The Jerwood Centre
The CompanyThe Jerwood Centre
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s pioneering Jerwood Centre for the Prevention & Treatment of Dance Injuries provide world-class support for dancers
Ballet is a physically demanding profession – but with the world-class support provided by the expert team at BRB’s Jerwood Centre, our dancers can achieve their performance potential while ensuring good health, well-being and quality of life after they leave the Company.
BRB’s Jerwood Centre strives to be a world leader in dance medicine and science, encompassing clinical service, education and research, and state-of-the-art medical and rehabilitation facilities. You can read more about our work on these pages.

Research

Staff & Consultants
Birmingham Royal Ballet is one of the founding partners of the National Institute of Dance, Medicine & Science (NIDMS), whose mission is to promote the development, implementation and dissemination of scientific knowledge and evidence-based practice centred on the promotion and optimisation of health, well-being and performance in dance through healthcare, research and education.
NIDMS currently has three healthcare centres in the UK: an NHS clinic based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London; and private specialist dance healthcare services offered by Laban Health in London and BRB’s very own Jerwood Centre in Birmingham.
Find out more about the Jerwood Centre

The Jerwood Centre: the strength behind every step in Swan Lake

Inside BRB’s AI Nutrition Project with Clinical Director Dr Nick Allen

Dr Nick Allen on rest, recovery and preparing for a new season

How do dancers train for Swan Lake? Rehabilitation and Conditioning Lead Esther Collacott on her go-to conditioning exercises

Exploring ballet's hardest moves: the 32 fouettés from Swan Lake

Dealing with injury as a ballet dancer: insights from Hannah Martin and Nick Allen

Fuel for performance: inside dancer nutrition at Birmingham Royal Ballet

The Jerwood Centre: supporting dancers on tour

Announcing a strategic partnership with University of Birmingham

Exploring ballet's hardest moves: barrel turns

Post-performance recovery, health and self-care with Matilde Rodrigues

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