Modern Jazz continues to be a staple dance form for professional dancers in the West End and beyond. Our modern jazz classes are fast-paced and athletic with emphasis on energetic movement, self-expression, precision and response to rhythm. You will learn high levels of co-ordination and stamina, with particular focus on building flexibility and strength.
This is a form of dance incorporating dance choreography with gymnastics elements. Acro dance classes teach flexibility, balance, strength, and coordination. Learning how to do tricks and steps properly.
Tap is an iconic form of dance that once learnt is never forgotton. With emphasis on teamwork, accurate footwork and good agility, this percussive dance is about creating striking performances where the sound of the tap shoe is the star of the show. By joining our tap classes you will improve your coordination, response to rhythm and overall fitness while learning impressive dance sequences and steps.
Our fun, informal musical theatre classes are specifically focused on learning choreographed routines to popular musical theatre songs and shows.
Many of our students in this class also choose to attend our musical theatre singing classes and / or our drama workshops.
Our contemporary dance classes uses a mixture of dance styles with elements of ballet combined with modern movements using the torso and floor work combined to create a more diverse and versatile dancer.
The genre is a real chance to ‘let yourself go’ and express yourself, finding new and exciting ways to move your body.
All classes start with a good warm up before moving on to technical exercises that will develop and improve posture, core strength, suppleness and general fitness. Each class finishes with some longer combinations and sequences.
We follow the British Theatre Dance Association programme of study for both modern jazz and tap classes.
Classes start from Pre-Preparatory level, where we run a combined tap and modern class, before splitting into the separate disciplines for Preparatory through to Grade 5 and then onto the Vocational levels including Intermediate and Diploma in Professional Development.
Classes are held at our purpose-built studios in St Neots.
Primary
Grade 1-5
Vocational levels – Intermediate
Advanced Foundation, Advanced 1
Advanced 2 & Diploma