Queen Elizabeth and her history at White Lodge This year Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee commemorating 70 years as monarch. The Queen and the Royal Family have strong connections and an extensive history with the School, particularly with our White Lodge building. A first home The Queen’s parents, Albert, Duke of …
Arts Showcase 2022 On Sunday 22 May, White Lodge students held their annual Arts Showcase. It was wonderful to see the return of this showcase, as the past two years’ performances have been sadly cancelled due to COVID. Friends, family, staff and supporters were invited to attend and it was a wonderful opportunity for our …
Students raise money for the Name a Guide Dog Puppy Fundraising Challenge Our White Lodge students have been raising money over the past few months for Guide Dogs, a charity that provides life-changing support, skills and dogs to people living with sight loss in the UK. The students’ target was to raise £2500 through both …
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William Bracewell and Reece Clarke promoted to Principal dancers at The Royal Ballet We are delighted that alumni William Bracewell and Reece Clarke have both been promoted to Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. William Bracewell is originally from Swansea and becomes the first Welsh Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. He trained at White …
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Our students perform in Unite for Ukraine On Sunday 15 May, Sadler’s Wells hosted a special gala performance, Unite for Ukraine. The gala was staged to raise funds and awareness for those impacted by the terrible ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with funds going to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. We were extremely proud …
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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Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2022 Our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performances took place on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 May at Upper School. We were delighted that after the past two years being affected by COVID, our students were able to perform this year in front of a full live audience of family, friends …
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 …
Mental Health Awareness Week – an interview with Terry Hyde This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual week-long celebration to raise awareness of mental health issues and how we can achieve and maintain good mental health. This year’s theme is loneliness, with each of us encouraged to think about the impact loneliness can …
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Our students’ artwork exhibited at the Royal College of Art On Tuesday 26 April eight of our students visited the Royal College of Art where their artwork was being displayed as part of the Young Art Exhibition. Teachers and families were also able to attend the event and celebrate the students’ works. A charitable cause …
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