Our values At The Royal Ballet School, we are deeply passionate about what we do. Our work spans our world-class full-time ballet School, our recreational dance programmes and our ongoing work in professional development, both in the UK and internationally. Our team comprises professionals across specialist areas from dance to academics, pastoral and healthcare to […]
Creating community with whole school trips An essential part of our pastoral duties is to create a sense of community and belonging among our students. We have a robust wellness programme, we put on themed dinners, classes, and activities throughout the year, and we love going with them to see shows at the Royal Opera
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What’s great about teaching character class? In conversation with Kate Swainston Kate Swainston has had an exciting 20-year career as a professional dancer, performing various works at the Royal Opera House, Opera North, and Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Today, she prefers to talk about her love of teaching. She trained to teach at The Royal Academy
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Dance Education in Transition, a symposium in Munich The Ballet Academy of the Munich University of Music and Theatre and the Federal Association of Dance in Germany (Dachverband Tanz Deutchland) organised a symposium on Dance Education in Transition at the end of November. The aim of the two-day event was to promote a forward-looking reform
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Mitigating injury risk with Niall MacSweeney and the School’s dedicated Healthcare team There’s nothing that matters more to us than our students’ well-being. We’re proud that our Healthcare team isn’t simply following the latest research on injury risks in ballet, but they’re writing it. We spoke with our Physical Development Lead, Niall MacSweeney, about his
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The Independent School Inspectorate awards the School its highest rating The Royal Ballet School is always working towards excellence in everything we do and our most important role is teaching and nurturing the students in our care. We were therefore overjoyed to have our continued efforts recognised by the Independent School Inspectorate (ISI), who awarded
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Enabling flexible and agile working at The Royal Ballet School The way we all collaborate has changed so much in the past two years. As an organisation that prioritises continuous evolution and creating community, we’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how we share knowledge and build upon our research both internally and with
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From croisé to cha-cha: a visit from Strictly’s Giovanni Pernice Our Year 9, 10, and 11 students were treated to a masterclass in Latin dancing, taught by the 2012 Italian Open Latin Dance Champion and star of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, Giovanni Pernice. Giovanni generously volunteered his time to teach the students about salsa and
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Celebrating our musicians this World Pianist Day Every ballet class at The Royal Ballet School is accompanied by live music. Today, World Pianist Day, we’re excited to honour the people who can create big orchestral moments and emotional dimensions in our classes and on stage with just a piano. We’re fortunate to work with several
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World Ballet Day and a very special Nutcracker rehearsal Yesterday, Wednesday 2 November, we took part in the biggest-ever global celebration of dance, World Ballet Day 2022. A collaboration between The Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet, the day showcased the very best of the art form, with behind-the-scenes rehearsals, live-streamed performances, and exclusive interviews
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