Central School of Ballet

Have you seen our latest film with Dance Europe?

See Ballet Central in rehearsal for Kenneth MacMillan's Solitaire, part of this year's programme. Watch the film, currently posted on the home page of Dance Europe, here: https://danceeurope.net/

Photography by ASH
Dancer: Ella Brownlow-Ziirsen

May half term recap ☀️

This half term, our Ballet Intensive dancers learnt repertoire from Coppélia (8-10 years), Sleeping Beauty (11-13 years) and Giselle (14-16 years). A fantastic opportunity for young students to learn material from both solo and corps de ballet sections. 🩰

We are hiring 💼

Are you interested in being part of Central’s integrated approach to health and wellbeing in a vocational dance conservatoire?

Central School of Ballet is looking for an experienced physiotherapist to lead the Health and Wellbeing Team which delivers physical and mental health support to Central School of Ballet’s young dancers. The Head of Health & Wellbeing will directly engage in the treatment and support of our higher education students (aged 16+), whilst also managing a team of part-time and freelance practitioners.

Find out more and submit an application at https://www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/

Photo by Drew Tommons
Dancer: Kira Hestnes

Announcing the Ballet Central 2026 repertoire...

A series of mirrored realities played out through abstract storytelling. REPLICA is a physicalised exploration on perception, the external world versus internal thought, on truth and illusion.

Created to an original score by Phillip Feeney, REPLICA is rhythmical, nuanced, abstract, and a reflection of our creative voices all in one.

Described in Newbury Today as a "twitchy, gritty, restless piece" with "exciting choreography". Join us on tour and book your tickets now at balletcentral.co.uk/book-tickets/

Choreography by Monique Jonas (Jona Dance)
Photo by Lauren Hewett
Dancers: Rino Aiko, Sana Omori

Announcing the Ballet Central 2026 repertoire...

Inspired by the 18 cycles of the insistent, looping crescendo of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, BOLERO 18 re-imagines the iconic 1928 score through a contemporary lens, capturing the threshold and restless energy of youth and the tension between individuality and collective force. Propelled by this new generation of dancers, it draws out the duality at the heart of the music - its mechanistic repetition and underlying magnetic power revealing both its rigorous structure and its surging emotional drive.

This is a community in motion: collective, charged, and unapologetically self-possessed.

Choreography by Cameron McMillan
Image by Lauren Hewett
Costume design by Chloe Ivey Ray
Dancers: Kirit Devani, Nathan Byrne