Yasmine Naghdi promoted to Principal of The Royal Ballet Congratulations to Royal Ballet School alumna, Yasmine Naghdi, who has been promoted to Principal dancer of The Royal Ballet. Yasmine started the school at White Lodge in 2003 and progressed to the Upper School in 2008. During her time at the school Yasmine was selected to […]
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Prize-giving ceremonies 2017 On Tuesday 4 and Thursday 6 July 2017, students of our Upper School and White Lodge gathered with teachers and staff for our annual prize-giving ceremonies. At Upper School, students received prizes for academic achievement across the curriculum as well as prizes for demonstrating their community spirit. We were also joined by
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Delia Mathews promoted to Principal of Birmingham Royal Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet have announced that Royal Ballet School alumna, Delia Mathews, has been promoted from First Soloist to Principal. Delia graduated from The Royal Ballet School in 2008, notably winning the Dame Ninette de Valois Award for the most outstanding graduate. She then joined Birmingham
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Year 11 Celebration Day 2017 On Friday 23 June 2017, parents, family and friends gathered at White Lodge to celebrate the many wonderful achievements of our Year 11 students. The day started with performances from the students showcasing a breadth of dances from Here We Come, choreographed by Erik Bruhn, to Romeo & Juliet –
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Summer Fair 2017 On Saturday 17 June 2017, we held our Summer Fair and Open Day at White Lodge, Richmond Park and entertained thousands of visitors to the school. We were honoured to welcome back alumna and Royal Ballet Principle Dancer, Marianela Nunez, who opened the fair this year along with Director of The Royal
Royal Ballet First Soloist Valeri Hristov to join Royal Ballet School teaching staff One of The Royal Ballet’s finest dancers, Valeri Hristov, will join The Royal Ballet School’s artistic staff this year as a Ballet Teacher. The Bulgarian-born First Soloist has been dancing with The Royal Ballet since 2002. He completed The Royal Ballet School’s Diploma
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On Sunday 11 June, an audience of students, staff and parents gathered in the Margot Fonteyn Theatre at White Lodge to watch students from Years 7 to 11, perform in the annual Summer Concert. These impressive performances proved the breadth of their ability and talents that reach far beyond the ballet studio. Students performed solos, played
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Primary Steps Graduation On Saturday 27th May, we held our annual graduation ceremony and celebratory performance for our nationwide Primary Steps programme. This event marks 11 years of the programme, which has grown from small beginnings to become firmly rooted in its five centres around England. In addition to the specially choreographed dances which showcase the
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DCD visit May 2017 On Wednesday 24 May our 1st years took part in a Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) workshop at our Upper School. In the workshop the students were encouraged to identify their best qualities and skills as dancers and how these could transfer into a diverse range of careers, from aerospace to fashion design
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White Lodge Open Day and Summer Fair 2017 – Special guests announced We are pleased to announce that the special guests opening the White Lodge Open Day and Summer Fair 2017 on Saturday 17 June will be Royal Ballet Director, Kevin O’Hare and Principal of The Royal Ballet, Marianela Nuñez. Tickets will be available on the
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