Graduate Artists Programme

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Applicant Details

Before you begin your application form...
- You will need to complete this application form in one sitting, so please allow up to 15 minutes to complete this form.
- Please ensure you have read through our GAP Application Process page.
- Please ensure you have your headshot and personal statement ready.
- If you have any access requirements or need any support completing the form, please contact gap@enbschool.org.uk

First name(Required)

Surname(Required)

Date of birth(Required)

Age as of 3 August 2026(Required)

Gender(Required)

Please self identify

Pronouns(Required)

Height (in cm)(Required)

Email Address #1(Required)

(Applicant Email Address) Please note – this email address will be used for all correspondence

Email Address #2(Required)

(Parent / Guardian Email Address)

Mobile Phone Number(Required)

Home Phone Number(Required)

Nationality(Required)

Country of Birth(Required)

Country of Residence(Required)

Current home address(Required)

Postcode (UK only)

Parent / Guardian #1

Please note that parents / guardians will also be used as emergency contacts.

First Name(Required)

Surname(Required)

Relationship to candidate(Required)

Email address(Required)

Mobile phone number(Required)

Home phone number(Required)

Home address(Required)

Parent / Guardian #2 or Emergency Contact

First Name

Surname

Relationship to candidate

Email address

Mobile phone number

Home phone number

Home address

Do you have the right to live and work in the UK?(Required)

Which of the following best describes your current UK immigration status?(Required)

Please state your current UK immigration/visa status

How do you intend to acquire the right to live and work in the UK?(Required)

Please explain how you are eligible for UK or Irish citizenship?

Dance Training

If you have graduated from a dance school and are no longer training with a school, please include details of your most recent school.

Current dance school or teacher(Required)

Date joined(Required)

Date graduated(Required)

If you have not yet graduated, please give the date you are due to graduate.

Town / City(Required)

Country(Required)

Number of hours training per week(Required)

Please tell us if you have studied any of the below dance genres

Classical Ballet

Pas De Deux

Contemporary

Lyrical

Character

Jazz

Tap

Street / Commercial

Acro

Have you trained at any other full-time vocational schools?

Please list them as 1., 2., 3., etc if more than one.

Please give a brief description of any dance examinations taken or awards received

Have you ever attended short courses or intensives at ENBS?(Required)

If yes, please provide details below:

Academic Experience

Please use the space below to list your academic qualifications and achievements.(Required)

Please upload your CV (optional)

Accepted file types: jpg, png, pdf, doc, Max. file size: 32 MB.

English Language

Is English your first language?(Required)

What is your native language?(Required)

What is your level of English?(Required)

Advanced/Fluent (C1-C2 level)

High Intermediate (B2 level)

Low intermediate (B1 level)

Beginner/basic (A1-A2 level)

No English

Disabilities

ENBS welcomes applications from dancers with disabilities and learning differences. Successful students are selected on the basis of their talent and potential skills required for a career in professional Ballet and dance. To meet your needs during the admissions process (and, if successful, throughout your training), we encourage you to disclose any disability in the box below (e.g dyslexia, a physical, sensory, cognitive or mental health condition). All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

Please let us know if you have any disabilities below

Please provide any further information should you wish to

Are you currently receiving or have previously received any Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) support?

SEND support refers to additional or different support provided to pupils with learning difficulties or disabilities. It is offered in schools and is tailored to the individual needs of the student.

Medical Conditions

In order to fully support you during your time at ENBS, the following questions ask for further details about your medical history. Please provide any details you feel are relevant and are comfortable with disclosing at this time.

Any allergies

Please provide details of any medical conditions and / or injuries

Please provide details of any medication(s) you are currently taking

Headshot
All applicants are required to upload a recent headshot. Professional headshots are not necessary, images can be taken on a mobile device.
Please upload your headshot(Required)
Accepted file types: jpg, png, Max. file size: 32 MB.
If invited to attend a Final Audition, do you have any access requirements?
Filming Consent(Required)
We may film and record any auditions that take place. Any footage is strictly confidential and used for internal purposes only.
I agree and give consent for my final audition to be filmed.

Personal Statement
You are also required to submit a brief personal statement, as part of your application.
Please prepare a personal statement that includes responses to the following questions:
- Why do you aspire to join ENBS Graduate Artists Programme?
- What are your aspirations for your future in dance?
- What has been your biggest achievement in dance to date?

Written personal statement [no longer than 500 words](Required)

Equity and Diversity Monitoring
At the English National Ballet School we are committed to developing an inclusive and supportive environment where all students have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. We value the positive impact that diversity has in our school,and actively seek to attract applications from people from diverse backgrounds. To help us develop our widening participation data, please complete the questions below. The information you provide is strictly private and confidential. Completion of this form is entirely voluntary, and you can select "prefer not to say" if you would rather not answer any particular question.
Ethnicity(Required)
Disability(Required)

Declarations and Consent
How did you hear about the Graduate Artists Programme at ENBS?(Required)
Would you like ENBS to keep in touch you for other purposes outside of your application? E.g events, performances, promotional or marketing purposes(Required)
Please provide the email address we can use to contact you(Required)
Applicant(Required)
I confirm that the information and data provided within this form is as accurate and truthful, to the best of my ability.
GAP Application Fee

Price:

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Graduate Artists Programme 2026 Entry