Invisible barriers, visible change.
Addressing Gender Bias in Ballet Training to Create Equitable Artistic Leadership PathwaysMA Dance Research · Rambert School · 2025
Anna's research investigates gender in ballet training, choreography and artistic leadership — particularly the contradiction between ballet being overwhelmingly participated in by girls and women, while artistic leadership and choreographic power have historically been disproportionately held by men.
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How bigis thegenderdivide?
Ballet in the UK is overwhelmingly participated in by girls and women. But how does that compare to who leads at the top?
Explore the data →“FFS Anna, just leave ballet the way it's always been.”
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1500s — now.
Ballet's relationship with gender has continually changed throughout its history.
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Invisible Barriers, Visible Change
Addressing Gender Bias in Ballet Training to Create Equitable Artistic Leadership Pathways
MA Dance Research · Rambert School · 2025
Read the research behind the project, including the methodology, findings and recommendations.
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This is where you can find the research behind the conversation — from gender and leadership in ballet to training culture, representation and the history of the art form.
The bibliography began with the sources underpinning my 2025 MA research and will continue to be updated as the work develops.
The research bibliography
A growing collection of the books, papers, reports and other sources informing Anna Morgan’s research and presentations.
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Find the sources, studies and reading referenced in my presentations.
View the sources →Continuing the conversation.
Free resource / Teachers
Invisible Barriers, Visible Change
A best-practice guide for teachers on gender in ballet
A practical resource informed by Anna Morgan’s UK research, translating the findings into guidance for ballet teachers.
Download the free guide →Podcasts & conversations
Podcast / conversation
The Brainy Ballerina
Where are the Women? Addressing the Leadership Gap in Ballet with Anna Morgan
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Podcast / conversation
The Dance Physio Podcast
Breaking the Binary in Ballet with Anna Morgan — Episode 105
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Podcast / conversation
Conversations with The Ballet Educator
Conversations with The Ballet Educator — Episode 2
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- 2025
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Las Vegas
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
One Dance UK
“Anna's lecture opened my eyes to so many aspects of inequality in ballet that I wasn't aware of. It's changed the way I approach my everyday classes.”