Our students perform at Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert 30 of our students performed at the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday 4 June as part of this years Jubilee celebrations. As one of The Queen’s charities, we were thrilled to have our students join the performance to commemorate her 70 […]
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Promotions for our alumni at English National Ballet Congratulations to several of our alumni who have received promotions at English National Ballet this week. Soloists Julia Conway and Erik Woolhouse have both been promoted to Soloists in the company. Julia attended Upper School and joined the English National Ballet in 2017. Erik is originally from
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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