Alumni

At Elmhurst we pride ourselves on being a community for our students past and present, and we love keeping in touch with our graduates.  

Maybe you have just graduated, or perhaps you studied with us when we were based at Camberley. Whenever you completed your training, you're part of our community of alumni around the world. Please complete the short form below to let us know where you are now - it only takes a couple of minutes. You can also take a look at where some of our graduates are now. 

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James Lovell

Graduate 2018 - Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures Dancer

“Elmhurst’s diverse training gave me the technical grounding in a variety of styles, which allowed me to join Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, and to enter the professional world with an advantage.”

Rosanna Ely

Graduate 2015-  Birmingham Royal Ballet Artist

“Elmhurst is so much more than just a ballet school and I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for everything they did for me”

James Barton

Graduate 2006 - Scottish Ballet Rehearsal Assistant/Artistic Lead 

‘I’ve been so fortunate to work with so many diverse and interesting people during my career so far. Elmhurst gave me the tools I needed to establish myself within an ever-changing industry, both as a performer and as a person. I’m incredibly grateful for the time I spent at the school, both in Camberley and at the current site in Birmingham.’ 

Orla Baxendale

Graduate 2018- MOMIX Dance Company 

"My time at Elmhurst taught me that there are no secrets to success, if you believe in yourself, work hard and learn from past failures you will see results. I have and will carry this with me through all my past, current and future endeavours"

Emma Price

Graduate 2012 – Birmingham Royal Ballet Artist

“Some of my happiest memories were at Elmhurst. You become part of more than just a school - it’s a family. It shaped me as both a dancer and a person.”

Nicol Edmonds

Graduate 2010 – The Royal Ballet First Soloist

"Elmhurst Ballet School gave me the diverse training I’ve needed to perform the demanding rep of the Royal Ballet. Not only are you expected to dance the classical rep but also modern, contemporary, tap and jazz as the company’s repertoire expands to meet the demands of modern audiences. One hour you're doing double tours, the next you’re rolling over your shoulder in knee pads. You’ve got to do it all and that’s what makes it so exciting. Elmhurst really gave me an edge and allowed me to continue to develop myself as a rounded technician for which I’m very grateful."

Graduate Destinations 2023

 Amelia Cook                                                         

 Ballet de Barcelona Training Programme

 William Davolls

 Continuing to audition

 Ella Dennehy

 Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

 Caitlin Edgington 

 Northern Ballet Graduate Programme 

 Jack Farren

 Northern Ballet Graduate Programme 

 Florence Fowler

 The Phantom of the Opera, West End 

 Leo Morad

 Israeli Ballet 

 Kazusa Murayoshi

 European School of Ballet 

 Leo Rech

 Baletto di Milano

 Benjamin Spiteri

 ZfinMalta National Dance Company 

 Isabel Tornqvist

 Alberta Ballet

 Sophie Walters

 Birmingham Royal Ballet Apprenticeship 

 Heidi Rae Whiting 

 Pursuing career in Musical Theatre and Acting 

 Samantha Wong 

 Royal Caribbean Cruises 

 

 

Graduate Destinations 2022

Leah Allen                                                                 

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme                         

Olivia Chang-Clarke

Birmingham Royal Ballet Apprenticeship

Isabel Falcus

Orlando Ballet II

Alice Higginbottom

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme

Alyssa Holliday-Smith   

Salford University- TV, Film + Stage Set Design

Mackenzie Jacob

Northern Ballet Apprenticeship

Amy Jones

Arts Ballet Theatre, Florida

Shea Linley

Royal Caribbean Cruises

Ben Lythgoe

Ballet Vanemuine 

Amber Meehan

Further Dancer Training 

Candela Nieto

Teatrul de Balet Sibiu

Zack Pye

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Holly Slater

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme 

Nat Sweeney

Dance Teacher

Lara Tessier

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme 

Satsuki Ueda 

European School of Ballet 


Graduate Destinations 2021

 

Lydia Brayshaw 

BA Acting for Screen at MET Film 

Colby Catton

Ballet Vanemuine 

Annett Dushi 

Budapest Dance Theatre 

Georgina Farrar

Salford University Bsc Physiotherapy 

Ugo Frediani 

Arles Youth Ballet Company 

Luca Freudenberg 

The Joffrey Ballet 

Wilhelm Josue Gomez 

Birmingham Royal Ballet 

Bradley Howell 

Ballet Vanemuine

Madeline Irwin 

Balletto di Siena 

Yuzuka Kogure 

Cairo Opera Ballet Company 

Nicola Marchionni 

Cleveland Ballet 

Hannah Martin 

Birmingham Royal Ballet Apprentice

Tim Morgenstern 

Estonian National Ballet 

Enrique Ngbokota 

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures 

Ben Randall 

Freelance Dance Career 

Mary Riley

Arles Youth Ballet Company 

Libby Rimmer 

EBB Company 

Jessica Stead 

Ballet Jorgen Junior Company 

Amelia Thompson 

Birmingham Royal Ballet 

Leila Wright 

Rambert 2 Professional Dance Programme 

 

