Fostering a love for ballet and movement– Primary Steps on Demand for home educators

Community and outreach, Primary Steps news

Fostering a love for ballet and movement– Primary Steps on Demand for home educators Part of our mission at The Royal Ballet School is to raise awareness of the benefits of dance and create opportunities for young people to engage with ballet and access high-quality creative dance education. Our accessible Primary Steps on Demand programme […]

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Jul 28 2023

A year of Primary Steps on Demand

Community and outreach, Primary Steps news

A year of Primary Steps on Demand Making ballet accessible to all is one of our core missions here at the School. We launched Primary Steps on Demand last year to widen our outreach to primary schools across the globe and strive to give every student the opportunity to experience ballet. We were excited to

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Jul 4 2023

Staff and students march in London’s Pride Parade 2023

Community and outreach, Performances and events, School life

Staff and students march in London’s Pride Parade 2023 Our staff and students were beaming with pride as we marched together at London’s 2023 Pride Parade. This was an incredible experience for all who took part, and it was a privilege to be involved in such an important event. The UK’s biggest Pride event Pride

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Jun 29 2023

A ‘pawsome’ visit from Dame Darcey Bussell DBE and Darcey the Guide Dog

Alumni news, Community and outreach, School life

A ‘pawsome’ visit from Dame Darcey Bussell DBE and Darcey the Guide Dog Yesterday was a memorable day for our White Lodge students as they welcomed not only one but two well-known Darceys into the School for a special visit! Renowned ballerina and alumna of the School Dame Darcey Bussell DBE visited White Lodge to

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Jun 16 2023

Embracing individuality – Pride Month 2023

Community and outreach, School life

Embracing individuality – Pride Month 2023 Each June we mark Pride Month – a month to celebrate LGBTQ+ history and culture. At the School, we strive to create a diverse and accepting atmosphere where all students and staff can be their authentic selves. We’ve been speaking to Donna Balsdon, our Assistant Housemistress of Aud Jebsen

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May 31 2023

Primary Steps Graduation 2023

Community and outreach, Performances and events

Primary Steps Graduation 2023 We held this year’s Primary Steps Graduation at Upper School on Saturday, 27 May. Level 3 students from all our Primary Steps centres came together for the celebration and performed to an enthusiastic audience of family and friends. Primary Steps The Primary Steps Programme offers creative ballet education to children in

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May 2 2023

Spring Intensives 2023

Community and outreach

Spring Intensives 2023 We held our annual Spring Intensives this April in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. We are always delighted to have so many young dancers from around the world attend these courses. Several exciting guest teachers taught classes this year along with our Artistic staff. Through cross-group teaching, students learned from multiple teachers,

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Mar 22 2023

An environmental legacy — celebrating a new woodland for The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative

Community and outreach

An environmental legacy — celebrating a new woodland for The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative As part of The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, The Royal Parks charity created a new woodland, beginning with the planting of 70 trees in Richmond Park, to celebrate the 70 years of The Queen’s reign and mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee.

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Jan 31 2023

Spirit of the Ballet at Dorich House Museum

Community and outreach, School life

Spirit of the Ballet at Dorich House Museum Staff and students at White Lodge may have noticed that several familiar bronze heads and statues have disappeared from their usual pedestals around the building. That’s because they have been loaned to our nearby neighbour, Dorich House Museum for a special exhibition trail entitled Spirit of the

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Nov 23 2022

Enabling flexible and agile working at The Royal Ballet School

Community and outreach, School life

Enabling flexible and agile working at The Royal Ballet School The way we all collaborate has changed so much in the past two years. As an organisation that prioritises continuous evolution and creating community, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we share knowledge and build upon our research both internally and with

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