Group    From 1926 

Royal Ballet School

Categories: Children, Dance, Education

Originally founded by Ninette de Valois as the Academy of Choreographic Art. Its students are chosen purely for their dancing talent and not for any academic ability. Famous dancers and choreographers from the school include Dame Margot Fonteyn, Dame Beryl Grey, Sir Kenneth MacMillan and Darcey Bussell.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Royal Ballet School

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Bridge of Aspiration

{Beneath the crest of the Royal Ballet School:} The Bridge of Aspiration, the...

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Children's Society

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1 memorial

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W. R. Clark

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1 memorial
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