Achievements
Students have performed in a number of productions with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet, Royal Shakespeare Company, in touring musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, The King and I, Angelina Ballerina The Mousical and also with National Youth Ballet, London Children's Ballet, English Youth Ballet, Retina Youth Dance, National Youth Dance Company.
Pupils are encouraged to participate in Associate Programmes and have successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet School Junior, Mid and Senior Associate Levels, Northern Ballet Associates, Elmhurst Associates, Dance4 CAT and Tring Park CBA.
Students have also successfully auditioned for Government funded places at Full Time Vocational Schools – Royal Ballet School (White Lodge and Upper School), English National Ballet School, Elmhurst Associate School of Birmingham Royal Ballet (Lower and Upper school), Central School of Ballet, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Ballet West, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Northern Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, Hammond School, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Laban, London Studio Centre, Ballet Theatre UK and Bird College. Students have subsequently secured professional contacts with companies in this country and aboard.
Many summer school awards have been given to Gedling Ballet School students at the Young British Dancer of the Year competition (hosted by the Royal Ballet School), 3 were awarded to GBS students in 2014, and in 2013 a student got through to the semi final. The school has also had a number of entries in the prestigious Phyllis Bedells competition (open to dancers that achieve RAD Adv 1 with Distinction under the age of 17).
Pupils are encouraged to participate in Associate Programmes and have successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet School Junior, Mid and Senior Associate Levels, Northern Ballet Associates, Elmhurst Associates, Dance4 CAT and Tring Park CBA.
Students have also successfully auditioned for Government funded places at Full Time Vocational Schools – Royal Ballet School (White Lodge and Upper School), English National Ballet School, Elmhurst Associate School of Birmingham Royal Ballet (Lower and Upper school), Central School of Ballet, Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, Ballet West, Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Northern Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, Hammond School, Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Laban, London Studio Centre, Ballet Theatre UK and Bird College. Students have subsequently secured professional contacts with companies in this country and aboard.
Many summer school awards have been given to Gedling Ballet School students at the Young British Dancer of the Year competition (hosted by the Royal Ballet School), 3 were awarded to GBS students in 2014, and in 2013 a student got through to the semi final. The school has also had a number of entries in the prestigious Phyllis Bedells competition (open to dancers that achieve RAD Adv 1 with Distinction under the age of 17).
