On 5 February 2000, Jeanne Brabants celebrated her 80th birthday with a festive dance performance in the Bourla Theatre in Antwerp. Five dance institutes she founded all partnered up: the Municipal Institute for Ballet, the Royal Ballet of Flanders, the Higher Institute for Dance, the department of University College of Antwerp, Danza Antiqua and Jeugd en Dans vzw. Jos Brabants’ 75th birthday on 13 May was celebrated with a performance. During that performance, no fewer than four premieres were performed. The school participated in the Monaco Dance Forum for the first time.

In July, the school was granted the honour to bear the word 'Royal’ in its name