On Wednesday 9 December the students at White Lodge once again wore their Christmas Jumpers for charity, organised by Mrs Suzanne Gunton. This year we chose the PSP Association (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) a charity that supports those with this rare, incurable, neurological condition which robs sufferers of mobility and often of speech, and works with […]
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Students kicked off the festive season in full voice on Sunday at the School’s annual Christmas Carol Service, held at Christ Church in East Sheen. The White Lodge choir, made up of our younger, Richmond-based students, performed three pieces and the chamber choir sang two. The congregation, which included students, parents, staff and governors, also
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Some of our 3rd Year students were lucky enough to get an invitation from the Lady Mayoress, the Lord Mayor’s wife, Gilly Yarrow to an afternoon tea for diplomats’ spouses at Mansion House; the home of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, on Monday. The tea was a chance for spouses and partners
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Our students were broadcast to thousands of ballet fans around the world yesterday as part of live streaming from the Royal Opera House for World Ballet Day 2015. The event saw five of the world’s top ballet companies air live recording from their classes and rehearsals, including interviews with top Directors, choreographers and dancers. The Royal Ballet’s portion
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The Royal Ballet School is this week launching an exclusive programme of creative lectures and workshops with a roster of internationally renowned creative, cultural and commercial figures. The new programme, called The Creative Artist, is aimed at providing additional influences that will support a more rounded education for students, so the School can continue to produce
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Click photos to enlarge Our Junior Associates (JAs) were recently treated to a visit from a very special four-legged friend. Angel, a guide dog from the Guide Dogs Association, came to watch class with her puppy walker Donna. The JAs gave Angel lots of cuddles and noted that she was very well behaved and had
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Click photos to enlarge  Yesterday the School held a special prize-giving assembly to celebrate students in the 1st and 2nd Year who have achieved particularly high levels of attainment or progress during the year in either their academic or artistic work. Congratulations to all the prize-winners, listed below. The ceremony was attended by David Bain, Chairman of
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Our younger students were treated to a very special performance and Q&A session with the Ballet Boyz this week at White Lodge. The Ballet Boyz, which was co-founded by Royal Ballet School-trained Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt, performed an impressive contemporary piece by alumnus Alexander Whitley called The Murmuring from their latest production The
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Today our Year 8 boys were invited to spend the afternoon at Strathmore School, a community special school for pupils aged between 7-19 who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties. They joined Strathmore students of all ages in a range of different activities from role-play pretending to be astronauts, through to cooking and gardening.
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We were honoured to welcome The Lady Mayoress of London today to the Upper School in Covent Garden. She was accompanied by the wives of Ambassadors from Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Slovenia and South Korea who met students from their respective countries currently training at the School. The Royal Ballet School is very grateful to have been
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