Donate Payments Search Contact Training Ballet Central Classes & Courses About Us Community & Outreach News & Events Support Us Graduate Success Central graduates find employment in contracts, apprenticeships, and full-time jobs in a variety of leading international dance companies and musical theatre productions, including Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Scottish Ballet, Ballet Black, Phantom of the Opera and Nederlands Dans Theater. Kanika Carr image by Sebastian Hughes, Dane Hurst image by Nick Guttridge Kanika Carr Sarah Kundi Sophie Laplane Harris Beatie Kanika Carr Kanika Carr graduated from Central School of Ballet in 2010 with a BA (Hons) Degree in Professional Dance and Performance. She danced with Ballet Black for six years before joining Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York. After returning to the UK, she then performed with The Lion King West End for two and a half years. Highlights of her career include working with choreographer Mark Bruce in 2015 for a piece with Ballet Black and performing at The Lion King’s 20th Anniversary show in 2019. Image by Nicholas Rose “I had some truly inspiring teachers during my time at Central School of Ballet. My fondest memories are of touring and performing with my classmates as part of Ballet Central in my third year. Thanks to the choreographers I was able to work with for the Ballet Central tour, Central was the perfect stepping-stone to a professional career.” Graduating Class of 2021 We are proud to share that, despite graduating under challenging circumstances, most of Central’s 2021 graduates have secured professional employments contracts or further training opportunities with premier dance companies across the world, including: Angela Albonetti Orlando Ballet USA Samuel Banks Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Alessia Bartoletti Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Viola Betti Connecticut Ballet USA Jessica Crompton Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Nutcracker Tour UK Ellise De Andrade Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Lucy Gerrard Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Arisa Haruki EBB Junior Company France Aoi Hirata Junior Company Francois Mauduit France Owen Horsford Arts Ballet Theatre Florida USA Olivia Johnstone MA at London Studio Centre UK Koharu Kawakami Ballet Victoria Canada Sakura Kawamura Ballet Jorgen Canada Risa Maki Jasmin Vardimon 2 UK Mimi Marchesona Ballet Tuscon USA Xholindi Muci New English Ballet Theatre UK Camille Rene-Waterhouse Etoile Ballet Theatre Italy Sakura Sato Junior Company Francois Mauduit France Kotone Sugiyama Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Mayuko Suzuki New English Ballet Theatre UK Ainsley Waguespack Ballet Cymru Pre-Professional Programme UK Sophie Woodbridge Northern Ballet Graduate Scheme UK Sabrina Wyllie Ballet Cymru Pre-Professional Programme UK Aina Yano Arts Ballet Theatre Florida USA Matteo Zecca Arts Ballet Theatre Florida USA Performance and Partnerships Central aims to provide opportunities for students to perform with leading dance companies during the final year of the undergraduate course. This professional performance experience, alongside the Ballet Central tour, prepares students for future employment. In 2016 Central established a Student Associates Programme with Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Company and this will continue depending on the production and performance plans of New Adventures. The Programme typically selects two students from Central’s final year cohort to work with New Adventures on a specified production. In 2016 students rehearsed and then performed in The Red Shoes; in 2017 the two selected Central students had the benefit of working with the Company on Cinderella; and in 2018 the two students took part in the New Adventures’ production of Swan Lake. New Adventures has a long history of employing dancers who have graduated from Central School of Ballet. Christopher Marney, Central’s Artistic Director, is a former Principal Dancer with New Adventures and Matthew Bourne is Artistic Advisor for Central School of Ballet. Other recent performance opportunities include students performing with selected English National Ballet productions. In 2019 Two Central students performed in ENB’s renowned production of the Nutcracker at the London Coliseum in 2019. And six male students from the Second and Third Year undergraduate cohort were given the chance to perform alongside ENB Principal Ballerina Alina Cocojaru in Frederick Ashton’s iconic Marguerite and Armand in Alina’s self-titled show at Sadler’s Wells. Northern Ballet’s 50th anniversary gala in January 2020 provided another example of this type of professional experience when two students were chosen to perform the enchanting Fireside Pas de Deux from Central founder Christopher Gable’s Cinderella, originally choreographed for Northern Ballet during Christopher’s time as Artistic Director. Discover more Living in London From travel tips to accommodation in London, find out how to make the most of our South Bank location in Southwark. 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