Anita Young MBE

An Honorary Member of bbodance, Anita Young MBE ARAD FISTD trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1968. 

Following an acclaimed career as Soloist, Miss Young was appointed Ballet Mistress at Northern Ballet Theatre. Upon leaving, she taught at The Royal Ballet School and Central School of Ballet. Miss Young specialises in Cecchetti Major examination work; she has been a guest teacher for schools and companies in the UK, Japan, Australia, Malta, Germany, the United States, South Africa, France (Guest Teacher at the Paris Opera Ballet), Italy, and Canada. 

In 2018, she received an MBE for services to Classical Ballet and dance education.