DANCE CLASSES

classical Ballet

Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus Kindy & Pre-Primary, Primary, Grades 1-8 & Vocational Study, Adult Open The Royal Academy of Dance is the largest education and examination body of Classical Ballet in the world. Taught in over 85 countries its qualifications and standards are high and qualifications world recognised. The syllabus is designed to carefully develop the student from primary to professional level and is assessed each year by external RAD examiners. The syllabus also incorporates national and contemporary dance giving the student an all round vocabulary of traditional and modern styles Classical Ballet, Mime, Character.

MUSICAL THEATRE - JAZZ/TAP

As in most forms of dance, technique is the foundation for all modern jazz and tap dance movements and adds versatility and breath to dance students education. In particular, jazz dancers benefit from a sound working knowledge of ballet technique. Also known as modern or jazz ballet, it’s performed in musicals, commercials and music videos. The performance style of jazz dance was popularized to a large extent by Bob Fosse's work for Broadway such as Chicago and Cabaret. Modern jazz dance continues to be a dominant element of musical theatre and competitive dance. Our Jazz program is offered to students of 4 years to Adult.

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Broadway tap focuses on the dance, and is widely performed as a part of musical theater. Choreography typically starts on the eighth or first beat count. Another aspect of tap dancing is improvisation. This can either be done with music and follow the beats provided or without musical accompaniment, also known as acappella dancing. Our Tap program is offered to students of 5 years to Adult. 

PROGRESSING BALLET TECHNIQUE

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner from junior through to advanced levels. PBT helps teachers around the world prepare their students to receive the strength they need to achieve their personal best.

The program helps with injury prevention and rehabilitation and enhances the ability of athletes to perform at their best. It can be difficult for students to feel which muscles initiate the correct alignment in training. However, with the use of an exercise ball, the students gain a great sense of posture and weight-placement whilst feeling each correct muscle group working throughout each exercise, which then stays with them when whilst performing in dance or their chosen field of sport