hear that our former Assistant Artistic Director, Jay Jolley, was awarded an honorary OBE for his services to dance. Jay worked at the School for 24 years before retiring in 2019. He began working at the School in 1996 as

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