STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO START PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL BALLET JUNIOR ASSOCIATE SCHEME!

Home / News / News / STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO START PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL BALLET JUNIOR ASSOCIATE SCHEME!

STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO START PRESTIGIOUS ROYAL BALLET JUNIOR ASSOCIATE SCHEME!

Earlier this year we selected a handful of students to try out for the Royal Ballet Associate Programme auditions, which took part in May.  We want to say a huge well done to all of them for going and dancing their best, they are all such hard working, dedicated students and we are so proud to teach them.  The following class they all came excitedly to tell us how much they had enjoyed the experience, and that they were asked to do funny things like ‘dance like a tree’.  It was great to see such animation and positivity from all who took part.

They are very difficult auditions. What they are looking for is the right shape body: “They are looking for long legs with a short body, a long neck – although this isn’t essential it’s aesthecially pleasing – and a beautiful arched foot, they are also looking for loose limbs and a really good jump.”

This week we learnt that two of our students, Sonny Curtis, and Alannah Otter both aged 9 have have been accepted as Royal Ballet Junior Associates and will now train with the best in the business.  This is amazing news, especially given that this year they reached their highest numbers, auditioning a total of 1450 children in their age group in this area alone.  We are extremely proud of both them.

Alannah has been dancing with us since the age of 2 and has an extremely good work ethic and discipline towards her dancing.  Sonny has only been dancing with us a term, and since he has started he has grown to absolutely love ballet; he came to the ballet workshop run by NBT’s principal Fiona, and since then has been so dedicated in class. They are both very happy to have been offered this chance and can’t wait to begin in September.

As junior associates of the country’s premiere ballet school, they will train alongside other gifted dancers from West Yorkshire.  The Royal Ballet often use their associate programme to talent spot the region’s best dancers and may invite them to audition to become a full-time pupils in the future. Alannah and Sonny are only the second and third students of ours to be selected for the Royal Ballet junior associate programme in the schools 10 years.

We are absolutely delighted for both of them and can’t wait to follow their journey and continue to celebrate with them in their success.

The older students won’t find out until the end of June, so we will keep you posted to see if anymore of our budding ballerinas have been successful.

Well done again to all of you who applied, we are very proud.

12
Jun 2018
By adminNewsLeave a comment