BA Modern Ballet - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

13/04/2026

28/02/2026

Perfect end to the week in NZ….watching the outstanding in Royal New Zealand Ballet’s new production of Macbeth. Congratulations to all involved 👏👏👏

17/02/2026

Happy Year of the Horse to all of our RCS community celebrating today! 🎆 🐴

📷️ Alistair Devine, taken at The Kelpies with BA Modern Ballet graduate Phoebe Watson

12/01/2026

One-year top-up degree for HND graduates in dance.

12/01/2026

Great opportunity….

Are you an experienced dance artist passionate about developing and delivering high-quality dance health programmes in the arts? If so, this is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Engagement team as Dance Health Programme Manager working in an ambitious, creative and friendly environment.

The purpose of this role is to assist with the planning, management and delivery of high-quality dance health programmes and projects, both nationally and locally. You’ll also work closely with the Dance Health Manager and Head of Engagement to review, refine, and enhance dance health programmes, ensuring they remain impactful, accessible, and aligned with Scottish Ballet’s strategic goals.

In a nutshell, we want to hear from you if you have:

- Demonstrated experience of conceiving and delivering a range of dance initiatives and training, both in community, professional and formal education settings.
- Knowledge, understanding and practical experience within the field of dance for health.
- Strong people skills the ability to establish excellent working relationships both internally and externally.

Full-time role. Closing date 5pm on 6 February. Apply via our website: https://scottishballet.co.uk/about-us/meet-our-people/work-with-us/dance-health-programmes-manager/

Photo by Andy Ross

12/01/2026

Everyone in the School of Dance is very sorry to hear this sad news. John championed the arts in all forms - an exceptional musician, of course - but also, he changed the dance landscape in Scotland through his determination to add dance to the curriculum at the RCS. He led the way with the development and introduction of the BA Modern Ballet programme in 2009. His passion for education, collaboration and the positive change the arts could make in the world was inspirational. He remained an enthusiastic and interested supporter of how dance was developing at RCS long after his retirement. He will be missed.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland community is deeply saddened by the passing of John Wallace, our much-loved former Principal. John was a positive force in life as well as in music and we extend our heartfelt sympathies to his wife Liz, their children and all those who loved him and were inspired by him.

Professor John Wallace CBE FRSE and RCS Emeritus Professor in Brass, was a world-renowned trumpet soloist, composer and educator, who became Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2002, a position he held until retiral in 2014. Under his leadership the academy’s learning and teaching portfolio expanded to forge a ground-breaking and multi-disciplinary curriculum and in 2011 RSAMD was renamed the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland to reflect that broad programme of study, and the extending campus both in Renfrew Street and through the founding of Wallace Studios at Speirs Locks.

Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, who succeeded him as Principal in 2014, paid warm tribute to his predecessor saying:

“John Wallace was a legend in the music world – one of Scotland’s own who gave so much to the world as a performer, educator and leader. He was also incredibly warm and approachable. John was grounded in the brass music of his childhood – those Fife bands formed him and shaped his love for the ensemble. He kept those roots even when leading the brass sections of some of the world’s top orchestras and the whole of RCS, taking us into the 21st century. He will be much missed, and his legacy will be felt by so many.”

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland will celebrate John Wallace’s unrivalled contribution to music in Scotland and the legacy he leaves in due course. For now, our thoughts are with everyone who knew and loved him and are now coming to terms with his loss.

Photo: KK Dundas

16/12/2025

11/12/2025

Applications for the 1 year BA Dance Artist programme are open

One-year top-up degree for HND graduates in dance.

08/12/2025

Lovely to see graduates Elizabeth and Antonia featured in these pictures 😊

21/11/2025

Huge congratulations to BA Modern Ballet lecturer Kara McLaughlin who graduated today with an MSc in Sports Performance Coaching. Kara always focuses on how she can enhance the training offered to our students and the commitment to completing this qualification is testament to that. 🎓🎓🎓

17/11/2025

Catch this if you can….

Scottish Ballet - Mary, Queen of Scots - Sadler's Wells Theatre