On Thursday 23rd November, we were joined by Birmingham Royal Ballet First Soloist, Yvette Knight for an exclusive event for our Silver Swans® and adult ballet dancers.

This event is part of the Janet Lomas School of Dancing's Christmas fundraiser for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary who care for unwanted dogs, cats, other small pets, horses, donkeys and farm animals. Each year they care for over 1,300 animals and rely solely on donations.

Huge congratulations to one of our international online students from China!

​She has passed the preliminary audition and successfully reached the semi-final audition for the Royal Ballet School's White Lodge!

In case you missed it! Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness has aired again on TV!. This documentary was filmed five years ago with our Silver Swans® classes.

Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness
Monday 30th October
BBC Four – 11pm
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Also available on iPlayer:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0btt5n1

​Sending lots of luck to Eva as she represents Team GB at Cup of Europe in Pula, Croatia next week! Eva's skating is trained by Elite Artistic Skating Club and she attends our weekly online ballet classes to enhance her skating training.

Huge congratulations to our Ballet for Skaters students on their recent successes at Autumn Nationals, Roller Cup and Bolton Opens:

1st places
🏆 Bella – Figures & Free Autumn Nationals
🏆 Isabel – Roller Cup (Bronze level)
🏆 Jessica – Bolton Opens (Free Dance)
🏆 Jessica – Bolton Opens (Interbronze+ teams)
🏆 Georgia – Bolton Opens (Senior solo dance)
🏆 Emma, Nicole, Georgia – Bolton Opens (Bronze+ teams)
🏆 Nicole – Bolton Opens (duo teams)

2nd places
🥈 Eva – Bolton Opens (Free Dance)
🥈 Georgia – Bolton Opens Senior (Free Dance)

3rd places
🥉 Eowyn – Roller Cup (Elementary Free dance)
🥉 Jessica – Bolton Opens (Up to Senior solo dance)

4th places
Eva – Bolton Opens (solo dance)
Nicole – Bolton Opens (solo dance)

6th place
Nicole – Bolton Opens (Senior Free Dance)

Huge congratulations to all the skaters who competed at these competitions. And congratulations to their skating coaches

On Sunday 1st October, the Royal Academy of Dance held the first Silver Swans® Celebration Day at their London headquarters. We were honoured for our online Silver Swans® classes to be chosen to feature at this event (which was attended by Silver Swans® ambassador, Angela Rippon, and Queen Camilla also sent a letter of good wishes to all participating Silver Swans).

The video features some of our UK and international Silver Swans demonstrating a Port de Bras, learnt in the 2023 spring term of our weekly online Silver Swans® classes.