Markella Kefallonitou speaks on SciDance podcast

Markella Kefallonitou speaks on SciDance podcast One of our Pilates instructors Markella Kefallonitou recently spoke on SciDance podcast, an evidence-based podcast hosted by Jasmine Cook. Jasmine and Markella discussed the skills and benefits that Pilates has for dancers. She offered an interesting perspective on the role that conditioning training has in young dancers’ training. We’ve […]

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Students perform in the finale of dance track 25

May 11 2022

Dance Track 2022

Community and outreach, Performances and events

Dance Track 2022 On Sunday 8 May, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Dance Track marked its 25th anniversary with a special celebratory performance at the Birmingham Rep. It was a wonderful commemoration of the work of Dance Track and we were delighted to have several of our students and our Artistic Director, Christopher Powney, involved in the

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A student wearing a spring intensive 2022 hoodie in a studio holding the barre

Apr 28 2022

Spring Intensive 2022: your responses

Community and outreach, School life

Spring Intensive 2022: your responses Our Spring Intensive took place this year from 4-8 April. For the second year in a row, we held classes both in-person and online, and we were delighted with their successful running. 143 students attended our in-person Intensive at Upper School, with our new non-residential set-up in place. This offered

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A group of primary steps students dance around a sports hall with their teacher in the middle

Apr 4 2022

Primary Steps on Demand

Community and outreach, Primary Steps news

Primary Steps on Demand A piece by Victoria Collinson, Associate Programme and Primary Steps Manager at The Royal Ballet School At The Royal Ballet School, we firmly believe that the lives of all children can be enriched when they take part in a creative ballet programme. As Artistic Manager of the School’s Associate and Primary

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A group of children in white t-shirts and green trousers dance with their arms stretched out to the side or in the air

Mar 9 2022

The School launches new on-demand programme for primary schools

Announcements, Community and outreach, Primary Steps news

The School launches new on-demand programme for primary schools We are excited to be launching our new Primary Steps on Demand programme. The programme has its roots in the School’s in-person Primary Steps programme, which has been delivering an introduction to creative ballet training to primary school children in England since 2005. We are delighted

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Feb 14 2022

Students awarded the E. John Busser Scholarship

Community and outreach, School life

Students awarded the E. John Busser Scholarship We are very proud to announce that the E. John Busser Scholarship has been awarded to four of our students this year: Maia Rose Roberts, Emile Gooding, Rebecca Stewart and Chaeyeon Kang. Supporting the next generation of dancers The E. John Busser Scholarship was created to recognise and

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A young boy dances with one arm above his head and one in front of his torso

Jan 31 2022

Primary Steps extends to Wales

Announcements, Community and outreach

Primary Steps extends to Wales The Royal Ballet School, in partnership with Rubicon Dance, are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Primary Steps centre in Cardiff. The first centre in Wales, this partnership will bring the Primary Steps programme to six new schools, in addition to the 28 participating schools across England. Weekly

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Primary steps students in masks dancing during a workshop

Jan 10 2022

Primary Steps students take part in The Nutcracker workshops

Community and outreach

Primary Steps students take part in The Nutcracker workshops Our Primary Steps students had the exciting opportunity to take part in The Nutcracker-themed online workshops this Christmas. The workshops took place in early December and were delivered over Zoom by the School’s expert Artistic team. The workshops Through the story of The Nutcracker, the students

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Christopher powney in class with a student

Nov 5 2021

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

Announcements, Community and outreach, School life

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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Dance in pink top smiling at the barre at a spring intensive

Oct 27 2021

UK Spring Intensive 2022

Announcements, Community and outreach

UK Spring Intensive 2022 Applications are now open for our UK Spring Intensive 2022. We’ve taken a new flexible approach this year, offering a non-residential course with the option to attend for one day or multiple days. The Intensive will take place at Upper School between 4-8 April for students aged 12-15 years, taught by

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