Graduate Destinations 2020

 

Jennifer Beattie 

Oxford Brooks

Maisie Butler 

Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

Joshua Dart 

State Opera Rousse Ballet- Bulgaria

Ruben Flynn-Kann

Teatrul de Balet Sibiu

Lucy Fox

Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

William Mitchell 

Theatre Olomouc- Czech Republic

Jakob Myers

Ballet Cymru

Emily Ormsby 

Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

Grace Owen 

Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

Olivia Parham

UWE Bristol University 

Mia Stapleton 

Elmhurst Graduate Programme 

 

Graduate Destinations 2019

Nina Avrillon

Ballet De Catalunya Trainee

Andrea Canalicchio

Moravian National Theatre, Olomouc

Samantha Clay

Compagnie Choreographique Francoise Mauduit Jumior

Olivia Duran

Global cruise line MSC Cruises 

Ryan Felix

Birmingham Royal Ballet Apprentice

Isla Ghali

Compagnie Choreographique Francoise Mauduit Junior Company, Tolouse

Amelia Hancock

Cork City Ballet

Francesca Hardwick

Elmhurst Graduate Placement

Ellie Hennequin

Teatrul de Ballet Sibiu

Alex Johnson

RAD Professional Dancers’Teaching Diploma

Samuel Parham

Sarasota Ballet, Studio Company

Emilia Rouanet Feliu

Pursuing further dance training in the U.K.

Joseph Tidswell

Serbian National Ballet/ Law LLB Leeds University (deferred)

Amy Turner Daly

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme

Theresa Tan

EuropaballetTrainee Austria

Nicholas Vavrecka

Elmhurst Graduate Placement

Eleanor Waite

Kings International Ballet Academy, UK

Kirsty Walker

Orlando Ballet Trainee

Graduate Destinations 2018

Orla Baxendale

Alvin Ailey 2

Sarah Eddie

Ajkun Ballet Theatre, New York

Harvey Evans

Sarasota Ballet, Florida

Serina Faull

Vienna Festival Ballet

Janice Felices

Romanian National Ballet

Lin Fujimoto

Romanian National Ballet

Brittany Green

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme

Yuzu Hikosaka

Ballet de Catalunya

Rebecca Hudson

Elmhurst Graduate Programme

Josef Jagger

The Vanemuine Ballet Company, Estonia

Ai Sa Mok

Northern Ballet Graduate Progarmme

Reo Morikawa

Ballet de Catalunya, Spain

Niamh Robinson

Pusuing further Dance training in London

Tokiko Sasao

Compagnie Maduit (Junior Company) France

Georgia Smart

2019 Vienna Festival Ballet

Kianna Stephens

P & O Cruises

Joseph Taylor

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Graduate Destinations 2017

Billy Brooke

Vienna Festival Ballet

Laura Bruzzone

Ballet Theatre UK Graduate Placement

Elizabeth Donson

Ballet Cymru Pre-Professional  Programme

Siri Girling

Northern Ballet Graduate Programme.

Isobel Holland

Ballet Cymru

Lydia Holt

Celestyal Cruises UK

Joseph Massey

Freelance theatre technician

Wakana Matsuzawa

Tokyo Ballet

Brogan McKelvey

Director of events company, BAM events. Also working independently in choreography and dance.

Sara Nativi

Ballet Theatre Vorpommern in Germany

Saho Nozaki

Atlantic City Apprenticeship Programme

Hamish Scott

Birmingham Royal Ballet

Hannah Scott

Ballet Cymru Pre-Professional Programme

Erin Sheffield

Elmhurst Graduate Programme

Harry Skoupas

Wroclaw Opera Ballet, Poland

Jade Wallace

Birmingham Royal Ballet Apprenticeship

Connor Williams

National Ballet of Estonia

Jordan Wright

Ballet Cymru Pre-Professional Programme

Koh Yoshitake

Baletto di Siena

Abigail Baker

Balet DJKT Plzen, Czech Republic

Harry Simmons

Aalto Ballet Theater Essen

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