Help Kiwi dancer attend Rambert School of Ballet in London!

Huge thanks to everyone who helped me get to Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance in London! I am so, so grateful to everyone who supported me.

I have now completed my first half term and I absolutely LOVE Rambert School and London! I am learning so much from so many incredible teachers and I love the 50/50 mix of ballet and contemporary, which is really helping me to develop into a more diverse dancer. I am learning new contemporary techniques and styles, which is really motivating and we are also focusing on strengthening our improvisation and choreographic skills. At the moment we are also working hard for our upcoming ballet solo assessment. We are so lucky to have live musicians accompany all our classes too!

Being in London has given me such an incredible insight into the dance world here and the many opportunities and directions to strive towards in the future. There is such a vibrant dance and cultural environment here.

As a full time ballet student we receive significant theatre discounts so I have been able to attend some wonderful shows such as New York City Ballet and Studio Wayne McGregor's Universe at Sadler's Wells, which is so inspiring! Here is a snap of me taken at the top of the National Museum of Scotland where I was invited to do a shoot with dance photographer, Julia Forsyth.

Thank you so much again for helping fund me to make it here, I really hope to graduate and do well, it's my dream come true being here!

Thank you,

Samara X