Royal Academy of Dance

🏆 Exciting news! The Royal Academy of Dance is honoured to have won the Best Hybrid Event Award at the Cvent Excellence Awards for our Members’ Day 2024! 🎉 A huge congratulations to our incredible team who made this achievement possible, including our friends at Future Legend Media Ltd who make the live stream possible. We were honoured to be recognised among top industry professionals from across Europe at Cvent Connect Europe 2024. A special moment was meeting event host Dermot O’Leary, who remembered his time with our Silver Swans on This Morning earlier this year. And shoutout to our own Head of Events and Special Projects, Sarah-Jane Lewis, for sharing her expertise on stage in a panel discussion about delivering large-scale events. Our members are at the heart of what we do and this recognition celebrates our dedication to bringing the RAD community together worldwide through an innovative blend of virtual experiences and in-person sessions at our HQ. Our state-of-the-art theatre studio is the perfect location to host your own event. Discover our beautiful theatre studio, available for hire here: https://bit.ly/3YqA01Z #CventExcellenceAwards #ProudtobeRAD #VenueHire #CventCONNECTEurope

A Silver Swan royal recognition! Cecee, a dedicated Silver Swans Licensee from Halmstad, Sweden, recently received a grant from Prince Bertil and Princess Lilian's Sports Foundation in order to attend a Silver Swans workshop here in the UK, and was subsequently invited to Stockholm's royal palace to receive a diploma from Prince Carl Philip of Sweden. During the visit Cecee spoke with the Prince, sharing news of the Silver Swans programme and her brilliant classes in Halmstad, bringing the joy of dance to people of all ages. 🦢👑 Congratulations Cecee! 📷: Jonas Borg

🎉✨ Happy New Year from the Royal Academy of Dance! ✨🎉 As we step into 2025, we’re celebrating the joy, passion, and artistry that dance brings to all our lives. 💃🕺 Thank you to our incredible teachers, students, and global dance community for inspiring us every day. Together, let’s make this year a celebration of movement, achievement, and togetherness. Here’s to new opportunities, new goals, and countless moments of joy in the studio and beyond. 🌟 Wishing you all a healthy, happy, and dance-filled New Year! 🎆

🛡️ Safeguarding: Understanding Self-Harm and Keeping Students Safe 🩰 Join us for an important online session in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, One Dance UK, and the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science. This session will explore ongoing research on self-harm in dance, aiming to support teachers with concerns about their students’ wellbeing. Learn more about the research, discover opportunities to get involved, and help shape education and guidance around this sensitive topic. 🗣️ Attendees will also have the chance to ask questions about the research, its aims, and how it seeks to support those in dance. ⚠️ Content Note: This event will include discussions around self-harm, eating disorders, and disordered eating. Let’s work together to create a safer and more supportive environment for dancers. 📅 Date: Tuesday 18 February 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 - 11:00 GMT 💻 Location: Online 🎟️ Tickets: Members: Free Non-members: £6 📹 Can’t make it live? A recording will be available for all registered attendees. 🔗 Book now: https://bit.ly/4iCoQT9

Students performing their own piece entitled “In the Loop” as part of their performance practice module on the BA Ballet Education. If you are looking to study with us in 2025 apply through UCAS by 29 January 2025 👉 https://bit.ly/3sJCmPS

🎄Merry Christmas from all of us at The Royal Academy of Dance 🎄 Wishing you a joyful day. Thank you for being part of our incredible community this year and here's to inspiring and celebrating dance with you in 2025. #proudtobeRAD

🎭 From Studio to Stage: The Making of a New Ballet 🎶 Join us for an exclusive evening with McNicol Ballet Collective as we dive into the creative process of preparing a brand-new ballet. Ahead of their performances at the Royal Academy of Music on 5 April, this is a rare chance to connect with Choreographer & Artistic Director Andrew McNicol and acclaimed composer Jeremy Birchall. ✨ What to expect: ▪ A captivating conversation with renowned choreographer Andrew McNicol and the creative team behind this new ballet. ▪ An exclusive rehearsal showcasing the dancers as they bring the new choreography to life. ▪ The opportunity to put your questions to the creative team. 📅 Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM 📍 Location: RAD’s Aud Jebsen Studio Theatre or Online 🎟️ Tickets: In-person RAD Members: £10 | Non-members: £14 Online RAD Members: £6 | Non-members: £10 📹 Can’t join live? A recording will be available for all registered attendees! 👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/41CATJY

Save the Date! 🗓️ We’re joining ‘Let’s Dance’ on 2 March 2025! 📣 Calling all dance teachers! Join us in hosting dance events open to everyone on the big day. Let’s spread the joy of dance far and wide. We’re thrilled to support this inspiring initiative, led by Angela Rippon, which celebrates the incredible benefits of dance for both physical and mental health. 💃🕺 The more we dance, the better we’ll all be—as individuals and as a society. 👉 Save the date: 2 March 2025. More details can be found here: https://bit.ly/49I5TKI

The funeral of Dr Susan (Susie) Cooper (1949–2024) will take place at Lambeth Crematorium, Blackshaw Road Tooting, London SW17 0DH, at 1.15pm on 8 January 2025. Dress as comfortably and as colourfully as you wish. No flowers please. Instead, you are welcome to make donations to Mayhew, an animal charity that was close to Susie's heart: https://lnkd.in/eisSNjm9 After the funeral, there will be a reception at RAD headquarters, 188 York Road, London, SW11 3JZ from 3pm onwards. This is themed "homemade afternoon tea" and attendees are welcome to contribute in any way they wish. Anyone wishing to share their memories of Susie, please submit a single picture file to the following link: https://lnkd.in/eAhvjSXE. Contributions will be collated into a digital display during the reception at the RAD.

🎭 Supporting Students with Performance and Audition Anxiety 🎭 Teachers, educators, and mentors—join us for an insightful webinar with Victoria Willard MSc, MBPsS, where we’ll explore practical tools and strategies to help students manage performance and audition anxiety and reach their full potential. 📅 When: Friday 24 January 2025, 11am-12pm GMT 💻 Where: Online 💰 Members: Free | Non-members: £6 🎥 Can't make it live? A recording will be available to all registered attendees. 👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4gA8icy