National Apprenticeship Week 2022 This week is National Apprenticeship Week, an annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships that takes place across England. It celebrates the positive impact that apprenticeships bring to employers, individuals, and the economy. The Royal Ballet School has a number of apprentices who are an integral part of our team, bringing immense value […]
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In conversation with Zenaida Yanowsky In September we welcomed Zenaida Yanowsky to the School as Coach for the Pre-professional Programme. We asked her a few questions about her experience. It’s wonderful to have you here at the School! How do you feel about teaching here? On a personal level, it’s always a joy when you
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Students reflect on Wellbeing Week From 10 to 14 January, the School celebrated Wellbeing Week. The theme of the week was ‘Reflect and Grow.’ This was a chance to raise awareness of all the activities and wellbeing support offered throughout the year at the School, as well as to inspire students to dedicate time to
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The School launches environmentally responsible dancewear range We are excited to have developed an environmentally responsible range of dance and activewear, in collaboration with leading dancewear brand Dansez. The range The launch range includes leotards, tights, shorts and tops perfect for dance, yoga, Pilates or gym use. The School and Dansez designed the pieces in
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Students inspired by new documentary film Ailey Upper School students were honoured to attend an exclusive preview screening of the new documentary film Ailey this week. Our sincere thanks to Dogwoof, the UK-based documentary film company behind Ailey and over 28 other Oscar-nominated documentaries, for making the film available to students. The film is released
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We were delighted to see Peter Wilson awarded an OBE for Services to Classical Ballet in the New Years Honours List for 2022. We extend our warmest congratulations to Peter for this greatly deserved honour. A generous supporter of the School Peter has long been a hugely influential supporter of classical ballet, after first seeing
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Our White Lodge students were in fine voice at our annual Christmas Carol Service, held on 8th December at Christ Church in East Sheen. Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of our students and their families, we took the sad decision not to have an in-person audience
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021: Thank you A heartfelt thank you to all who donated to our Healthy Dancer Programme as part of this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. We are thrilled to have raised a total of £45,835.24, exceeding our original target! Your generous donations will help our Healthcare team to give our
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Upper School students have had busy terms as they get started on their Academic Enrichment Programme. The Degree Programme and the Academic Enrichment Programme All students joining the Upper School are enrolled on the BA Classical Ballet and Dance Performance Degree Programme. The programme is bespoke to The Royal Ballet School’s training and was written
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Ballet with Heart, an inclusive children’s book by Emily Joof We are delighted to stock the children’s book Ballet with Heart as part of our retail range. We love this sweet, uplifting story which celebrates that ballet and classical dance are for everyone, regardless of ability, gender or race. The book is written by Emily
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