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The Royal Ballet is Britain's largest ballet company. Based @RoyalOperaHouse.
London
Joined January 2012
🦢 So #BlackSwan is trending - but it has nothing to do with our wonderful production of Swan Lake which opens tomorrow. Don't miss Tchaikovsky’s magnificent ballet in cinemas around the world on 1 April 😊. 🎥 #ROHswanlake
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Happy birthday to Tchaikovsky 🎉. Enjoy this clip of Meaghan Grace Hinkis, Isabella Gasparini, Romany Pajdak and Elizabeth Harrod dancing as cygnets in his classic ballet, Swan Lake ✨
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🌟 A spot of foot strengthening work from First Soloist of The Royal Ballet Anna Rose O'Sullivan!. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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.@MNunezOfficial + Nina Simone = a match made in heaven 😍. This beautiful film was made by @andymargetson and choreographed by @willtuckettrb 🌟
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🌟 A pirouette, perfectly demonstrated by First Soloist of The Royal Ballet @JamesAHay. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💃 The Royal Ballet's Akane Takada demonstrates the technique of spotting, a crucial skill for being able to execute swift turns on stage. Dancers use spotting as a way to balance themselves and keep track of where the body is in space. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💃 Flatmates who dance together, stay together!. The Royal Ballet's Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales live together in London and they've been using their time at home to do plenty of ballet practice - here is a little glimpse!. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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🤩 @MNunezOfficial and Nina Simone - is there a better combination?. This beautiful film by @andymargetson and @willtuckettrb has won the short film competition at Flatlands Dance Film Festival - congratulations all 🏆
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Happy #InternationalCatDay 🐱. Enjoy this fitting tribute to our feline friends from The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty 🌟. #ROHbeauty
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Huge congratulations to @VMuntagirov and @MNunezOfficial on winning Best Male Dancer and Best Female Dancer at today’s National Dance Awards 🏆. Here they are as Solor and Nikiya in Natalia Makarova's production of La Bayadère 💖. #NDA18
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🤔 No audience during lockdown? The Royal Ballet's Vadim Muntagirov has found a solution!. Video via @VMuntagirov. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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🌟 What working from home looks like when you're a dancer in The Royal Ballet - featuring First Soloist Anna Rose O’Sullivan. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💃 If you're looking for a new hobby to try - why not give ballet a go?. Here The Royal Ballet's Romany Pajdak demonstrates arm and feet positions
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📖 ☕ First Soloist of The Royal Ballet Melissa Hamilton bringing new meaning to the phrase 'work-life balance'. Video via @hmelissa84. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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Happy #InternationalDanceDay 💃🌟. This joyful clip is from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and it features Sarah Lamb as Alice and @federicouk as Jack/Knave of Hearts ❤️
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💚 Happy birthday to the late George Balanchine, born #onthisday in 1904. Balanchine was one of the leading dance figures of the 20th century. Here The Royal Ballet's Beatriz Stix-Brunell performs in Emeralds, Act I of his ballet Jewels ✨. #ROHjewels
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Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚. A clip of The Tart Adage from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 👑❤️. One of our favourite ballets based on a book! ✨
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🏋️ Want a really good workout? Why not try ballet?. Here is a glimpse into daily class at The Royal Ballet, filmed during last year's #WorldBalletDay. Dancers usually have a 75-minute class and five to six hours of rehearsals every day 😅. #NationalFitnessDay
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Today we're celebrating #DancePassion 2019 - a day of extraordinary dance 💃. Enjoy this wonderful clip from The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty - a perfect example of how fun dance can be! 🐈✨
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Happy #FriendshipDay to you and your pals 😊. Espada (Ryoichi Hirano) and his buddies are true friendship goals in Carlos Acosta's production of Don Quixote 🌟
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🌸 The Royal Ballet's Lauren Cuthbertson is leaping her way through the lockdown!. Video via @LondonBallerina. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💃 What working from home looks like when you’re a dancer in The Royal Ballet, with First Soloist Anna Rose O'Sullivan. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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Happy #MadHatterDay! 🎩. We love this tea party clip from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, featuring @_stevenmcrae as the Mad Hatter 🤩
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😄 And. jump! A sneak-peek into life under lockdown for The Royal Ballet's Reece Clarke. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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🥧 To celebrate #WorldFoodDay, enjoy this delicious clip from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland featuring Laura Morera. This scene is a glorious parody of the Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty - here the Queen of Hearts gets tarts instead of roses 🌹
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One of our ballet highlights from the last year was La Bayadère 🌟. Here @VMuntagirov and @MNunezOfficial perform the Act II pas de deux from this iconic 19th-century ballet 🤩
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Happy Tap Dance Day! 🌟. A very unusual tea party from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, featuring a tap-dancing Steven McRae as the Mad Hatter 🎩☕. #TapDanceDay #ROHalice
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#BlackSwan is trending!. But is it down to excitement about K-pop act BTS' new single, or the impending return of our Swan Lake @RoyalOperaHouse?🤔. tickets for the latter are still available, and it'll be live in cinemas on 1 April 🎟️ #ROHswanlake
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💃 The Royal Ballet's Itziar Mendizabal is missing performing on the @RoyalOperaHouse stage, so took to the quiet streets of Covent Garden to perform the Firebird Solo from Stravinsky's ballet. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💃 Akane Takada and Dawid Trzensimiech demonstrate the technique of glissades, a travelling step that creates the illusion of gliding. The working foot glides from fifth position outwards and the other foot closes to it, with the dancer landing on a plié. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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Stunning work! ✨. Principal dancers of The Royal Ballet Sarah Lamb and Ryoichi Hirano in rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet 💘. #ROHromeo
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Pure magic 🤩. Sarah Lamb and @ACampbell_1 perform in Christopher Wheeldon's stunning ballet Within the Golden Hour ✨. #ROHmedusamixed
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🥳 It's #WorldBalletDay!. Wherever you are in the world, join us for livestreamed rehearsals from 11am BST, via Facebook and YouTube: . 🎥 (And share a video of yourself dancing in an interesting or unusual location with the hashtag!)
