Q&A for dance teachers during lockdown On our social media channels, we gave dance teachers the chance to ask questions to Head of Training & Access, Mark Annear and Teacher Training Manager, Karen Berry. Below is the transcription of this Q&A session, which includes advice for ballet teachers on remote teaching, supporting your students and […]
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Q&A with Artistic Director Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager Karen Sheriff On our Instagram Stories, we gave our followers the chance to ask their questions on how to train from home during lockdown to Artistic Director, Christopher Powney and Healthcare Manager, Karen Sheriff. Below is the transcription of this Q&A session, which includes advice for
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Royal Ballet School visits Belfast with Melissa Hamilton for Insight Weekend On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2020, The Royal Ballet School returned to Belfast for the annual Insight Weekend. The weekend was designed to offer aspiring young dancers aged 7 to 18 years old an insight into The Royal Ballet School’s System of
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Royal Ballet School students perform at Prix de Lausanne 2020 On 8 February 2020, a group of our 3rd Year students were invited to the Prix de Lausanne 2020 in Montreux, Switzerland, to give an interlude performance. The students performed Larina Waltz by Ashley Page and excerpts from Rhapsody by Frederick Ashton on day 6
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Creative Artist talk from Arabella Dorman On Thursday 23 January 2020 award-winning war artist Arabella Dorman visited Upper School to deliver an incredible presentation as part of the Creative Artist Programme. For the past decade, Arabella has been working in Iraq and Afghanistan and more recently with refugees in Lesbos, Calais and Dunkirk. In her
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Royal Ballet School students perform at the Winter Youth Olympics On Thursday 9 January 2020, 14 2nd Year students had the incredible experience of performing in the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. The students performed a short section from Didy Veldman’s piece Is to Be that she created for
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Alumni David Bintley and Kate Flatt receive Knighthood and OBE We are proud to announce David Bintley and Kate Flatt have both received recognition for their commitments to dance in Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s Honours List. David Bintley CBE David Bintley received a Knighthood from The Queen for services to dance. David
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Farewell to our Chairman It is with a heavy heart that we say farewell to our Chairman, the Duchess of Wellington after a remarkable and successful 10 years of leading the governing body at The Royal Ballet School. On Tuesday 10 December, the whole school assembled at White Lodge to celebrate the Chairman’s incredible work
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Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer 2019 On Thursday 12 December, Year 10 and 11 students presented their choreographic creations as part of the Kenneth MacMillan Emerging Choreographer programme. The performances were the culmination of several months’ of preparation for the nine shortlisted choreographers. After the performance, a panel of experts including Ashley Page, Andrew McNicol, Emma
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Students celebrate alumna Leanne Benjamin AM OBE Three of our Australian students were invited to celebrate the achievements of Royal Ballet School alumna and former Royal Ballet Principal dancer Leanne Benjamin AM OBE this week at the Leanne Benjamin AM OBE Recital evening. The students, Mason, Meg, and Ruby, are all supported by the Tait
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