Ballet Britain

🎉 4K FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY! 🎉

We’re celebrating hitting 4,000 followers with our biggest giveaway yet! 🩰😍

One lucky winner will receive over £900 worth of Ballet Britain training – including access to up to 12 Summer Holiday Courses and Workshops across the UK in 2026! 🇬🇧

✨ Already booked one of our Summer 2026 courses or workshops? If you enter and win, any eligible bookings you’ve already made (or make before the winner is announced) will be refunded in full! ✨

🏆 Prize Includes:

• A mix of 3-Day Courses, 1-Day Courses and 1.5-Hour Workshops
• Locations across Birmingham, Bath, Guildford, Leeds and Manchester
• Attend as many courses and workshops as you’d like throughout Summer 2026
• A prize package worth over £900

✨ How to Enter:

1. Like this post ❤️
2. Follow Ballet Britain
3. Tag your ballet friends in the comments (each comment = 1 entry 🩰)
4. Share this post to your story and tag Ballet Britain ✨

📅 Giveaway closes: Monday 22 June 2026 at 11:59pm
🎉 Winner will be chosen at random and announced on: Tuesday 23 June 2026

🍀 Good luck dancers!

⚠️ T&Cs:

• One winner will be selected at random.
• Winner will be announced only via our official Ballet Britain Instagram account (posts, comments and stories).
• Prize includes access to Ballet Britain Summer 2026 training events only.
• Training consists of a combination of 3-Day Courses, 1-Day Courses and 1.5-Hour Workshops in Birmingham, Bath, Guildford, Leeds and Manchester.
• If the winner has already booked any eligible Summer 2026 Ballet Britain course(s) or workshop(s), a refund will be issued for those bookings.
• If a participant books an eligible Summer 2026 Ballet Britain course or workshop before the giveaway winner is announced and is subsequently selected as the winner, a refund will be issued for those bookings.
• Prize cannot be exchanged for cash, refunded or transferred to another person or year if the winner cannot attend.
• Travel, accommodation and any other associated costs are not included.

💙 Thank you for your support!

☀️ 📣 SUMMER HOLIDAY BALLET PROGRAMMES: BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! 📣☀️🩰

We’re delighted to announce our Summer Holiday Programmes for 2026! 😍

These programmes are open to ALL dancers, (not just Ballet Britain students), as long as you have your local dance teacher’s permission 💙

🚨 Spaces are already filling up! To avoid disappointment, please book now. With limited places available, all bookings are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

🩰 3-Day Holiday Courses - Theme: Swan Lake 🦢

Three inspiring days of ballet, contemporary, repertoire and performance work with industry professionals. Dancers will take part in ballet and contemporary technique classes, learn a classical ballet variation and group dance, and finish the course with a special showcase for parents and guardians on the final day! ✨

🩰 1-Day Holiday Courses - Theme: Giselle 🧚

A full day of ballet and contemporary training, including technique classes, learning a classical ballet solo and group dance to help develop confidence, artistry and performance skills ✨

🩰 Workshops (1.5 Hours) - Theme: Sleeping Beauty 👸

Step into the magical world of Sleeping Beauty and learn the beautiful ‘Fairy of the Golden Vine’ variation, while exploring classical ballet technique and storytelling - all taught by Artistic Director, Imogen-Lily Ash ✨

Book now via the link in our bio ⬆️

We have such an exciting line up of teachers that we can’t wait to share with you! We look forward to dancing with you this summer! 🌞🧑‍🩰

⏰ FINAL CHANCE TO APPLY ⏰

Applications for our 2026/27 Associates Programmes are closing soon!

📍 Leeds
📍 Manchester

Our Associates Programme is designed for students aged 7–18 who are passionate about developing their ballet and contemporary technique, artistry, confidence, and performance skills in a supportive and inspiring environment.

✨ New for 2026/27:
• Additional groups to better support dancers at every stage of their training
• A dedicated Pointe/Pre-Pointe class within our Advanced group
• Opportunities to work with an exceptional range of industry professionals from leading ballet and performing arts organisations

Throughout the year, students will take part in technique and repertoire classes, culminating in an end-of-course showcase. 🎭

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Ballet Britain Associates 2026/27! 🩰

Visit our website to download the information packs and application forms. 📋

For any questions, please email [email protected] 📧

Here are the wonderful teachers joining us for our May Holiday School in LEEDS! 🤩

✨ Cara – 17 years at Northern Ballet and experienced ballet teacher, helping students progress into top ballet companies and West End productions.

✨ Yvette Knight – former First Soloist with Birmingham Royal Ballet, performing internationally in leading roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy and Aurora.

