Royal Academy of Dance

Artist Zi Ling was commissioned to create her contemporary take on ballet pioneer and RAD founder Dame Adeline Genée following nation-wide competition...

Portrait commission awarded to visual artist Zi Ling for her bold, contemporary take on ballet pioneer and RAD founder Dame Adeline Genée...

RAD to throw open its doors to local community for free activities and taster sessions at opening event ...

Up to three budding dancers will be offered free tuition for a year...

Winner announced for Royal Academy of Dance borough-wide art competition for primary schools...

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will formally open new Royal Academy of Dance global headquarters on 10 March 2022...

Singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor, former English National Ballet Dancer Shevelle Dynott and royal portraitist Ralph Heimans join Dame Darcey Bussell in star-studded judging panel...

Royal Academy of Dance announces new schools’ art competition for the borough, to celebrate opening of brand-new global headquarters in Spring 2022...

Rare portrait of legendary Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina, by Jacques Émile Blanche, gifted to Royal Academy of Dance...

Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) brings 100 years of dancing expertise to the living room with virtual tutorials ...

Stunning new coffee table book reveals glimpse into the world of dance...

One of the world’s most prestigious ballet competitions will return to the UK in 2020 for the first time in five years. The competition has never been held at the Royal Opera House before. The Royal Academy of Dance has announced the name change from the Genée International Ballet Competition to the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, effective from 2020, to mark Fonteyn’s 100th birthday this week....

The Royal Academy of Dance’s (RAD) new state of the art global headquarters at Avanton: Battersea started to take shape this morning at an event to celebrate the building’s topping out. Royal Academy of Dance students presented an exclusive dance piece, choreographed by RAD’s Artistic Director, Gerard Charles for special guest and RAD President, Dame Darcey Bussell, to mark a significant construction milestone at Avanton: Battersea. The new building will be completed in 2020 and will be a key moment in the year marking the Academy’s centenary. ...

Royal Academy of Dance Appoints Gerard Charles Artistic Director ...