Royal Ballet School Graduate Placements

[Helene]

I'm posting this here, because it will impact so many companies going forward.

The Royal Ballet School tweeted"

Well done to our 2014 grads - 100% jobs in top companies! See where they're going here: http://bit.ly/1otSqqD

Here's the full URL to their website, which lists all of the graduates and their new companies:

http://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/the-school/alumni/graduate-contracts/

It's great that two are going to Sarasota, where Iain Webb is establishing an Ashton tradition, and four are going to National Romanian Ballet, which happily is getting well-deserved recognition through Cojocaru and Kobborg. (Two have Italian first and last names, and if they are Italian-speakers, Romanian shouldn't be that much of a stretch.)

Congratulations to them all and to the companies that hired them

[cycological]

Well done to all!

Was just looking at the list and spotted this "Hannah Bettes (2nd Year) – Boston Ballet". Would anyone know what the 2nd year bit refers to? I thought the school was just two years?

[diane]

Wonderful that they all got contracts!

@cycological: The Royal Ballet School (upper school professional course) is three years. (most are, I think) The third year encompasses extensive performing experience, which probably makes it look as if it is not "school" anymore.

See: http://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/training/full-time-courses/covent-garden/ - for particulars.

-d-

[cycological]

Thank you Diane! Put it down to newbie idiocy of not checking my facts!