On Monday 25 April 2016, students at the Upper School were paid a visit by Papillon, a new project by Anna Phoebe and Nicolas Rizzi, combining raw Eastern inspired violin and guitar melodies set within cinematic soundscapes. The students improvised dance in pairs to the live musical accompaniment provided by the duo. This forms part of their choreographic […]

On Tuesday 19 April, White Lodge students received a visit from Stopgap Dance Company member, Laura Jones. She spoke to them about her work with the company which creates performances and offers training for the collaboration of disabled and non-disabled artists. Laura spoke about her work with Stopgap, which began with a three month contract, yet has turned

On Monday 18 April 2016, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Sir Ben Ainslie CBE came to speak to our Upper School students about his career. A continuation of our Creative Artist Programme, an inspiring series of talks and lectures offering students an insight into the careers of artists from all areas of the creative industries,

Royal Ballet School alumna, Alessandra Ferri has won the 2016 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance, for her performances in Chéri and Woolf Works at the Royal Opera House. She collected her award at the ceremony, held at the Royal Opera House, on Sunday 4 April. Italian dancer, Alessandra Ferri is a former Principal of The

The next round of confirmed guest teachers for this year’s Summer School are: White Lodge Bim Malcomson – Creative dance Mavis Mazinter – Spanish dance Didy Veldman – Contemporary dance Covent Garden Glenn Wilkinson – Contemporary dance They will join Darcey Bussell, Leanne Benjamin and Ernst Meisner in teaching class to attendees of this year’s summer school. Apply now for the International

The annual Ninette de Valois Junior Choreographic Award, dedicated to the memory of the School’s founder, was held at White Lodge on Wednesday 24 March. An incredible 37 entries were inspired by the Award, choreographed by students from Years 7, 8 and 9. Of these, twelve pieces were performed in the final, which was judged

On Saturday 27 February, our 1st Year Upper School students hosted a charity event in aid of the NSPCC. The 1st Years invited younger Associate pupils, who train on Saturdays at our School in Covent Garden, to buy tickets to watch a demonstration class taught by Ballet Teacher, Paul Lewis. A cake sale and raffle were

On Friday 26 February, our Upper School students were treated to a visit from theatre and film director, Stephen Daldry. This was part of our Creative Artist Programme, an inspiring series of talks and lectures, offering students an insight into the careers of artists from all areas of the creative industries. Previous guests have included

On Thursday 11th February 2016 our 2nd Year students at the Upper School in Covent Garden competed for the Ursula Moreton Choreographic Awards. Seven students were shortlisted to show their choreography, collaborating with fellow dancers to direct and stage the work. Each piece was then performed to an audience, including the judging panel: David Bintley,

We are proud to announce that first year student, Amelia Townsend has been awarded the En Avant Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship will go towards funding Amelia’s training at The Royal Ballet School. Speaking about the award, Amelia said: ‘I’m so honoured to have this opportunity to dance at the School, and this scholarship will help me