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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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
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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
Mental Health Awareness Week – an interview with Terry Hyde This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual week-long celebration to raise awareness of mental health issues and how we can achieve and maintain good mental health. This year’s theme is loneliness, with each of us encouraged to think about the impact loneliness can
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Our students’ artwork exhibited at the Royal College of Art On Tuesday 26 April eight of our students visited the Royal College of Art where their artwork was being displayed as part of the Young Art Exhibition. Teachers and families were also able to attend the event and celebrate the students’ works. A charitable cause
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Niall MacSweeney speaks on SciDance podcast One of our strength and conditioning coaches, Niall MacSweeney, recently spoke on the SciDance podcast, available to listen to from today. SciDance is an evidence-based podcast hosted by Jasmine Cook, covering dance science discussions and the latest research with global industry leaders. Niall discussed with Jasmine the process of
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Spring Intensive 2022: your responses Our Spring Intensive took place this year from 4-8 April. For the second year in a row, we held classes both in-person and online, and we were delighted with their successful running. 143 students attended our in-person Intensive at Upper School, with our new non-residential set-up in place. This offered
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