Frannie

Thank you for the welcome Jan. I found the programme to be too long and had too many modern pieces that were average in my opinion - not what I would expect from the RBS. The White Lodge are lovely to watch and absolutely need to be showcased - but they had 2 performances at Holland Park and 2 pieces would have sufficed. I felt the graduating year were under-utilised and in particular Harrison and Yu-Hang. Both of whom won awards at the Graduation. These dancers absolutely do need to know how to do dance many different styles but that is what their training provides and this is the schools showcase as one of the worlds leading classical ballet schools and I found the programme disappointing in this regard. However I have to say I could not fault the actual performances. I was exhilarated by the calibre of the students and their technique, musicality and artistry. It was a joy to watch.

Aurora’s Wedding was superb today. However, I thought it was very disappointing how little the graduating year danced - especially Harrison Lee who is so talented and a pas de deux and one solo. The pieces were mostly too long and featured White Lodge more than the graduating year. They were such strong dancers and I would like to have seen more of them dancing, particularly the men.