The Royal Ballet School can announce that we have a 100% employment rate for our graduate year of 2016. Our 3rd year class will travel all over the world to prestigious ballet institutions and we wish them the best of luck as they begin their careers as professional ballet dancers.
The graduate year students of 2016 have received the following contracts:
Joseph Sissens
The Royal Ballet
Gabriel Anderson
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Aitor Galende Brizuela
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Estelle Bovay
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Arianna Maldini
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Charlotte Tonkinson
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Maria Luisa Castillo Yoshida
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Joseph Aumeer
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Giacomo Rovero
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Francisco Serrano
The Royal Ballet -
Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme
Johanne Monfret
Birmingham Royal Ballet (Apprentice)
Kiely Groenewegen
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
Gabrielle Beach
Boston Ballet II
Lorenzo Silingardi
Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre
Connie Vowles
English National Ballet
Nana Sakai
Hong Kong Ballet
Lorenzo Trossello
Northern Ballet Theatre
Kaho Yanagisawa
Royal Swedish Ballet
Karl-Erik Wigle Andersson
Royal Swedish Ballet
Thomas Bradshaw
Sarasota Ballet (Apprentice)
Grace Paulley
Scottish Ballet
Maya Negishi
Teatrul de Balet Sibiu
Rio Sato
Teatrul de Balet Sibiu
Simone Acri
Tulsa Ballet II
Scott McKenzie
Vienna State Opera Ballet
The graduation was held on Saturday 9 July 2016, following their matinee performance at the Royal Opera House.
Students were also awarded prizes for their achievements.
Thomas Bradshaw received The David Norman Prize for the Graduate who has shown leadership qualities during their time at The School.
Kaho Yanagisawa and Aitor Galende were awarded The Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Awards, which goes to the graduates who have made some of the best progress in their classical ballet training.
The Ashton Award for a Graduate who has the style, personality and technique for Ashton ballets was given to Connie Vowles.
The London Ballet Circle award their Dame Ninette Award for the most outstanding graduates of The Royal Ballet School to Kaho Yanagisawa and Giacomo Rovero.
Video: Scott McKenzie
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