Infants

Ages 5, 6 and 7

Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus Classes

Classical ballet is conventionally the foundation for all other dance styles and provides the perfect framework to develop a range of fundamental skills for the young dancer. The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus is one of the world’s most renowned training programmes for children and young people. Their examination and assessment standards are high and designed to encourage technique and enjoyment of performance from beginners to advanced.

Pre-Primary in Dance (Year 1)

An introduction to movement for young children. This class will give students a strong foundation of basic dance principles, musicality and an enjoyment for moving.

Primary in Dance (Year 2)

A follow on from Pre-Primary in Dance. Children will be able to progress what they have previously learnt with the addition of new steps and vocabulary.

bbodance Modern Classes

(Open to those who study ballet)

The BBO Dance Modern syllabus from Pre-Syllabus Assessment to Advanced 2 is designed to prepare the dancer with a strong technical background in the Modern idiom. The lower levels develop through fun and enjoyment whilst commencing the basic technical elements through to all the requirements that are needed to produce a Modern dancer for today. The Steps and Amalgamations cover the broad spectrum that is Modern Dance from Lyrical, to Jazz, to Musical Theatre, to Street Dance. There is no set music, which keeps the work current and in vogue for the students and gives the teacher freedom to experiment and utilise the ever-changing styles of music.