Kevin Emerton, First Artist of the Royal Ballet, will join The Royal Ballet School as a teacher, the school announced on 23 October, 2024.
Kevin will start at the school as Pre-professional Year Ballet Teacher in January 2025. He will transition from his 17-year career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet.
Kevin trained at Elmhurst School for Dance and The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the company in 2007. He was promoted to First Artist in 2014.
He has taught at the school and elsewhere as a guest teacher before.
Image from The Royal Ballet School Instagram account
In a separate announcement on 7 October, The Royal Ballet School said it has made a change to its full time trainig programme so students can focus on their long term development.
“Effective immediately, the School will no longer require students to audition at the end of the Foundation Programme in Year 9 to enter the Development Programme in Year 10. Instead of an audition, the School will implement a more tailored and supportive assessment process, like that in Years 7, 8 and 10,” the school said in a announcement.
“This decision allows The Royal Ballet School to ensure a holistic approach, enabling students, especially in Year 9, to focus on their training and education and reducing stress and anxiety for both students and parents.”