My students have all excelled in their individual pursuits and challenges achieving the highest levels in their exam results as well as successful entry to various prestigious vocational schools and Summer schools both here and abroad.
I am immensely proud of each one of my students. The commitment and dedication to their study is reflected by their outstanding achievements.
Achievements of individual students from 2010 to 2023
2023 : After working intensively again with myself and Victoria Hewitt from August -October 2023, Poppy Frankel was given a contract with The Royal Ballet Company for the 2023-2024 season. A huge accomplishment.
2022 : Poppy Frankel given a contract with English National Ballet Company after three years of training
2022 : Student accepted into Zurich Dance Academy
Students accepted into White Lodge, The Royal Ballet Lower School
Pupil accepted into Year 7, 2013.
Pupil accepted into Year 7, 2017.
Pupil selected for entry into Year 8, 2015 (only place given)
Pupil selected to join Year 9, 2017.
Pupil selected for Year 7, 2021.
Junior Associates of The Royal Ballet School
Mid-Associates of The Royal Ballet School
Advanced Associate of The Royal Ballet School
Pupil accepted into Hamburg Ballet School
Pupil accepted into Zurich Dance Academy 2022
Pupil accepted into John Cranko School 2022
Pupil accepted into Elmhurst Upper School 2016
Apprenticeship with Northern Ballet Company
London Children’s Ballet
Leading roles: Rumpelstiltskin, The Little Princess, Ballet Shoes 2019
Soloist roles: A Little Princess, Nanny McPhee
Featured roles: The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Ballet Shoes 2019
National Youth Ballet
Leading roles Silver Jubilee Season: Young Person’s Guide to Orchestra
Toad
25’ Première
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
The Old Man Of Lochnagar
Leading roles Exciting Season: Phoebus Arise
Impressions of Sophie
Polovtsian Dances
Featured roles: The Fairy Realm, Toad.
Scholarships
Dutch National Ballet School. 2019/2020
Zurich Dance Academy 2020
Summer Schools
The Royal Ballet Summer School both White Lodge and Upper School 2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017/2018/2019
The Royal Ballet School Spring Intensive 2019
The Royal Ballet School Hong Kong Intensive
Prague Summer School 2012/2019
The Paris Opera Summer School 2013
The National Ballet of Canada Summer Programme 2013/2015
San Francisco Ballet school Summer Programme 2012/2015
English National Ballet School Summer School.
Yorkshire Ballet Summer School 2015/2016/2017/2018/2019 (pupil awarded Sir Kenneth MacMillan scholarship)
Dance Forward Easter Intensive 2017/2019 (pupil awarded a scholarship for the Summer Intensive)
The Royal Danish Ballet Summer intensive 2018/2019
Académie Princesse Grace Summer Course 2019
Joffrey Ballet Summer School Intensive 2019
Académie Princesse Grace Winter intensive 2020
Académie Princesse Grace Winter intensive 2022
Dutch National Summer intensive 2022
John Cranko Summer intensive 2022
Competitions
Young British Dancer of the Year, semi-finalist 2013
YDA Choreographic Competition 2015,
adjudicated by Samira Saidi (Director of English National Ballet School)
Darcey Bussell O.B.E and Arlene Phillips.
Pupil won first prize and the Outstanding Achievement Award.
YAGP 2019 Barcelona 2nd place in Senior Classical Ballet competition.
Selected to compete in the Grand Final in New York 2020 one of only two selected from UK.
2021. Pupil selected as a finalist in the inaugural Margot Fonteyn Competition; one of 16 from around the world. Judges: Kevin O'Hare, Dame Darcey Bussell, Christopher Hampson, Irek Mukamedov.
Prix De Lausanne Semi Final 2022
Examinations
R.A.D Intermediate, Distinction, 93/100
I.S.T.D Grade 5, Distinction, 97/100
I.S.T.D Grade 6 Distinction, 89/100
R.A.D Intermediate Foundation, Distinction, 89/100
R.A.D. Advanced 1 Distinction
R.A.D Advanced 2 Distinction
R.A.D Pupil awarded Solo Seal 2021
Performances
Buckingham Palace garden party as part of Jubilee celebrations, National Youth Ballet.
La Sylphide, The Royal Ballet Company, featured role of The Little Girl, (first cast)
Coppelia, English National Ballet Company.
La Corsaire, English National ballet Company.
The One Show.
Three students had the opportunity of dancing in a demonstration at the Royal Opera House
in front of Kevin O’Hare, Jill Tookey CBE, Genesia Rosato, Gary Avis
and sponsors of The Royal Ballet company.
December 2019
Two students selected for a private demonstration of dance attended by Kevin O’Hare C.B.E, Dame Monica Mason O.B.E and Jeanetta Laurence O.B.E
November 2020
Pupil chosen for private masterclass with Dame Darcey Bussell DBE
Pupil chosen for private masterclass with Kevin O'Hare
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