Celebrating pianist David Smith’s 25th anniversary at the School on World Pianist Day To mark World Pianist Day, we are spotlighting our longtime pianist, David Smith, as he celebrates an incredible 25 years at The Royal Ballet School this year. How old were you when you learned to play piano? I had my first piano […]
‘Be brave enough to pivot and have the courage to take a risk.’ Alumni Araminta Wraith and Nicky Henshall share testimonials about Dancer’s Career Development Araminta Wraith and Nicky Henshall returned to the School earlier this year for a presentation and Q & A with our Pre-professional male students about Dancers Career Development (DCD),
Four Pre-professional students represent the School at the YGP Japan Gala Pre-professional students Alecsia, Nanoha, Fabrizzio and Wendel represented The Royal Ballet School at the Youth Grand Prix Japan (YGP) ‘Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow’ Gala in Tokyo on 12 October 2025. The performance featured student representatives from the competition’s partner schools
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Meet new ballet teachers Leanne Cope and Itziar Mendizabal We are pleased to welcome Leanne Cope and Itziar Mendizabal, both former dancers with The Royal Ballet, and Leanne a former student of the School, to our full-time teaching staff. Leanne joins our White Lodge faculty while Itziar joins Upper School as 2nd Year ladies teacher.
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Celebrating World Mental Health Day with our School Counsellor and Mental Health Lead To celebrate World Mental Health Day, we are shining a spotlight on Lucy Bailie, School Counsellor at White Lodge since 2022, and Naomi Rogers, our new Mental Health Lead. Lucy and Naomi are promoting this initiative at the School by sending a
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Finding home far from home: get to know our American students As we prepare to host our first intensive course in Los Angeles, California, we want to spotlight some of our American students who traveled across the world to train at The Royal Ballet School. They shared how they first learned about the School, the
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Associates to full-time students: meet Joel, Tabitha and Taylor As our Associate Programme continues to grow with new centres opening around the UK and the UK Scholars programme for Mid Associate students starting in 2026, we’re spotlighting three full-time students who began their journey with The Royal Ballet School as Associates themselves. 1st Years Joel
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Students shine in the Princess of Wales’ Mother Nature: Summer film In early July, four of our Year 7 students were invited to feature in the Princess of Wales’ recently released Mother Nature: Summer film, the second instalment in Her Royal Highness’s seasonal film series. Celebrating the beauty of the natural world and the importance
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Overheard at Opera Holland Park: student soundbites from backstage We have now wrapped up our annual Summer Performances with our students performing a selection of new choreographies and classical works. These performances are a highlight of the school year, marking the debuts of some students and the final bows of others. We went backstage at
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Graduation 2025 Following their final performance at The Royal Opera House as students of The Royal Ballet School, our Pre-professional students met their loved ones outside the stage door before heading into the Linden Studio Theatre for their graduation ceremony. Surrounded by family, friends, and teachers, the students celebrated their remarkable achievements and the culmination
