The Royal Ballet School
Other independent school in London (Richmond upon Thames).
Location
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'A school is the bedrock of any company, nurturing as it does the dancers and choreographers of the future.' – Dame Ninette de Valois, Founder of The Royal Ballet School and Companies The Royal Ballet School is one of the world's most celebrated centres for classical ballet training.
It is the leading classical ballet school in the UK and an international institution, attracting dancers with exceptional potential from the UK and worldwide. Since its founding by Dame Ninette de Valois in 1926, the School has contributed immeasurably to our rich dance heritage, producing dancers and choreographers of international renown for generations.
Former students include greats like Margot Fonteyn, Anya Linden, Kenneth MacMillan, Lynn Seymour, David Wall, Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Marguerite Porter, Stephen Jefferies, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope.
Now there's a new generation making its mark on the world stage – Matthew Ball, William Bracewell, Lauren Cuthbertson, Francesca Hayward, Steven McRae, Vadim Muntagirov, Marianela Nuñez, Anna Rose O'Sullivan, Marcelino Sambé, and Christopher Wheeldon, to name a few.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Photography
Key facts
- URN
- 102947
- Type
- Other independent school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 12 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1980
Governing body
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