Graduation performance All Level 3 classes are currently busy creating and rehearsing dances to perform at the Year 6 Graduation performance on Saturday 30 May at The Royal Ballet School in Covent Garden, alongside guest dancers from the Place Centre for Advanced Training and 3Volution dance group from King Edward VI School in Bury St […]
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Our annual Open Day and Summer Fair will take place at White Lodge, Richmond Park, on Saturday 13 June. We are pleased to announce that this year the event will be opened by alumna of the School and Royal Ballet Principal dancer Lauren Cuthbertson. We hope you can join us there.
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We are pleased to announce a prestigious line-up of guest teachers at this year’s International Summer School: Follow the links for biog information White Lodge: Theo Dantes – Spanish dance teacher Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp OBE – Creative dance teacher Glenn Wilkinson – Contemporary dance teacher Covent Garden: Amanda Britton – Contemporary dance teacher Viviana Durante – Ballet
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Pupils in Year 7 and 8 took part in a six week charity Readathon in March and April this year. The Readathon was in support of four children’s charities including CLIC Sargent, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s charity, Readwell and Together For Short Lives. All four of these charities support seriously ill young people. The total raised
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In April 2015 a group of 3rd Year students travelled to New York City to meet, work and perform with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company as part of an ongoing exchange programme with the company. Here 3rd Year student Grace Horne documents an inspiring week in New York. Click photos to expand and see captions Day
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We are deeply saddened to announce that Jocelyn Mather, former Principal of our Junior Associate programme, died last week after a short illness. Jocelyn was a highly respected member of the dance community and an instrumental member of The Royal Ballet School’s staff. As well as assisting the School’s Ballet Principal Barbara Fewster throughout the
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We are proud to announce that Firebird, a partnership project we ran with local schools last year, has been nominated for Outstanding Music Partnership Award, sponsored by the Cameron Mackintosh Foundation, at the Mayor of London’s London Music Awards 2015.  The winner will be announced at a ceremony at the Roundhouse on 11 June. Firebird was an innovative music and
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Visitors were treated to an impressive display of young choreographic talent last night at our Ninette de Valois Junior Choreographic Award at White Lodge. This year a total of 31 entries from students in Years 7, 8 and 9 were shortlisted to just 14, which were performed in front of judges and audience members in
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Click to enlarge Our 2015 Summer Season at the Royal Opera House will include five performance in the Linbury Studio Theatre from 1 to 4 July and will culminate in a matinée performance on the main stage on Sunday 12 July. Our main stage matinée will feature Frederick Ashton’s delightful Les Rendezvous as well as
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Award-winning author Ali Sparkes visited Years 7, 8 and 9 students last week as part of our World Book Day celebrations. She spoke to the students about how she became a writer as well as discussing some of her books that have a sci-fi fantasy element, particularly her new title Dark Summer. Afterwards, she signed books
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