‘I absolutely loved every minute’ — our first Autumn Intensives During the October half term, we ran a series of new one-day regional courses for ballet students aged 11 to 14. Throughout the week, we taught classes to 281 students in London, Manchester, and Leeds. These courses were really special to us because they were non-selective […]
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World Ballet Day and a very special Nutcracker rehearsal Yesterday, Wednesday 2 November, we took part in the biggest-ever global celebration of dance, World Ballet Day 2022. A collaboration between The Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet, the day showcased the very best of the art form, with behind-the-scenes rehearsals, live-streamed performances, and exclusive interviews
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Black History Month We’re about to reach the end of Black History Month, a time to reflect on all of the work there is to do to achieve racial equity in ballet and the arts, to celebrate the achievements of Black dancers, choreographers, and companies, and cerebrate on their experiences. Here are just a few
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Intensive Courses on Demand: train with The Royal Ballet School, anytime, anywhere We’re always working to increase global access to our world-class teaching. We get so much joy from bringing our masterclasses to locations across Europe, Hong Kong, Korea, and Brazil among other places, and we have been developing new ways to expand our reach
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Dancers in Leeds can now access the full Senior Associate Programme We’re thrilled to be able to expand our world-class training in the unofficial capital of Yorkshire. For the past two years, we’ve been running short courses in Leeds that spanned six three-hour sessions over the school term. These comprehensive sessions extended and complemented the
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Primary Steps demonstrations kick off in Dagenham and Blackpool For the past 17 years, The Royal Ballet School has been working with schools to introduce ballet and creative ballet training to children who might not otherwise have access through its Primary Steps programme. Through these partnerships with schools and other arts and government organisations, the
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Primary Steps on Demand teachers tell us about the programme Our new Primary Steps on Demand programme is now available to purchase, extending the work the School does in UK primary schools with its existing Primary Steps programme. The flexible on-demand programme makes high-quality dance education from The Royal Ballet School available to primary school
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Our top tips for your Royal Ballet School audition Applications for our full-time training and Mid, Senior and Advanced Associate programmes are now open, with auditions taking place from November to January for courses starting in September 2023. The School accepts applications for these programmes for a short period just once a year. We are
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Alumni perform at charity gala at Athelhampton House Stars of The Royal Ballet and other companies and musicians of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House took to the stage last weekend for two gala performances in the grounds of beautiful Athelhampton House. The annual event was created by Royal Ballet First Soloist Meaghan Grace
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Guest teachers at the School’s Summer Intensive 2022 From 18 July to 19 August, we welcomed dance students from all over the world to join us for this year’s Summer Intensive. Students joined us at both White Lodge and our studios at Upper School, Covent Garden for up to five weeks of classes. Each week
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