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A year after launching the professional company, Pancho established the Ballet Black Junior School in 2002, to secure the future of Black ballet dancers and make the art form accessible to children and families who felt ballet was not for them. The school offers classes for children aged three to eighteen across three London sites in Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush and East London. Recognising the importance of representation, students are taught by
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Black and brown role models, including Pancho and company dancers. The school is open to all children. It has educated hundreds, including multigenerational families, with several students progressing to institutions such as the Central School of Ballet, Rambert and London Studio Centre — and, in 2025, Ruby Runham became the first Junior School alumna to join the professional company.
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Ballet Black
Ballet Black, Feathers Association, 12 Rossmore Rd, London NW1 6NX
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About Ballet Black
A year after launching the professional company, Pancho established the Ballet Black Junior School in 2002, to secure the future of Black ballet dancers and make the art form accessible to children and families who felt ballet was not for them. The school offers classes for children aged three to eighteen across three London sites in Hammersmith, Shepherd’s Bush and East London. Recognising the importance of representation, students are taught by
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Black and brown role models, including Pancho and company dancers. The school is open to all children. It has educated hundreds, including multigenerational families, with several students progressing to institutions such as the Central School of Ballet, Rambert and London Studio Centre — and, in 2025, Ruby Runham became the first Junior School alumna to join the professional company.
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