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👏 In appreciation of a true artist. Photographs from Edward Watson’s curtain call following his final performances as a Principal dancer with the Company. Following a 27 year career, Edward has joined the Company’s roster of coaches as a Répétiteur. Thank you Ed! . 📸 Tim Whitby
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🌹 Last night saw Principal dancer Federico Bonelli’s final public performance with the Company in Swan Lake. Join us in wishing him all the best in his future endeavours, including in his new role as Artistic Director of @northernballet!
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🤩 What working from home looks like when you're a Principal of The Royal Ballet. Dancing here is @MNunezOfficial and the class is being taught by Alejandro Parente. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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An incredibly emotional scene - the Bedroom Pas de Deux from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet 💔. Catch Encore screenings this weekend - find your nearest cinema here: #ROHromeo
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🌍 #WorldBalletDay is back on 23 October!. Join The Royal Ballet and 30 other companies for livestreamed rehearsals 🌟. RSVP:
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Tonight we're showing a brand new short film, 'Nela', as part of our #ROHnutcracker cinema broadcast, shining a spotlight on the wonderful @MNunezOfficial. You'll have to wait until this evening to watch the full film, but here's a short clip to whet your appetite.
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🎩☕ Time for tea?. A joyful clip from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with @LondonBallerina as Alice and @_stevenmcrae as The Mad Hatter. #ROHalice
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😍 A little pointe work with First Soloist of The Royal Ballet @ClaireCalvert88!. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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.@MNunezOfficial and @VMuntagirov perform the absolutely stunning Black Swan pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's Swan Lake 🖤✨. Swan Lake returns to the Royal Opera House next year 🌟. #ROHswanlake
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🎉 We’re delighted to announce that Marcelino Sambé will be promoted to Principal Dancer for the 2019/20 Season.
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Happy birthday to William Shakespeare, born on this day in 1564 🎉. Here's a clip of rehearsals for one of our favourite adaptations to celebrate the Bard, The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet 💘. #ROHromeo #ShakespearesBirthday #ShakespeareDay
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😍 Absolute perfection - The Royal Ballet's @MNunezOfficial and @VMuntagirov in rehearsal for Ninette de Valois’ charming and funny ballet, Coppélia. The gorgeous music is by Léo Delibes 🎶. #ROHcoppelia
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💯 Working from home with Soloist of The Royal Ballet Meaghan Grace Hinkis, shown here doing some pointe work!. Video via @MeaghanGrace. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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.@AR_OSullivan rehearsing for Don Quixote on Monday evening 😍. Watch the full rehearsal here: #ROHdonq
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🎂 Happy birthday to Margot Fonteyn, who was born #onthisday in 1919. Fonteyn was one of ballet’s most revered and influential dancers and she was instrumental in shaping The Royal Ballet. This photo from 1958 shows her in the title role in 'Ondine'
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11-year-old Charlie Tait was diagnosed with cancer as a baby, and took up ballet to build up strength after having chemotherapy. She spent the day dancing with The Royal Ballet's @benjaminella and Yuhui Choe to launch @CR_UK Kids & Teens Star Awards.
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💃 A sneak-peek at life under lockdown with Principal of The Royal Ballet @MNunezOfficial. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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🦢 Swan week to go until The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake returns!. This timeless love story mixes magic, tragedy and romance - catch it in cinemas around the world on 1 April. 🎥 #ROHswanlake
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🧠 Have you ever wondered how dancers learn complex choreography?. Watch our new mini-documentary exploring the neuroscience and psychology behind performance: .
