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Beginner Ballet Programme

  • Level 1 is a 30 min class in which ballet is taught alongside the student’s natural gross and fine motor development, working predominantly in parallel, using English terminology, and developing important habits such as, pointing the feet when lifting them off the floor, correct weight placement and posture.

  • Level 2 is a 45 min class which adds to the concentration stamina and further develops the introduction to balletic technique laying the ground work for Pre Primary. Students are expected to begin to remember the exercises and perform them without a demonstration.

  • Pre Primary is for children who are 5 years old on the 1st of September of that year.
    Ballet is taught alongside the student’s natural gross and fine motor development, working predominantly in parallel, using English terminology, and developing important habits such as, pointing the feet when lifting them off the floor, correct weight placement and posture. Students are expected to learn the exercises by heart and perform them to a high standard

  • Primary is for children who are 6 years old on the 1st of September of that year.
    Ballet is taught alongside the student’s natural gross and fine motor development, working predominantly in parallel, using English terminology, and developing important habits such as, pointing the feet when lifting them off the floor, correct weight placement and posture. Students are expected to learn the exercises by heart and perform them to a high standard.

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Junior Programme

  • Grade 1 Ballet Royal Academy of Dance - This is a syllabus class for 7 year old’s where by specific choreography is studied. An annual examination is offered to those attending this class twice a week.

  • Grade 2 Ballet Royal Academy of Dance - This is a syllabus class for 8 year olds where by specific choreography is studied. An annual examination is offered to those attending this class twice a week.

  • Junior Show Training - In this class students prepare pieces for our termly productions at The Theatre, including The Nutcracker and Summer Gala.

  • Junior modern is a vibrant, energetic class set to current music. Working on ISTD syllabus vocabulary and theatrical performance. Junior Modern gives students the freedom to move, explore floorwork and gain in strength and flexibility. Students will perform a watching class for parents at the end of each term. 


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Intermediate Programme

  • Grade 3 Ballet Royal Academy of Dance - This is a syllabus class for 9 year olds where by specific choreography is studied. An annual examination is offered to those attending this class twice a week.

  • Grade 4 Ballet Royal Academy of Dance - This is a syllabus class for 10 year olds where by specific choreography is studied.
    To be eligible for an examination, it is mandatory that students attend graded syllabus classes twice a week.

  • Grade 5 Ballet Royal Academy of Dance - This is a syllabus class for 11 year olds where by specific choreography is studied.

    Grade 5 is a two year program.

  • Intermediate Show Training - In this class students prepare pieces for our termly productions at The Theatre, including The Nutcracker and Summer Gala.


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Senior Programme

  • Grade 6, 7 and 8 are the romantic performance syllabi. The major focus is on romantic style and quality. An artistic performance is extremely important as well as a true understanding of the dynamics and musicality

    To be eligible for the Graded Examinations it is mandatory that the students attend the GRADED SYLLABUS CLASSES twice a week, show training and other classes are not included in this. This is to enable us to fulfill training hours recommended by the RAD(70 Hours)

  • Syllabus – The Vocational syllabi are very different to the graded system. The work is purely classical with no character or free movement work, this is replaced with pointe work. This works beautifully in conjunction with the grades as the focus is far more on technique and the purity of the movement, as a higher standard is required to pass the vocational exams. There is a wider range of steps covered when working with both grades and vocational syllabi, such as double pirouettes and 'battu' (beating jumps) which are not covered in the grades, this greatly accelerates their learning. From Intermediate Foundation to Advanced Foundation they are also required to perform a Free Enchainement. This is an exercise taught verbally by the examiner from a particular list of steps, they must learn and perform the enchainement in the exam to music chosen by the examiner on the day. For this the student must have excellent understanding of the steps quality, technique and dynamic, as well as musicality and the ability to link the steps together correctly. It is a very mature as pect of the vocational exams and is not performed in the graded work. As a result of these factors, students are given the opportunity to take an exam (either filmed or live), when the individual student has reached the required standard. This may be 5 or 6 terms of training. Each vocational grade has recommended training hours by the RAD and are set as below:

    Intermediate Foundation – 275 hours

    Intermediate – 275 hours

    Advanced Foundation – 275 hours

    Advanced One – 325 hours

    Advanced Two – 375 hours

    All decisions are made between Miss Helen, Miss Nicola and Miss Kate and are made with the student’s best interest in mind.

    As with the graded syllabi, the vocational exam carry UCAS points with can be used in their application to university. The points are shown on the certificate but for more information on this please speak to Miss Helen. 

  • Senior Show Training - In this class students prepare pieces for our termly productions at The Theatre, including The Nutcracker and Summer Gala.

  • Seniors Show Training - In this class students prepare pieces for our termly productions at The Theatre, including The Nutcracker and Summer Gala.


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