Thank you Mrs Conway On Thursday 2 March, our 3rd Year students gathered in the Dowell/Sibley Studio at the Upper School to say thank you to Royal Ballet School Deputy Chairman Ricki Gail Conway, for her generous sponsorship of the exchange with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company. Our 3rd Years recently spent a week in New York […]
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Students of The Royal Ballet School appear in BBC Two documentary, Dancing the Nutcracker Over the Autumn term, a secret project was brewing at The Royal Ballet School. As our students took class, attended auditions and worked hard in rehearsals, they were followed by a BBC film crew who discovered exactly what goes into staging The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera
The Royal Ballet School returns to Opera Holland Park for Summer Performances 2017 Each year, The Royal Ballet School holds a series of Summer Performances, an invaluable opportunity for students to perform pieces of classical repertoire alongside new choreography. The performances are an opportunity to witness the exceptional talent of our young dancers and are a must-see for all
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On Thursday 8 December 2016, the annual Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Award took place in the Margot Fonteyn Studio Theatre at White Lodge. The audience of staff, students and special guests were treated to a performance of nine individual pieces of original choreography, which had been created by our Year 10 and 11 students. The award recognises
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Royal Ballet School Christmas Carol Service 2016 On Saturday 3rd December, we held our annual Christmas Carol Service at Christ Church in East Sheen. The whole School choir sang two pieces and the year 7, 8 and 9 choir performed another two. There were a number of readings as well as many traditional congregational carols.
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Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2016 The 2016 Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance was held on Thursday 24 November, in the Linden Studio at our base in Covent Garden. Our 2nd Year students performed selected solos of their choosing which they had prepared on their own, without coaching. The winner was Marina Fraser (second from right), with second place awarded to
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This delightful White Lodge event was instigated in July 2012, when it was launched by HRH The Princess Alexandra, Patron of The Holly Lodge Centre. Since then, it has been held biennially and the third Victorian Tea Party duly took place in the grounds of White Lodge on a bright summer’s day last Monday 4
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On Friday 1 July we held the very first graduation of our Diploma of Dance Training course at the Upper School in Covent Garden. Present were our Chairman of our Board, the Duchess of Wellington and speaking at the event were Roger Tully and Ginny Brown as well as Darcey Bussell, who awarded the diplomas. Speaking about
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On Sunday 12 June, students and parents gathered in the Margot Fonteyn Theatre at White Lodge to celebrate artistic achievement in music and drama, at the annual White Lodge Summer Concert. Students performed solos, played musical instruments, sang songs and performed dramatic monologues. In addition, groups performed scenes inspired by stories from the sea and band, The Fawns,
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Many congratulations are due on the success of our Year 9 and Year 11 pupils in the 2016, Young Art Exhibition at the Royal College of Art. Young Art is an exhibition for school students aged 4-18, raising funds for Cancer Research UK. It is a wonderful opportunity for aspiring artists to have their work judged
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