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The moment Prince Charming wakes the Princess from her 100 years of sleep with a kiss. 💋. Happy Valentine's Day!. Steven McRae as Prince Charming and Sarah Lamb as Princess Aurora in Marius Petipa's Royal Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty. #Valentines2019
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💃 How to do a bourrée en couru, as demonstrated here by The Royal Ballet’s Romany Pajdak. This step is a series of tiny steps on almost straight legs that make the dancer appear to glide
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💃 How to do a pas de bourrée, as demonstrated here by The Royal Ballet’s Romany Pajdak. Pas de bourrées are a series of linking steps consisting of three small steps. The step is so useful that it has been adopted and adapted by other forms of dance
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A Sugar Plum Fairy's journey. Watch a new film by #miramiratv featuring Sarah Lamb:.#ROHnutcracker
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'Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without The Nutcracker. '. Will you be joining us for our first performances of #ROHnutcracker today? Let us know what you think using the hashtag
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😊 If you're in need of a smile today. Get well soon Izzy! We hope to see you dancing again soon ❤️.
When Ballet-mad Izzy came into our Children's Clinic for her cancer treatment, two of the team surprised her with a very special routine. Huge thanks to Baylon & Emma for the lovely surprise, and well done Izzy for *literally* keeping them on their toes!. #PuttingPatientsFirst
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🎉 Happy birthday to founder of The Royal Ballet Ninette de Valois, born #onthisday in 1898!. De Valois is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of dance. Here is a clip from her brilliant ballet Coppélia featuring @MNunezOfficial and @balletboy09
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🧡 So beautiful! @MNunezOfficial and Rupert Pennefather perform the second movement pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto. Concerto is part of The Royal Ballet's new triple bill opening next week ✨. Tickets: #ROHconcertomixed
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🌹 @MNunezOfficial performs the stunning Rose Adagio from The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty. Petipa’s classic ballet will be relayed to cinemas around the world on 16 January 🙌. Find your nearest screen: #ROHbeauty
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Happy #BookLoversDay 📚. This stunning clip is from Wayne McGregor’s award-winning ballet 'Woolf Works', inspired by the writing of Virginia Woolf 🌟
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🎄 Christmas magic, courtesy of The Nutcracker!. Catch this spectacular ballet in cinemas from 17 December ✨. 🎥 #ROHnutcracker
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Simply hypnotic. Infra returns to the Royal Opera House this year:.
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On #InternationalChildrensBookDay we're sharing this glorious clip from The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inspired by Lewis Carroll's classic fantasy novel 📖. Join in with the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. we're all mad here! 🐇🍰🎩💟
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One of our favourite moments from The Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker 😍. Catch this magical production in cinemas on 17 December ✨. Find out more here: #ROHnutcracker
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😍 A sneak-peek at @MNunezOfficial and Vadim Muntagirov's rehearsals for Coppélia with gorgeous music by Léo Delibes. This joyful Christmas ballet will be relayed to cinemas around the world on 10 December 🎥. Find your nearest screen: #ROHcoppelia
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🌹 @MNunezOfficial dances the beautiful Rose Adage in The Royal Ballet's The Sleeping Beauty. Petipa’s classic ballet opens on the Main Stage next week ✨. Tickets: #ROHbeauty
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The most iconic music 🎶. The epic Dance of the Knights from The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet 🌟. Catch Encore screenings this weekend - find your nearest cinema here: #ROHromeo
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💖 @MNunezOfficial and Vadim Muntagirov perform a showstopping pas de deux in the final Act of The Royal Ballet's Coppélia. You can catch Encore screenings of this wonderful ballet all weekend 🙌. Find your nearest screen: #ROHcoppelia
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'The ingredients of how Don Quixote is set apart from any other classic is the exaggeration of movements' 💃. Find out what happened when @DarceyOfficial popped in to visit principal dancer Akane Takada in rehearsal for Don Quixote. ✨. #ROHdonq
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A moment of real passion - Sarah Lamb and @_stevenmcrae perform the Bedroom pas de deux from Mayerling 🔥. The Royal Ballet have just finished performing Kenneth MacMillan’s darkest ballet as part of their LA tour 🇺🇸. #RoyalBalletUSA
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'Shakespeare perhaps created one of the first feminists in Juliet' 🌟. Principal dancer Sarah Lamb discusses the intricacies of her character in The Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet 💘. #ROHromeo
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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of @CAcostaOfficial as Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new Director. Read the full announcement over on our website at #WeAreBRB #CarlosAcosta #Announcement
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😎 The Royal Ballet’s Beatriz Stix-Brunell demonstrates her balcony ballet workout, all the way from sunny Miami!. #OurHouseToYourHouse
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💪A fly-on-the wall view of our morning class. Catch up on today's #WorldBalletDay rehearsals via our livestream, live from London:.
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