All 30 Royal Ballet School graduates in 2026 have landed professional contracts, giving the school a 100% employment rate in its 100th graduating year.
Seventeen companies across the UK and abroad signed the dancers, led by six contracts with The Royal Ballet and five with Birmingham Royal Ballet.
The placements span junior, youth and studio programs from Zurich and Antwerp to Boston, Queensland and American Ballet Theatre, reflecting the cohort’s technical range and international demand.
July 8-11 and July 18 will bring the class’s final school performances in the centenary Summer Performances at Opera Holland Park and the Royal Opera House before they join those companies.