Diploma of Dance Teaching Graduation 2018 We are thrilled to announce that 14 teacher training students have graduated from our two-year Diploma of Dance Teaching today. The Diploma is a two-year, part-time course which provides a sound foundation in both technical and creative approaches to teaching ballet. Find out more about the course. The students […]

Year 11 Celebration Day 2018 On Friday 22 June, we held a celebration for our Year 11 students to mark their achievements during their time at White Lodge. The day started with the students performing for their parents, family, friends and teachers including; a demonstration ballet class arranged by Belinda Hatley and Zhan Atymtayev, excerpts

Guest teachers announced for our 2018 Summer Intensive We are very proud to announce a stellar line-up of teachers for this year’s Summer Intensive, starting in July. Teaching at our Covent Garden Intensive: Weeks 1-2 Royal Ballet School artistic staff, including Christopher Powney and Samira Saidi Pompea Santoro,  teaching Mats Ek repertoire Ernst Meisner and

New choreography with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company On Monday 21 May, we welcomed American Ballet Theatre Studio Company to the School for our annual exchange programme. The 3rd Year Royal Ballet School students took class with the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company and also rehearsed for a collaborative choreographic project. This year, guest choreographer

Dress to express for Mental Health Awareness Week Our students celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) by focusing on celebrating themselves, their strengths and their individuality. On Wednesday 16 May, performance poet Hussain Manawer gave an assembly to both our White Lodge and Upper School students. The students enjoyed an dynamic performance by Hussain followed by some interesting and thought provoking

How were our first ever Spring Intensives? Thanks to all of you who attended our first ever Spring Intensive Courses in Hong Kong and London. In total, across the two intensives, we welcomed 278 students from 34 different countries. Participants at each course enjoyed a week of training in classical ballet, contemporary and character dance

White Lodge scaffolding for essential repairs Regular walkers in Richmond Park may have noticed White Lodge is gradually disappearing behind a cloak of scaffolding. We are working with Heritage England and London Borough of Richmond upon Thames to carefully pair the stonework, windows and roof on the central King’s Building, constructed in 1730. The work

Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award 2018 The winner of the 2018 Ninette de Valois Choreographic Award was Grace Donovan with her composition Cloudburst. The Award is dedicated to the memory of our Founder and is part of the School’s strong tradition of nurturing young choreographic talent. This year 12 young choreographers, aged 11-14, were selected from

The Advance Project performance Year 10 students joined young people from Harris Academy Tottenham on stage this month for two special performances marking the culmination of The Advance Project. The Advance Project, held annually at the School, is a unique opportunity for our students to work with young people from local secondary schools on a

Spring Concert 2018 On Sunday we welcomed friends and family to watch students perform drama and music in our Spring Concert. The event is a chance for the students to show their talents beyond the ballet studio; playing musical instruments, singing, performing monologues and acting out pieces of theatre. Year 7s opened the show with