Summer School 2010
Once again NYB held a concentrated nine day summer school for the main company at Tring Park School for Performing Arts at Tring, Hertfordshire 15th – 24th August.
Junior Associates were non- resident.  The company was also joined by four reserves, two of whom were invited to join the main company for the performance season.

A diverse teaching programme, which included ballet, pilates, street dance, national and modern dance, jazz.  Drama and theatrical make up lessons also ran alongside the intensive rehearsals for Wonderland – Scenes from Alice,  Just for Fun, Children’s Overture and Rainbow Bear 

Author of the book Rainbow Bear, Michael Morpurgo and composer of Rainbow Bear, Stephen Barlow, visited us at Tring and sat in on rehearsals of the new ballet and enjoyed watching choreographer, Jo Meredith working with the cast. Before leaving they happily posed for photographs in the beautiful gardens at Tring.

A  five day Outreach Programme, headed by David Rhys, ran alongside Summer School and was attended by local and visiting children. They took dance, drama, make-up and design classes and produced their own short 15 minute work ‘Midas’ with music by Paul Reade,  which was performed informally on the last day for parents and friends.

The annual choreographic competition was held in the Markova Theatre.  Frank Freeman kindly adjudicated and Anna Meadmore judged the Barbara Geoghegan Musicality Cup.
The standard, which rises each year showcased some innovative and creative entries in all age groups and sections.

Two outstanding choreographers, Bethany Pike and Arielle Smith were awarded the Cadbury choreographic crystal inscribed plates and given the opportunity to stage their pieces at the E M Forster Theatre, Tonbridge andThe London Palladium.