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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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‘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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