Special training programme
Dates
Students must be available to attend all 4 weekends:
17-18 October 2026
12-13 December 2026
6-7 February 2027
10-11 April 2027
Timetable
SATURDAY
group 1 12:00-14:00
group 2 14:15-16:15
group 3 16:15-18:15
group 4 18:30-20:30
SUNDAY
group 1 9:00-11:00
group 2 11:15-13:15
group 3 13:15-15:15
group 4 15:30-17:30
special training programme teachers 2026/2027: Laura McCulloch, Bethany Kingsley Garner, Victoria Willard, Leanne Cope-Kay, Sarah Daultry, Laura Hatton, Rachael Hunt, Julia Ellis.
Selected candidates must pay the second fee no later than 10 October. It is also possible to pay the second and third fees together and therefore settle the full outstanding balance. Those paying by bank transfer must ensure that the payment is credited to our account by 10 October.
SECOND AND THIRD FEES
The Livorno Special Training Programme offers selected students training from The Royal Ballet School over four weekends in Livorno, Italy.
Students participate in two ballet classes with Royal Ballet School staff each weekend – one on Saturday and one on Sunday. Each class lasts two hours and focuses on the technique and artistry of classical ballet.
Eligibility
Students aged 10-15 years old on 31 August 2027. Students must submit photos as part of their applications PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Applications are closed
The candidates are selected by PAUL KAY Head of Intensive Courses and Talent Identification The Royal Ballet School London
At the end of the Special Training Program, a certificate of attendance will be issued directly by the Royal Ballet School
The lessons will be held in Livorno Italy at the A.E.D. in via Masi 7
THE COST OF THE COURSE IF SELECTED is 390 euros for the four meetings.
Method of payment: 100 euros by 20/06/2026 (N.B. to be paid only if selected).
190 euros by 14/10/2026, 100 euros by 9/12/2026. The fees paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
The annual membership fee (15 euros) is mandatory.
The young dancers are between the ages of 10 and 15. The years must be completed on August 31, 2027. Each group will face a lesson of about two hours on Saturday and Sunday. This is a total of four weekends.
DRESS CODE
Girls: Black leotard, stockings, pointe and 1/2 toe shoes, hair tied in a bun
Boys: T-Shirt, fitted, black/white shoes
TEACHERS who have at least one student in the classroom can attend as auditors, the participation fee is 20 euros per lesson. NB registrations will be accepted until the available places are exhausted, according to the “first come first served” principle, registrations until the available places are exhausted in compliance with the order of arrival of requests. To book, send an e-mail with the dates and groups you wish to attend.
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For information on the Royal Ballet School: https://www.royalballetschool.org.uk/
About the programme: SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026/2027
46 Floral Street, Covent Garden WC2E 9DA, London, UK
The selection for the Special training program with the Royal Ballet School teachers takes place every year in June, enrollment closes at the end of May. There are no extensions so it is necessary to organize in time since it is now a fixed appointment each year. Due to the growing number of applications, the dance pictures must be carefully prepared. special training programme
The required dance pics vary by age. The accurate description is available on the Royal Ballet School of London website and on this page just click on the link: “photo” available before. It is not possible to participate once the registrations have been completed. All candidates regardless of the result receive a written response, which can be for admission to the course, non-admission and “waiting list”. Waiting list means, you are admitted if there are renunciations.
The Royal Ballet School is one of the world’s leading academy of classical training, producing internationally renowned dancers and choreographers as Margot Fonteyn, Italian Alessandra Ferri, Anya Linden, Kenneth MacMillan, Lynn Seymour, David Wall, Antoinette Sibley , Anthony Dowell, Marguerite Porter, Stephen Jefferies, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope. And now there’s a new generation making their mark on the world stage, all trained at the Royal Ballet School: Lauren Cuthbertson, Steven McRae, Edward Watson, Christopher Wheeldon and Liam Scarlett to name a few.
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