The Nutcracker: one month on For many of our students, The Nutcracker is the first time they dance on the Royal Opera House stage. Each year, students from White Lodge and Upper School have the opportunity to perform alongside The Royal Ballet. This year there were 19 performances, as well as a live streaming of one […]

Ballet Teacher Anita Young awarded MBE We are proud to report that Ballet Teacher Anita Young received her MBE medal in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The MBE is for services to classical ballet and dance education. Anita was presented the medal by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne in the presence of her husband,

HRH The Prince of Wales attends School performance HRH The Prince of Wales, President of The Royal Ballet School, The Royal Ballet, and Patron of the Royal Opera House, attended a special world premiere of the ballet The Cunning Little Vixen at the Royal Opera House in February. The evening was in honour of The

The Royal Ballet’s Ricardo Cervera to join teaching staff We are excited to announce that Ricardo Cervera, a Ballet Master of The Royal Ballet, will join our teaching staff in the new academic year. In his new role at The Royal Ballet School, Cervera will teach Upper School men classical ballet, pas de deux, and

Mindfulness Week 2019 This week, our students and staff have been taking part in the School’s second Mindfulness Week. The aim of the week is to encourage all students and staff to develop mindful ways of self-care and to explore the link between positive well-being and resilience. Students at White Lodge and Upper School enjoyed

Carlos Acosta CBE announced as new Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Former Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Carlos Acosta CBE has today been appointed as new Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. He will take up the position in January 2020. The news comes after the Company’s current Director David Bintley CBE announced earlier last year that

New Associate centre to open in Scotland The Royal Ballet School will soon be opening a new Associate centre in Scotland. The new centre in Dundee will open in September 2019 and all students who apply will be offered an audition. The Junior Associate classes, held at Dundee and Angus College, will be for young

Inspiring speakers on our Creative Artist Programme This term, our students heard from lighting designer Yaron Abulafia, alumna Felicity White and former editor-in-chief of British Vogue Alexandra Shulman CBE as part of the School’s Creative Artist Programme. The programme allows our students to experience creative lectures and workshops, with a roster of internationally renowned creative,

Festive art at White Lodge Congratulations to Ellyne Knol (Year 10), who has won the White Lodge Christmas e-card competition with her festive painting of White Lodge in the snow, pictured above. The runner up was this merry and bright painting by Harriet Gibson (Year 9):   The following artworks were also shortlisted: Blake Smith (Year