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Pinch me, what a night! 🥹🏆✨💚 I am so incredibly grateful and honoured to be the Young Theatre Carl Alan Award Winner 2026 !!
Thankyou so much to the committee @natddance for believing in me and putting me up for this prestigious award and to the TDCI for an incredible evening and for giving so many dancers such a positive platform to share their talent and love for dance 🩷
To my wonderful dance teachers @mclarendancecompany , @mclarendani and @lisaroloholmes - thank you so much for your constant guidance, incredible training and unending support It truly means the world and I am eternally grateful for everything you've done and continue to do for me and of course @debramclaren56 ! 🫶
@balleteducation thank you for everything and all your support and training you are the best !! Mentors in ballet education is truly like my second home 🩷
Thankyou to the incredible @stageboxkids ! I've been with stagebox for about 10 years now and I can honestly say I wouldn't be where I am today without them ! The training, the amazing creatives and endless opportunities and wonderful agents have given me everything I could wish for and more 💜
And finally to my mum @deb5ed thank you for everything you do for me and all the opportunities you have given me I am so incredibly lucky ! You are the most incredible mum anyone could ever wish for and I am the person I am today because of you 😘 And my biggest supporters thank you for always being there for me to cheer me on @jamiesgram @pat.mcgough.121 and grandad I love you so so much !🩷
Thank you to everyone who has ever been a part of my journey I am so beyond grateful for all of you - Thank you so much !!! A night I will never forget 🥹🏆🩷 #carlalanawards #winners #award #theatre #maddiethewpics

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Love the new uniform @balleteducation 💕
(And new glasses too!)

#mibe #ballet #balleteducation

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🌟 Special Prize 🌟

For the first time in UKYD history, we are delighted to celebrate our Special Prize recipients! ✨

Congratulations to our final Special Prize recipient of 2026 - Classical Finalist @amk_dancer (trained by @balleteducation), who was awarded a scholarship for a one week Spring or Summer intensive at @royalballetschool with accommodation in 2027! 🩰🤍

We hope you have an amazing time, a very well deserved prize - well done Amelie! 👏✨

With huge thanks to @royalballetschool - this is a very exciting experience, and one we are very grateful to gift! 🥰

Photography by @hudsonpicturesuk 📸
Classical Artistic Director: @leannebenjamin_official

#UKYD #SpecialPrize #RoyalBalletSchool #YoungDancer

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First day of a new school today. Elsie is very excited to spend every Friday at @balleteducation 💕💫

Fingers crossed for a good first day🤞✨

#balleteducation #flexischool #ballet #classicalballet

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✨ e l e v e n ✨

We had a fabulous morning with @gemma_lee_dance_photography last Sunday, a little birthday treat for Elsie. The photos are all beautiful! 💫

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We are so grateful to our 2026 Faculty for accepting our invitation to teach, inspire and share their knowledge with our students and teachers. 😍

It was a true joy to see them in action — wonderful people, exceptional teachers, and such an inspiration to everyone around them!

Diane van Schoor - David Yow - Vanessa Palmer - Tania Fairbairn - Gillian Hurst - Simon Kidd - Roland Thompson - Lynsey Kidd - Cinzia Maestri - Simone Donati

and our exceptional pianists:
@marziovaccarini
@danieladinuzzo_

Thank you! ✨

International Cecchetti Summer School
2027 Edition
📅 23 - 28 August
📍Ateneo Danza - Forlì, Italy

Save the dates!

📸 @janiratarquini.photography

#balletsummerintensive #balletintensive #balletteacherscourse #cpdforteachers

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Sixth form incoming…. 🤍

🩰 Eve will also be continuing her Ballet training with vocational part time training, 2 days a week with the amazing Mentors in Ballet Education 💙
alongside Rigney Bank Ballet School & her A levels at school.

Eve - your drive & determination inspires us daily 🩰🤍

🌟Go get those dreams my darling 🌟

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✨ More of our Classical Finalists ✨

We’re back with another group of our brilliant Classical Finalists 🩰

Hear from them about their journey so far, what inspires them and what being a UKYD finalist means to them 🌟

Classical Artistic Director: @leannebenjamin_official

#UKYD #ClassicalFinalists #ClassicalDance #LeanneBenjamin

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Thank you for a wonderful Summer School @balleteducation 💕

#ballet #balletschool #mibe #balleteducation

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First day at @balleteducation Summer School today 💜🤍

#mibe #balleteducation #ballet

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✨ UKYD 2026 Classical Finalist ✨

@amk_dancer 🤍

Huge congratulations to Amelie Rose on being selected as one of our Classical Finalists for UKYD 2026! 🌟

Training by @balleteducation and captured by @gemma_lee_dance_photography 🩰

Please join @leannebenjamin_official and the UKYD Team in congratulating her! 👏

#UKYD #UKYoungDancer #ClassicalFinalist #LeanneBenjamin

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Dancer: @dancewithpip
@theatredanceacademyuk
@balleteducation

DM to book your dance photoshoot

#dancephotography

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