Grace Buskell

(RAD RTS, ARAD, BSc Hons Psychology)

School Founder & Principal Ballet Teacher

Relevé School of Ballet was founded in 2021 by Grace Buskell 

Grace has danced professionally with Atlantic City Ballet (NJ, USA), The London Ballet Company and Ballet Theatre UK. She attended Susan Robinson School of Ballet and The London Russian Ballet School, later training full-time at The School of Ballet Theatre UK. She was also coached privately for a year by Roberta Marquez, principal ballerina of The Royal Ballet.

Grace has completed all her RAD examinations up to Advanced 2 and has taught ballet for many years at various schools in Surrey and London. She gained her Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies in 2018 with the Royal Academy of Dance, where she now holds Registered Teacher Status. Grace also sits on the RAD’s Global Membership and Marketing sub-committee which works alongside the RAD’s Executive Board and The Board of Trustees. In addition, Grace is also a qualified contemporary teacher, holding her Rambert Grades level 1 teaching certificate. 

In 2021 Grace graduated with a First-class BSc (Hons) Psychology degree from Durham University. Throughout her time at Durham, she held the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship for the Performing Arts and was President of Durham University Ballet Company. 

As a psychology graduate, Grace is a firm believer that a good dance education should promote a dancers’ physical and mental health, as well as their technique and artistry. She hopes to develop not only creative and technically proficient dancers, but also happy and heathy young people.