Redroofs Dance Programme

  • ISTD BALLET
  • ISTD TAP
  • ISTD MODERN THEATRE DANCE
  • JAZZ TECHNIQUE
  • ACRO, TUMBLING & TRICKS
  • BABY BALLET

Pupils on our Dance Programme enjoy a full range of carefully structured syllabus and non syllabus classes. Our exemplary Team of friendly, professional and qualified Teachers deliver the very best training in carefully graded classes. For Babies through children’s grades to passionate students who wish to forge a career in professional dance.
Redroofs Dance Programme will ensure that your child fulfils their potential and gains confidence, poise and strength in happy classes of like minded friends. Email or call us to discuss the best programme options for your child.

 

Baby Ballet for Children Ages 3-4.5 years
Class Duration: 30 Minutes

Your Baby Ballerinas take their first steps in sparkling ballet shoes and pink fluffy tutus. Your little Billy Elliot’s are welcome too learning coordination strength and musicality.
Hop, skip and jump at the wave of a magic wand and let your child’s imagination run free as they dance with props to favourite stories.

 

RAD Ballet for Children Ages 4.5-16 years
Class Duration: 45 Minutes and 1 Hour

Ballet is a core subject which forms the technical foundation for all dance genres.
We encourage all our dancers to take a Ballet class. Our inspiring teachers offer weekly graded Ballet classes. These are taught in small groups in a carefully structured syllabus building strength and coordination and developing artistry and musicality. We offer a full range of Grades and major Examinations with additional en pointe classes where required. Children may take regular grade examinations from Pre-Primary to Major level through the IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING. Our outstanding Examination successes are amongst the best internationally.
Dance performances enable all our dancers the opportunity to appear onstage for family and friends.

 

ISTD Modern Theatre Dance for Children Ages 5-16+ years
Class Duration: 45 Minutes and 1 Hour

Modern Theatre dance is a highly energetic rhythmic dance style seen in musical theatre shows and dance productions. Graded ISTD classes build a solid and careful technique covering all forms of modern contemporary jazz and lyrical dance forms. Strengthening and limbering, kicks leaps and turns, inspiring and fun routines all form the basis of this exciting class.
ISTD graded Examinations enable solid progress and our examination results are among the best internationally. Dance performances enable all our dancers the opportunity to appear onstage for family and friends.

 

ISTD Tap for Children Ages 5-16+ years
Class Duration: 45 Minutes

Tap dance is an exciting percussive dance form seen in many popular theatre shows. Pupils enjoy this hugely popular skill which encourages rhythm and coordination with regular graded ISTD tap examinations enabling a carefully constructed build- up of technique. ISTD Tap is an inspiring syllabus including exercises and routines. Our Tap Examination results from pre -primary to advanced level are amongst the best internationally with past students winning world tap championships. Tap performances enable all our dancers the opportunity to appear onstage for family and friends.

 

ACRO, Tumbling and Tricks for Children Ages 8-15 years
Class Duration: 45 Minutes

There has been a significant growth in the demand for all dancers to be able to tumble and perform tricks. Acro Tumbling and Tricks is a carefully taught and increasingly popular class nurturing strength and increasing flexibility and muscle tone with a build-up of Acro moves and tricks to enhance musical theatre and dance performance. This is taught by a specialist teacher with safety mats and in small groups.

 

Jazz Dance Technique for Children Ageas Ages 8-15 years
Class Duration: 45 Minutes

A high energy and inspiring class for all dancers. Ideally taken alongside a graded modern class this class is non syllabus based and enables creative use of choreography to include high kicks leaps and turns and high energy routines in ever evolving Street, Contemporary and Jazz styles.
Performances enable all dancers the opportunity to appear onstage for family and friends and friends.