What
The Yorkshire Ballet seminars were started in 1973 by David Gayle, the first boy to be taken onto the Teacher Training course at the Royal Ballet School. He has lured to Yorkshire some of the greatest names in the 20th century dance giving students the chance to work with teachers who have trained some of the world's greatest dancers and the privilege of experiencing star quality at first hand.
Micheal O'Hare at YBS in his younger days
There are many scholarships (especially for boys).The list of past scholarship winners is impressive and includes Kevin O'Hare- winner of the First David Blair scholarship and Andrea Tredennick - winner of the 1983 Markova scholarship.
The seminar offers the opportunity for those who do class a few times a week to see those from the vocational school such as the Royal Ballet School in the same class.
When
24 July - 7 August
(held in blocks of a week)
Where
University College of Ripon & York
St John Ripon Campus
College Road
Yorkshire
UK
Who for
Students should have attained their 10th birthday and may not be older than 23. Junior students should have passed Grade 4 examination. Senior students should be preparing for or having taken their Elementary Examination
The seminars can be attended by students on a resident or non resident basis. In addition, teachers can observe on a daily, weekly, resident non resident basis.
Programme
The teaching faculty is always impressive and those listed for this year are as follows
1st Week:
Ghislaine Thesmar:
Paris Opera Ballet teacher
Marguerite Porter:
Former Principal Royal Ballet
(I attended one of her classes and found her to be an excellent teacher)
Kevin Haigen:
Ballet Master Hamburg Ballet
Lectures by:
Tamara Finch and Madame Irina Baranova
Demonstration:
Students from the Royal Ballet school with Leslie Collier
2nd Week:
Christine Beckley
Royal Ballet School teacher
Patricia Linton
Royal Ballet School teacher
Anatole Grigoriev
Royal Ballet School teacher
Lecture demo
Sir Peter Wright
Leslie Edwards/Romayne Grigorova will teach a dance from opera
and do a theatrical make up demonstration
Demonstration
Dancers from Royal Ballet and English National Ballet
Fees
Fees vary depending (amongst other things) on if you are a student or
teacher, residential or not. As an example the cost (for the 1999
seminars) for a residential student for a week is approximately £300
Full details from
For a prospectus and application form please send a Stamped Addressed Envelope to.....
The Secretary
Yorkshire Ballet Seminars
3 Denton Road
Ilkley
West Yorkshire
LS29 OAA
England
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