Japan Intensive | sponsored by Kinoshita Group

Course summary

The Royal Ballet School returns to Tokyo for a series of selective and non-selective Intensive Courses for students aged 8 to 19.

This expertly curated programme offers aspiring dancers based in and around Japan a unique opportunity to work with the School’s expert Artistic staff and guest alumni.

Students will participate in a range of classes, including classical ballet technique, pointe work, solos, repertoire, creative exploration and stagecraft, designed to improve their technique, artistry and performance skills.

We will also be holding auditions for our full-time training programme on the final day of the Intensive.

Course structure

Students will participate in a range of classes, including classical ballet technique, pointe work, solos, repertoire, creative exploration and stagecraft, designed to improve their technique, artistry and performance skills.

Photograph requirements

All applicants aged 10-19 will need to submit photographs as part of their application.

All photographs must be uploaded to the online application forms for auditions and Intensive Courses. Photographs emailed are not accepted.

You do not need to use a professional photographer for these images.

Please use current images and do not use any photos you have used in a previous year’s Royal Ballet School application.

Photographs should be sized correctly and displayed the right way up, with the dancer filling the entire frame.

Please use jpg, jpeg or png file formats and make sure that the images do not exceed 10MB.

Intensive courses 10-12 years old on 31 August 2027

Same position for both male and female

Candidates applying for female training: a plain-coloured leotard (simple-style: no skirt, no frills, lace, high fancy neckline or multi-straps), ballet tights (pink or a colour to match skin tone) or ballet socks as preferred and ballet shoes with elastic (no ribbons). Hair neatly groomed.

Candidates applying for male training: a dance leotard or close-fitting white t-shirt, dance shorts or mid-to-dark footless tights, white socks, and black or white ballet shoes. Hair should be neatly groomed; if long, please tie back (no headbands).

Intensive courses for candidates aged between 13-19 years on 31 August 2027

Female

Candidates applying for female training: a plain-coloured leotard (not white, simple-style: no skirt, no frills, lace, high fancy neckline or multi-straps), ballet tights (pink or a colour to match skin tone), soft shoes and pointe shoes (picture 4, in pointe shoes only if already working en pointe, if not yet en pointe do this position in soft shoes on demi). Hair neatly groomed. Subtle/natural make-up only if worn.

Male

Candidates applying for male training: a close-fitting white t-shirt or leotard, mid-to-dark colour tights (no white tights, no dance shorts), white socks, and black or white ballet shoes. Hair neatly groomed; if long please tie back (no headbands).

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