Central School of Ballet is a classical ballet

Classical ballet

Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...

 school based in London

London

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, with students from countries all over the world.

The school was established in 1982 by Ann Stannard and Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable, CBE was an English ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor.Born in London, Gable studied at the Royal Ballet School, joining the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1957...

. It established a touring company, Ballet Central, in 1984. From 2004 Central started to offer degree courses accredited by the University of Kent

University of Kent

The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...

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Central School of Ballet is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama.