Ballet Rambert History
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In 1926 Rambert used the students from her school to put together a dance group. They performed at different venues around London and were recognized as the Rambert Dancers. They were the highest quality of dance talent Rambert could find and in 1930 the group were re-named as the Ballet Club. They were based at the Mercury Theatre in London.

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They soon became the first classical ballet company to be created in the United Kingdom. The company soon became identified as the Ballet Rambert.

Rambert Ballet gradually broadened and many of Rambert's former dancers from Ballet Russes joined, including Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin. Some other distinguished dancers and choreographers, such as Sir Frederick Ashton and Sir Antony Tudor, also made their early appearances with the Ballet.

During the 20th century, Rambert became known as one of the most original and recognized ballet companies. Rambert ballet was set on a solid classical training because of the strong ballet culture in Britain. They were creating some of the world's most prominent choreographers and they were constantly coming out with new trends in dance.

By the middle of the 20th century however, another company soon became defined as the most well known classical ballet company in the UK, which was the Royal Ballet. Rambert made the choice to branch out and bring modern ballets into the repertoire. This brought more variety to the company and by 1960 Rambert Ballet had changed entirely from classical ballet. Their focus and center of attention was now set on contemporary dance.

The company has since developed to now have a global reputation in the area of contemporary dance. In 1987 they re-established their name from Ballet Rambert to Rambert Dance Company.

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