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Christmas Fundraiser 2022

17/12/2022

 
We are thrilled to announce that our Christmas Sparkle Week raised an amazing total of £420 for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary!

Thank you to everyone from our online classes who donated so generously. It was lovely seeing everyone sparkling from top to toe in our Christmas Sparkle Week! We had sparkly Christmas jumpers, tiaras, hair decorations, and as seen in this photo, Eliana even decorated her ballet barre, too!
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Here is a short behind-the-scenes video from our Christmas Sparkle Week,.
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The video features Lorraine, joining us from on board her narrowboat, where she joins in her weekly online Silver Swans ballet class.

Wishing all the animals at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary a very happy Christmas!

Ballet Boost Associate success

17/12/2022

 
Huge congratulations to one of our online students, Katerina!

​After taking a late audition this week, she has been offered an immediate start at Ballet Boost Associates.
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We are so proud of you!
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Northern Ballet Nutcracker Workshop

17/12/2022

 
Four of our online students attended a Nutcracker-themed ballet workshop, hosted by Northern Ballet in Leeds.

Elise, Lorelle, Isobel and Katerina attended the workshop which consisted of a ballet class, learning repertoire from The Nutcracker and then a performance for the parents.

Huge congratulations to Lorelle who was scouted at the event and offered a fast-track to Northern Ballet's Centre of Advanced Training (CAT) auditions!
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Here are some extracts from the class performance from our students:
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Skating success

17/12/2022

 

​Congratulations to Jessica on achieving:
  • 1st place in Inter Silver solo show
  • 3rd place in Inter Silver/Silver solo dance
at the GB Skate Artistic Winter Festival in Great Yarmouth!

Jessica is an artistic roller skater at Bolton Artistic Roller Skating Club.

​Each week she works so hard in our our weekly online ballet and limbering classes to help with her flexibility, strength, and to enhance her skating training.
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Ballet training can help to improve posture, flexibility, strength, dance quality, turns, extensions and musicality for sports.
If you would like to enhance your sports training with our online ballet training accessible from across the world (taught by fully-qualified, experienced teachers), please read more here:
Ballet training for skaters

Full-time ballet school

17/12/2022

 
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​Congratulations to one of our online students, Eliana – she's been offered a Year 7 place at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts in Hertfordshire.

Eliana auditioned for the full-time school and she was assessed in a ballet class, modern class, solo performance, physiotherapy screening/flexibility assessment and academic assessment. She's also received an invitation to attend their scholarship audition next year.
Eliana has received the wonderful news that she has successfully reached the semi-finals for the Royal Ballet School's full-time Year 7 auditions next year!

Congratulations!

Dancewear Central Christmas photoshoot

17/12/2022

 
Two of our junior online students, Eliana and Lorelle, were invited to a large Christmas photo shoot for Dancewear Central. They modelled alongside professional dancer, Amber Ochieng.

We are so proud of their professionalism – and think the final images are absolutely stunning!
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Well done, girls!
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World Skate Games – Argentina 2022

17/12/2022

 
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​Huge congratulations to Emma who competed in the World Skate Games 2022 in Argentina in November.

The World Skate Games is an international multi-sport event, comprising the 11 world roller sport disciplines in one World Championship event – Artistic, Inline Downhill, Inline Freestyle, Inline Hockey, Rink Hockey, Roller Freestyle, Scootering, Skate Cross, Skateboarding and Speed.
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After becoming British Champion earlier this year, Emma travelled to Argentina to represent Team GB in the Artistic Skating World Championships... and she is now ranked 15th in the world! We are so proud of you!
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Emma trains in our online ballet and conditioning classes to enhance her skating and is trained by Bolton Artistic Roller Skating Club.
Ballet training can help to improve posture, flexibility, strength, dance quality, turns, extensions and musicality for sports.
If you would like to enhance your sports training with our online ballet training accessible from across the world (taught by fully-qualified, experienced teachers), please read more here:
Ballet training for skaters

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  • Classes for children & teenagers
    • Our online Zoom ballet classes – how will my child learn in an online environment?
    • Online ballet classes – Ages 7-11 years
    • Online ballet classes – Ages 11-18 years
  • Adult Ballet (18+)
    • Beginner online adult ballet course
    • Online adult ballet classes
  • Silver Swans® (55+)
    • Why join our online Silver Swans®?
    • Online Silver Swans® classes
    • Online Seated Swans classes – chair-based ballet exercise
    • Silver Swans® – Upcoming events
  • Ballet for Sports
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