Empowering girls through ballet: considering the emotional benefits of ballet classes for girls A piece by Victoria Collinson, Associate Programme and Primary Steps Manager at The Royal Ballet School Blackpool is the toughest place in the UK to grow up if you are a girl according to a recent report by Plan International UK. Blackpool […]
Royal Ballet School leads choreographic response to pandemic lockdown Six international ballet schools are working with choreographer Didy Veldman to explore the theme of physical restriction in a project led by The Royal Ballet School. The School has invited San Francisco Ballet School, Canada’s National Ballet School, Paris Opera Ballet School, The Royal Danish Ballet
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Q&A for dance teachers during lockdown On our social media channels, we gave dance teachers the chance to ask questions to Head of Training & Access, Mark Annear and Teacher Training Manager, Karen Berry. Below is the transcription of this Q&A session, which includes advice for ballet teachers on remote teaching, supporting your students and
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Q&A with Artistic Director Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager Karen Sheriff On our Instagram Stories, we gave our followers the chance to ask their questions on how to train from home during lockdown to Artistic Director, Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager, Karen Sheriff. Below is the transcription of this Q&A session, which includes advice for
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Royal Ballet School visits Belfast with Melissa Hamilton for Insight Weekend On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2020, The Royal Ballet School returned to Belfast for the annual Insight Weekend. The weekend was designed to offer aspiring young dancers aged 7 to 18 years old an insight into The Royal Ballet School’s System of
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Students celebrate alumna Leanne Benjamin AM OBE Three of our Australian students were invited to celebrate the achievements of Royal Ballet School alumna and former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Leanne Benjamin AM OBE this week at the Leanne Benjamin AM OBE Recital evening. The students, Mason, Meg, and Ruby, are all supported by the Tait
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Ballet training: how much is enough? A thinkpiece by Mark Annear, Head of Training & Access at The Royal Ballet School For as long as I have been involved in auditioning students for vocational training I have been asked: ‘how much should my child be doing before an audition?’ My answer is usually ‘no more
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Celebrating #WorldBalletDay 3rd Year students Maddison Pritchard and Denilson Almeida joined Royal Ballet Principal dancers Yasmine Naghdi and Ryoichi Hirano in a Concerto masterclass coached by Alfreda Thorogood and Gary Avis. The masterclass was live streamed on Wednesday 23 October as part of the sixth annual World Ballet Day. Maddison said ‘Yasmin and Ryoichi are
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Prize-giving assemblies 2019 Last week, students from across the School were recognised for their artistic and academic achievements at prize giving assemblies. On Thursday 11 July, there were also some special prizes and scholarships announced at White Lodge: Scarlett Harvey and Caspar Lench were presented with The April Olrich Award, kindly supported and presented by
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Students gather at Upper School to celebrate David Bintley’s career On Monday 24 June, we welcomed David Bintley CBE to the Upper School for a special farewell from students and staff as he steps down as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Students from White Lodge and Upper School performed their own choreography as well as
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