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Ballet

Comprising all of the fundamental skills required for dance.

Class work includes alignment of the body, posture, dance quality and technical training.

Graded / Professional Examination and Enhancement Classes held weekly at every level.

Graded and Professional Examinations undertaken, with enhancement classes held weekly.

 
Tap

Invigorating, fun, fast moving classes held weekly.  

‘Close footwork skills’, time-steps and short routines will be included in each class.

Graded and Professional Examination and Enhancement classes available weekly.

 
Modern

Physically and mentally stimulating classes, held at every level.

These classes will help the dancer to develop a strong ‘centre’ for control, body alignment and placement.

Fluidity, gracefulness and co-ordination will be enhanced within these classes.

Graded/ Professional Examination and Enhancement classes available weekly.

 
Freestyle / Street Dance

P.D.S provides the opportunity for young dancers, male and female, to take weekly classes with our Resident Street Freestyle choreographer Oliver Ashford. 

Developing creative performance skills, using current styles, leading to performance with our Festival Team; The Co. @ PDS

Graded Examination and Performance Classes available.

 
Theatre Creaft

A wide range of steps commonly used in Musical Theatre Productions of the West End, co-ordination, muscle Tone, limbering and stretching, fluidity of movement, basic music notation are all studied in this varied class creating a versatile dancer.

Graded/Professional Examination Classes available weekly.

 
Gymnastic Dance

Suppleness and strength are required for Gymnastic Dance and exercises are given to create the dancers body in this direction.  Floor work discipline is trained, but there is no use of apparatus.

Performance skills working alone or with a partner will be encouraged. 

Examination and Enhancement classes are available with the ‘team work’ being held within the ‘GymnastiK FantastiK’ Enhancement class.

Graded Examination Classes held weekly.

 
Musical Theatre

Focussing on the elements of correct breathing, vocal warm-ups, singing, self expression, drama role play etc. This energetic fast moving class allows the dancer another avenue to explore and develop his/her stage awareness. Musicals are studied and this class allows performance opportunities not available to other students within the School.

Graded Examination classes held at every level with performance opportunities included.

 
Drama

1 to1, Tuition available on request. Group drama is currently available through the Musical Theatre Class system.