Ballet
Subjects
Ballet for all ages
Join us to learn the beautiful art of Classical Ballet, dance with grace, strength and elegance.
Classes are available for beginners (preliminary 1, 2 and 3), up through grades 1-8, and to a professional level if desired. Come and build confidence, make friends, and learn a love for Ballet that will last a lifetime.
Ballet classes are held at the following times:
Monday - Miss Julia
8.15 pm-9.00 pm Intermediate Pointe Ballet
Tuesday - Miss Julia
4.30 pm - 5.15 pm Preliminary Ballet & Tap
5.15 pm - 6.00 pm Grade 4 Ballet
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Grade 5 Ballet
7.00 pm - 8.00 pm Grade 8 Ballet
8.00 pm - 9.00 pm Associate/Licentiate Ballet
Thursday - Miss Julia
6.00 - 6.45 Mixed grades ballet age 14 and over
Saturday - Miss Julia
10.30 am-11.15 am Grade 1 Ballet
Classical Ballet.
Join us to learn the beautiful art of Classical Ballet, dance with grace, strength and elegance. Classes are available for beginners (preliminary 1, 2 and 3), up through grades 1-8, and to a professional level if desired. Come and build confidence, make friends, and learn a love for Ballet that will last a lifetime.
Classical Ballet is a highly structured and formalized style of dance, characterized by it’s elegant, graceful movements, precise technique, and storytelling through choreography, often set to classical music. It emphasizes specific body positions, intricate footwork, and the use of pointe work by female dancers. Classical ballet is known for it’s traditional vocabulary and techniques, with origins tracing back to the 17th century French Court Ballet and the 19th century Russian Imperial School of Ballet.
Upon enrolment to the Academy pupils receive grade booklets detailing all practical work, including all terminology required for their specific grade. The UKA are now offering regulated ballet grades, to produce work set in line with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD).
If a pupil is not quite prepared to take a grade every year, medal tests can also be offered by UKA Dance in Ballet, in addition to all the other dance styles. This ensures all pupils can be entered for a Ballet examination each year.