The Queen’s patronage of the School The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will commence over the upcoming bank holiday weekend. We are one of The Queen’s charities and are honoured to have a close association and history with the Royal Family. A Royal Charter In 1956, the School and its affiliated Companies were awarded a Royal …
Primary Steps Graduation 2022 Our Primary Steps Graduation ceremony took place on Saturday 28 May at Upper School. Graduate students from all our Primary Steps centres attended this celebration of their progression and achievements as young dancers. Family and friends joined the students to celebrate their completion of the programme. It was a wonderful way …
Queen Elizabeth and her history at White Lodge This year Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Platinum Jubilee commemorating 70 years as monarch. The Queen and the Royal Family have strong connections and an extensive history with the School, particularly with our White Lodge building. A first home The Queen’s parents, Albert, Duke of …
Arts Showcase 2022 On Sunday 22 May, White Lodge students held their annual Arts Showcase. It was wonderful to see the return of this showcase, as the past two years’ performances have been sadly cancelled due to COVID. Friends, family, staff and supporters were invited to attend and it was a wonderful opportunity for our …
Students raise money for the Name a Guide Dog Puppy Fundraising Challenge Our White Lodge students have been raising money over the past few months for Guide Dogs, a charity that provides life-changing support, skills and dogs to people living with sight loss in the UK. The students’ target was to raise £2500 through both …
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William Bracewell and Reece Clarke promoted to Principal dancers at The Royal Ballet We are delighted that alumni William Bracewell and Reece Clarke have both been promoted to Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. William Bracewell is originally from Swansea and becomes the first Welsh Principal dancer at The Royal Ballet. He trained at White …
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Our students perform in Unite for Ukraine On Sunday 15 May, Sadler’s Wells hosted a special gala performance, Unite for Ukraine. The gala was staged to raise funds and awareness for those impacted by the terrible ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with funds going to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. We were extremely proud …
Markella Kefallonitou speaks on SciDance podcast One of our Pilates instructors Markella Kefallonitou recently spoke on SciDance podcast, an evidence-based podcast hosted by Jasmine Cook. Jasmine and Markella discussed the skills and benefits that Pilates has for dancers. She offered an interesting perspective on the role that conditioning training has in young dancers’ training. We’ve …
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Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer 2022 Our annual Ursula Moreton Emerging Choreographer performances took place on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 May at Upper School. We were delighted that after the past two years being affected by COVID, our students were able to perform this year in front of a full live audience of family, friends …
Dance Track 2022 On Sunday 8 May, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Dance Track marked its 25th anniversary with a special celebratory performance at the Birmingham Rep. It was a wonderful commemoration of the work of Dance Track and we were delighted to have several of our students and our Artistic Director, Christopher Powney, involved in the …
