The Royal Ballet School: Inspire seminar for ballet teachers will be held during the Helsinki International Ballet Competition from May 31 to June 5, 2026. The seminar can be attended either as a six-day intensive course or as individual seminar days. Each seminar is worth attending in its own right, so you can choose the individual topics that interest you if you are unable to attend the full intensive course.
The seminar will be led by Sarah Daultry, Teacher Training Manager at The Royal Ballet School. The seminars are non-syllabus-based and grounded in good teaching practice, giving strategies for applying pedagogical, technical and artistic knowledge in the studio. All seminars include theoretical and practical study, class discussion and reflection.
More information about the seminar can be found here.
Schedule and themes
May 31, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar one: The foundations of classical ballet
June 1, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar two: Barre work
June 2, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar three: Centre work
June 3, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar four: Allegro
June 4, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar five: Pointe work
June 5, 2026, 10:00–15:00 / Seminar six: Good teaching practice
Prices:
Single day participation: € 145 / day
Intensive course package: € 749 / 5 days
Registration