Lynne Wake delivers a Creative Artist talk We were delighted to have Lynne Wake deliver our latest Creative Artist talk over Zoom to staff and students at Upper School. Lynne is a former student of The Royal Ballet School and danced with the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet (now Birmingham Royal Ballet) for eight years before […]
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The School launches environmentally responsible dancewear range We are excited to have developed an environmentally responsible range of dance and activewear, in collaboration with leading dancewear brand Dansez. The range The launch range includes leotards, tights, shorts and tops perfect for dance, yoga, Pilates or gym use. The School and Dansez designed the pieces in
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Primary Steps students take part in The Nutcracker workshops Our Primary Steps students had the exciting opportunity to take part in The Nutcracker-themed online workshops this Christmas. The workshops took place in early December and were delivered over Zoom by the School’s expert Artistic team. The workshops Through the story of The Nutcracker, the students
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Students inspired by new documentary film Ailey Upper School students were honoured to attend an exclusive preview screening of the new documentary film Ailey this week. Our sincere thanks to Dogwoof, the UK-based documentary film company behind Ailey and over 28 other Oscar-nominated documentaries, for making the film available to students. The film is released
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We were delighted to see Peter Wilson awarded an OBE for Services to Classical Ballet in the New Years Honours List for 2022. We extend our warmest congratulations to Peter for this greatly deserved honour. A generous supporter of the School Peter has long been a hugely influential supporter of classical ballet, after first seeing
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Our White Lodge students were in fine voice at our annual Christmas Carol Service, held on 8th December at Christ Church in East Sheen. Due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the safety of our students and their families, we took the sad decision not to have an in-person audience
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021: Thank you A heartfelt thank you to all who donated to our Healthy Dancer Programme as part of this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. We are thrilled to have raised a total of £45,835.24, exceeding our original target! Your generous donations will help our Healthcare team to give our
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Hong Kong Spring Intensive 2022 postponed It is with deep regret that we announce the postponement of the Hong Kong Spring Intensive 2022. Taking into careful consideration all the possible risks that still prevail regarding Covid-19, we feel that, sadly, successful delivery of the April 2022 Intensive Course and Inspire Series remains in jeopardy. We
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Upper School students have had busy terms as they get started on their Academic Enrichment Programme. The Degree Programme and the Academic Enrichment Programme All students joining the Upper School are enrolled on the BA Classical Ballet and Dance Performance Degree Programme. The programme is bespoke to The Royal Ballet School’s training and was written
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Ballet with Heart, an inclusive children’s book by Emily Joof We are delighted to stock the children’s book Ballet with Heart as part of our retail range. We love this sweet, uplifting story which celebrates that ballet and classical dance are for everyone, regardless of ability, gender or race. The book is written by Emily
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