Royal Ballet School returns to being a virtual school during lockdown The Spring Term started with The Royal Ballet School returning to virtual schooling, with Artistic and Academic classes and Healthcare and Pastoral support all moving online. The process of moving back to online learning was quick and seamless for the School due to the

Royal Ballet School students explore scientific research through dance with the University of Oxford  Between June and July 2020, our then 1st Year students were involved in an online community dance project inspired by the DNA Origami research carried out by the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics. The research, led by Dr Seham Helmi, focused on applying DNA structures to electricity;

A holistic approach to health during Wellbeing Week at The Royal Ballet School This year Wellbeing Week at The Royal Ballet School took place remotely between 11 and 15 January and focused on the understanding of wellbeing as a whole-body experience. Staff and students were encouraged to reflect on the present moment and our Healthcare

We are one of 10 leading professional ballet schools who have pledged continued support for dance students during the 2021 auditions process Following a joint statement issued in summer 2020, The Royal Ballet School are one of 10 of the UK’s leading professional ballet schools who have announced a unified message of support and reassurance

Looking back at 2020 and looking forward to 2021 At the end of last year, we asked our students at Upper School what their best memory from 2020 was. 2nd Year student Issac said ‘my best memory of 2020 was really just watching everyone come together to persevere through lockdown’ and fellow 2nd Year student

Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer 2020 On Friday 11 December, Year 10 and 11 students presented eight choreographic creations as part of the Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer programme. The students not only created the pieces, but also cast their ballets, timetabled their rehearsals and had input into the costumes and lighting. This allowed the students to gain a real insight

Our Virtual Carol Service 2020 Each December, The Royal Ballet School would normally welcome students’ parents and friends to Christ Church in Sheen for our annual Carol Service. This year however, our first virtual Carol Service was streamed straight to peoples’ homes. The School was fortunate enough to be able to take both Year 7

Students perform in The Nutcracker alongside The Royal Ballet Our students were only able to perform with The Royal Ballet in a few of their performances of The Nutcracker this year due to tier changes in London. However, our students worked very hard in rehearsals and did experience some of the magic of being on stage at