The Ballet School

New Staff Member

Administrator — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:08:27 +0000

The Ballet School has grown considerably in the last few months and as a result of this we have a new office member! As many of you will already know, Sarah joined the team in March and will be answering The Ballet School’s phone and dealing with new registrations and general enquiries.

Congratulations to Honor Mackie

Administrator — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:30:32 +0000

Congratulations to Honor Mackie who has been offered a part in The Royal Ballet’s upcoming production of ‘Cinderella’. Her Royal Opera House debut will be as a page – escorting Cinderella to the ball! Honor was also accepted into the Royal Ballet School’s Junior Associate Programme and started there in September.

It’s a girl!

Administrator — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:47:50 +0000

Ottilie Rose Obert de Thieusies showed an impeccable sense of timing and decided to abandon her due date (Christmas Day) arriving instead on the 13th December 2009. She weighed in at 7lbs, sporting a Tin Tin hairdo and thanks to a spot of jaundice a rather enviable tan! She is very much looking forward to meeting all at The Ballet School soon.

Number 2!

Administrator — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:54:17 +0000

Miss Vanessa is delighted to announce that she is expecting her second child (due on Christmas Day!). Her rather cumbersome bump and imminent arrival means she will be away for the rest of this term and next but all set to resume her post at the beginning of the Summer Term 2010.

Whilst she is on maternity leave she will be handing over her classes to two exceptionally talented (and very lovely!) ex-professional dancers, Miss Catherine and Miss Isabel who have been spending the last few weeks getting acquainted with the children and trying to learn 400 + names…

Royal Academy of Dance Examination Results

Administrator — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:15:01 +0000

Congratulations to all those who took their Royal Academy of Dance Examination in the Summer Term, everyone did brilliantly with all 43 pupils who were entered (from Primary to Grade 4) passing with either a Merit or Distinction. View the results here.

The Royal Ballet Company in Class, Royal Opera House

Administrator — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:13:53 +0000

We were invited for a second time to bring along some of our pupils to watch The Royal Ballet Company in their daily class at The Royal Opera House. Forty children were fortunate enough to be able to come and were thrilled to be able to see some of their favourite dancers up close and to get an insight into what goes on behind the scenes. Our sincerest thanks go to the head of the ROH Education Department, Rozzie Metherell, for giving the children this wonderful opportunity.

The Ballet School, Wandsworth opening February 2009!

Administrator — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:28:02 +0000

We are very excited to announce the opening of our fourth branch of the school which will be located in St Annes Road in Wandsworth. If you are interested in signing up please contact us on 07904 833984. All children age 2 1/2 and up most welcome!

Finding Nemo – A Resounding Success

Administrator — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:28:00 +0000

The Ballet School’s first ever production ’Finding Nemo’ took place at The Tabernacle Theatre on Saturday 12 October 2008.

The 170 cast members, ranging in age from 4 – 14, delighted the audience with their performances and the lengthy standing ovations that followed were well and truly deserved! Congratulations to you all.

A huge thank you to those who helped out behind the scenes, especially Anahi Copponex who designed and created the fabulous costumes, from surfing turtle to mounted mer-jockey!

Our next production will take place in September 2010 (by which time Miss Vanessa and Miss Caty should be fully re-cuperated!). Rehearsals will start May 2010 and all pupils from Reception age and up will be given the opportunity to take part.

Finding Nemo – Ticket Sales

sophie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:17:43 +0000

Tickets for Finding Nemo can be purchased from the Box Office on 0871 2715151.

Visit to the ROH

sophie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:56:34 +0000

Last term 14 of our Grade 2 and 3 pupils were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to visit the Royal Opera House and watch the Royal Ballet Company in their daily class. Big thank you to Rossie from the Education Department for inviting us, the girls loved it and were completely in awe!

Elephant Polo Tournament, Thailand 2008

sophie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:50:59 +0000

Miss Vanessa and Miss Claire have just returned from the annual Elephant Polo Tournament held at the Anantara Resort in Chiang Rai, Thailand. With just one previous season under their belts (Sri Lanka 2006) ‘The London Nellies’ bravely took on some of the world’s best players but had to eventually concede defeat finishing 12th out of 13 teams. However their distinctive team colours (pink and more pink) and winning smiles made them a hot favourite with the crowds!

‘Finding Nemo’ October 2008

sophie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:06:57 +0000

This year’s production will be loosely based on the film, ‘Finding Nemo’ and will take place in October at The Tabernacle Theatre, W11.

Baby arrived

sophie — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:57:47 +0000

Miss Vanessa had a beautiful baby girl called Jasmine Grace on Saturday 29th September. She weighed 7lb 3oz and they are both doing brilliantly.

Baby on the Way

Administrator — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:57:13 +0000

As is probably quite evident of late Miss Vanessa is expecting a baby! Catherine Moore, an ex-professional dancer and great friend of Miss Vanessa’s has kindly agreed to step in for her for the latter part of the Autumn Term when the burgeoning bulge and imminent arrival of he/she might hamper teaching somewhat! Catherine is coming all the way from her native South Africa to join us and is very much looking forward to meeting everyone in September. Miss Vanessa will be around for the first few weeks of term to introduce Catherine and get her settled in and is hoping to be back again in time for the start of the Spring Term (January 2008).

New Venue

Administrator — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:56:48 +0000

We are very excited to be opening a second location in January 2008 at St Matthew’s Church, Sinclair Road, Brook Green. If you are interested in registering your child or require more information please contact us on 07904 833984.

Pupils’ News

Administrator — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:33:26 +0000

Francesca Ahern has been offered a place on the Royal Ballet’s Junior Associate Program – big congrats from all of us!

Karlotta Lister-Cheese will be leaving us at the end of this term as her family is re-locating to Switzerland – we hope she will continue to enjoy her ballet at her new school in Geneva.

Maddie, Mia and Rosa Lewin are also off to pastures new (literally!) as they are decamping to the country. Various members of the Lewin clan have been with us since The Ballet School began – a big thank you to them for their ongoing support over the years!

RAD Examinations

Administrator — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:02:29 +0000

Congratulations to those pupils who have just taken their RAD Graded Examinations – the results were fantastic – everyone passed and was awarded either a Distinction or Merit.

‘One Minute Silence’

Administrator — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 12:03:50 +0000

‘One Minute Silence‘, a short film produced by Amarillo Films and starring twelve of our pupils has been selected for the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival 2007. The Festival runs from the 28th July to 3rd August. If you are keen to see it on the big screen and want more information go to www.sohoshorts.com.

Watching the Royal Ballet in Class

Administrator — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:18:33 +0000

We have very kindly been invited by the Royal Opera House Education Department to bring a group of our students to watch the Royal Ballet Company in one of their daily classes. This will be sometime in the Spring Term, details to follow nearer the time.

End of Year Show

Administrator — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:01:13 +0000

The Ballet School is set to mount its first production at the end of the Summer Term 2008. All pupils will have the opportunity to take part and details will follow nearer the time.