On Saturday 10 January, four lucky pupils from the primarySTEPS programme in Dagenham were invited to The City of London Lord Mayor’s Annual Childrens Christmas Party. On arrival at Manor House, each of the 300 Children invited to the party, were received by the Lord Mayor and Mayoress before enjoying some entertainment in the Egyptian Hall. […]

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Dec 18 2014

Creative choreography: Kenneth MacMillan 2014

Performances and events

The winner of this year’s Kenneth MacMillan Senior Choreographic Award is Caitlin Rogers (Year 10) for her piece Inch by Inch. The composition was set to a spoken word track by composer Paul Kelly called Peace from Any Given Sunday, featuring the voice of Al Pacino. Second prize went to Christian Bratu (Year 11) for his

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Dec 12 2014

The Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance 2014

Performances and events

Today our 2nd Year students took part in the Lynn Seymour Award for Expressive Dance, performing in the Linden Studio Theatre at our base in Covent Garden. The award was created by Nina Finburgh in honour of Lynn Seymour, one of The Royal Ballet’s most celebrated dramatic ballerinas. The competition was judged by Kevin O’Hare, Director of The

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Dec 6 2014

Turning on the Christmas lights with Darcey

Alumni news, School life

Four of our students appeared alongside Darcey Bussell this month at a special event at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour called the Twinkle of Christmas. Ella Newton and Jack Bruce(Year 7) and Tori Forsyth-Hecken and Joseph Irvine (Year 11), were special guests at the illumination of the Christmas lights, which were turned on by Darcey Bussell. Photos: Marcus

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Nov 24 2014

Dancers talk to students about career beyond the stage

Alumni news, School life

Last week our 2nd Year students were encouraged to consider their professional careers at a workshop with Dancers’ Career Development (DCD) and a special line-up of DCD-retrained dancers in Covent Garden. DCD’s Executive Director, Jennifer Curry and Grants and Careers Officer, Ellen Chambers, delivered this second workshop as part of our pioneering partnership with the organisation, aimed at equipping students with

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Nov 20 2014

Alumni Diamond Jubilee Celebration

Alumni news, Performances and events

We are delighted to invite all alumni to a very special Alumni Diamond Jubilee Celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of White Lodge, in Richmond Park, being home to Royal Ballet School students. Please join us on Saturday 6 June (Dame Ninette de Valois’ 117th birthday) in the beautiful grounds of White Lodge (1- 5pm) to reconnect

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Nov 9 2014

Lord Mayor’s Show 2014

Performances and events

Our students were proud to represent the School this month by taking part in the 799th annual Lord Mayor’s Show. Wearing bespoke period hats designed by millinery students of Kensington and Chelsea College, 15 of our students joined the The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers’ stunning float, riding in two Delaunay-Belleville automobiles and a Stanley Steam

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Oct 30 2014

Nadia Nerina Scholarship 2014 goes to our first ever South Korean student

Announcements, School life

We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2014 Nadia Nerina Scholarship is the School’s first ever South Korean student, 16-year-old Joonhyuk Jun, marking the fifth year of this scholarship. The Nadia Nerina Scholarship, a gift in perpetuity to The Royal Ballet School from The Philip Loubser Foundation, is designed to support exceptionally

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Oct 28 2014

The Dream: Junior Associates learn from the professionals

Alumni news, Associate Programme

Click images to enlarge Yesterday Junior Associates were treated to a masterclass in Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, by members of The Royal Ballet. This is the first time The Royal Ballet have held a creative workshop for members of our Associate programme. In total 94 Year 6 Associate students from all eight of our centres around

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Oct 24 2014

Award-winning children’s author Chris Priestley talks to students

School life

Our Year 8 students were treated to a visit from award-winning children’s author Chris Priestley today. The students are currently studying his book Mister Creecher in parallel with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Chris talked to the children about Mary Shelley’s novel and how his own book was inspired by the character of the Monster. The visit was particularly topical, and not just

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