NYB All In! Professional Development
NYB All In! Professional Development
NYB has commissioned two reports, written by NYB All In! Project Manager Natalie Haslam, which we hope will help to inform the wider ballet industry about the power and importance of inclusive ballet practice.
Ballet For All Report
NYB are delighted to share our Ballet For All! Day Report.
The report, written by NYB All In! Project Manager Natalie Haslam, captures the findings from the Ballet For All! Day on 7th July 2025 delivered with Birmingham Royal Ballet, DLG and the wonderful dance artist Suzie Birchwood.
The report highlights the key findings from the day, and captures some really engaging feedback inspired by Suzie’s thoughtful provocations.
It also sets out some clear next steps and recommendations which we hope to be able to build on through the work of the ABC Collective.
We hope that you enjoy reading it. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact jo.meredith@nationalyouthballet.org
NYB All In! Pre-Vocational and Vocational Ballet Report – April 2025
The NYB All In! Pre-Vocational and Vocational Ballet Report highlights the challenges that young disabled dance artists have faced in accessing ballet training and shares their ideas for making it more inclusive. The report was created by Natalie Haslam, NYB All In! Project Manager.
The research aimed to explore the question:
“How can ballet be taught in a more inclusive way at pre-vocational and vocational level?”
The report includes young disabled dancer’s feedback to this question and outlines areas where change is needed, it also shares practical recommendations for schools and organisations on how to make early-stage dance training more accessible.
NYB will use this report to shape our practice and hope our report helps schools and organisations better support young disabled dancers right from the start of their journey.
“We gathered a group of young disabled dance artists to explore how we could make our work—and that of training courses—more accessible. We hope this report will be useful to young dancers and schools alike.”
— Jo Meredith, NYB Creative Director
NYB All In! Professional Development
Building on our skills and experience of developing high quality accessible ballet activities we have created in-depth CPD experiences to support the wider sector. Our CPD will cover top tips on how to make the ballet class more accessible both inside the studio and also through existing organisational structures.
We offer a range of CPD opportunities for a variety of dance schools and teachers, in all our CPD training you will hear the voices and experiences of dancers with lived experience of disability.
What we offer:
1hr 30 minute online CPD, with NYB Creative Director and contributions from dancers with lived experience of disability sharing the NYB All In! ethos and practice.
2hr in person CPD, with NYB Creative Director and contributions from dancers with lived experience of disability sharing the NYB All In! ethos and practice.
2hr 30 minute in person CPD, with NYB Creative Director and contributions from dancers with lived experience of disability sharing the NYB All In! ethos and practice and with an additional opportunity for a practical exploration of tasks within the studio.
We also offer one to one mentoring with NYB Creative Director Jo Meredith.
Learning Outcomes:
- Practical tools to implement inclusion in the teaching and learning process
- Participants will gain confidence in using the correct terms and talking with insight about access and inclusion.
- Participants will be given different perspectives from people with lived experience of disability, enabling a broader understanding of the importance of inclusion
- Participants will be challenged to think in new and exciting ways about the possibilities that an inclusive approach offers dance leaders
“It gave me lots of good ideas, and ways to use different techniques. The session gave me confidence.”
Elmhurst Ballet School staff training 2025
“Engaging, insightful, encouraging…Approachable, informative, thought-provoking.”
Elmhurst Ballet School staff training 2025
If you are a ballet teacher or dance school who would like to find out more please do not hesitate to reach out to jo.meredith@nationalyouthballet.org.uk
Photo (c) Hannah Beveridge