Description

The School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance trains students in Western Classical Ballet which is taught through the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance (London). This curriculum also includes Character and Free Movement. Other dances taught are Modern, Jazz and Latin American Dance, which is taught through the syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (London)

The School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance specialises in training students who wish to learn ballet in its authenticity, making no compromise in the discipline that has to be inculcated in both the professional and the amateur student. This direction is also implemented in the training given for the other dance forms.

Ballet is a perfect Art. It requires tremendous discipline, focus, dedication and love for the subject. The body has to be trained and chiselled into a beautiful instrument which comes across with grace, elegance and artistry.

The benefits of learning ballet are many; it is a passport to coping with any other form of dance. Ballet as a performing art is for the selected few (due to its anatomical demands), but its training can bring professionalism to the student in a much broader sense. Good posture, elegance and poise are evident in a student of ballet.

Classes

The School holds classes in Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Latin American Dance. Ballet grades range from Pre-Primary to Grade 8 and Modern grades range from Primary to Grade 6. Both the Ballet and Modern curricula include professional Vocational grades ranging from Inter Foundation to Advanced 2. Jazz Awards comprise of Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals.

New Admissions: Classes are held once a week for 45 minutes. For the first year, the children are encouraged to develop musicality and movement awareness.

Pre-Primary and Primary: Twice a week for 45 minutes. The aim is to further develop qualities of musicality, creativity, spatial awareness, as well as to develop postural awareness and enjoy the dance with a view to doing exams. Modern dance is also introduced.