✨ Isaac – contemporary dancer currently touring with VERVE, teaching workshops inspired by flow, release, soft acrobatics and capoeira.

If you’d love to join one of our upcoming holiday schools, head to our website to book your place! 😍

📍 Guildford Workshop – 24th May
📍 Bath – 25th May
📍 Birmingham – 26th May
📍 Leeds – 27th May

We can’t wait to meet everyone ☺️💙

SWAN LAKE WORKSHOP – GUILDFORD 🦢✨

Join Ballet Britain for a magical day inspired by the timeless ballet ‘Swan Lake’ and don’t miss this amazing opportunity to learn the iconic ‘Entrance of the Swans’ 🩰

Perfect for dancers wanting to develop their artistry, technique and performance skills whilst experiencing the beauty and elegance of one of the world’s most famous classical ballets 💙

The workshop will include:
🦢 Classical ballet technique class
🦢 Learn repertoire from Swan Lake
🦢 A fun and inspiring atmosphere for young dancers

📅 Date: Sunday 24th May 2026

📍 Location: PPA, Guildford, GU2 8YT

💷 Cost: £15

⏰ Timings:
Age 7yrs–9yrs: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Age 10yrs–13yrs: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Age 12yrs–18yrs (Advanced): 2:30pm – 4:00pm

We are so excited to welcome our teacher, Owen Morris 💫

Owen has performed internationally with companies including State Opera Varna Ballet Company and Cape Town City Ballet, performing soloist roles in productions such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet and Swan Lake. HisRamberts also include Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, performances at the Royal Opera House and Royal Albert Hall, and teaching at leading institutions including Elmhurst Ballet School, English National Ballet School, Rambert School, ArtsEd and Central School of Ballet.

With an incredible wealth of professional performing and teaching experience, this is a workshop not to be missed! ✨

Head to our website to book your place 😍

We can’t wait to meet everyone! ☺️💙



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Here are the wonderful teachers joining us for our May Holiday School in BIRMINGHAM! 🤩

✨ Serina Faull – trained at Elmhurst Ballet School and has performed with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Vienna Festival Ballet, and the Royal Opera, as well as appearing in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera. She loves inspiring the next generation of dancers through teaching.

✨ Yvette Knight – trained at The Royal Ballet School. Former First Soloist with Birmingham Royal Ballet, performing internationally in leading roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy and Aurora.

✨ Harriet – freelance dance artist, teacher and rehearsal director with international performance experience across stage, film and TV, passionate about sharing her practice with young people.

If you’d love to join one of our upcoming holiday schools, head to our website to book your place 😍

📍 Guildford Workshop – 24th May
📍 Bath – 25th May
📍 Birmingham – 26th May
📍 Leeds – 27th May

We can’t wait to meet everyone ☺️💙

Join us for our Manchester Associates Taster Session on Sunday 24th May for just £5! 🩰

A wonderful opportunity for young dancers aged 7–18yrs to experience our Associates-style training, meet our teaching team (including Artistic Director Immie Ash), and get a feel for the programme ahead of auditions for our 2026/27 Manchester Associates Programme! 🧑‍🩰

Our Associates Programme offers weekly ballet & contemporary training designed to complement students’ local dance school training, helping dancers develop technique, artistry, confidence and musicality in a supportive and inspiring environment ✨

Even if you are considering auditioning for our Leeds Associates Programme, you are still very welcome to attend this taster session! Unfortunately, our Birmingham auditions have now taken place 😁

📍 Manchester, Shockout Studios, M16 0PU
🗓️ Sunday 24th May
💰 £5
⏰ Please visit our website for timings
🔗 Book your place via the link in our bio or visit our website!

We can’t wait to meet you! 💙

Meet the wonderful teachers for our May Holiday School in Bath 🤩

Rosanna Ely - joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2014 after graduating from Elmhurst Ballet School, has performed internationally in productions including Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, was promoted to First Artist in 2022/23, and has mentored students with Ballet Britain since 2021.

Yvette Knight - trained at The Royal Ballet School before joining Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2007, progressing to First Soloist in 2018, touring internationally in roles including the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and now works as Programme and Artistic Coordinator for Ballet Britain.

Harriet Ellis - is a Birmingham/London-based freelance dance artist, teacher and rehearsal director with international performance experience across stage, film and TV, who is passionate about sharing her practice with young people.

If you’d love to be part of our upcoming holiday schools, head to our website to book a place😍

Other locations:
📍 Guildford Workshop - 24th May
📍 Bath - 25th May
📍 Birmingham – 26th May
📍 Leeds – 27th May

We’re so excited to meet everyone! ☺️