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Workshops & Classes

Join us for a workshop or a class - both are suitable for absolute beginners:

WORKSHOPS

OVERVIEW​

At a workshop you will learn to perform a simple ballet routine ("enchainement") inspired by one of the great classical ballets.  You will also learn the structure of a ballet lesson and execute simple barre and centre exercises. You will also understand a variety of ballet terminology and the foundation techniques.

Each workshop will be inspired by one of the ballet classics: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides.

DURATION​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

4 hours, including regular breaks and a break for refreshments (provided). We will spend about 2.5 hours dancing, choreographing and performing, about 30-40 minutes sat down talking and learning about ballet, and have plenty of breaks!

TYPICAL FORMAT​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

  • Introduction to the workshop

  • Understand the vocabulary

  • Warm up our bodies

  • Simple barre exercises

  • REFRESHMENT BREAK, including some history and context to one of the ballet classics

  • Simple centre exercises

  • introduction the ballet

  • Learn and perform an enchainement inspired by one of the ballet classics

COST

A 4-hour workshop usually costs about £25, including refreshments, depending on how much it costs us to rent the venue. The price for each workshop is displayed as part of the booking process.

WHAT TO WEAR

You will need ballet shoes (or lightweight trainers, jazz shoes, non-slip socks or even soft pumps) and comfortable clothes (a leotard and tights or leggings are ideal),

f you do bring pumps or shoes, bring socks as well as it is useful to be able to really feel the floor for some of what we do. We do have some ballet shoes you can borrow, but only if you are size 3-5 (let us know if you would like to borrow a pair). Alternatively, Dance Direct sell dance shoes for very reasonable prices.

We are in the process of designing some beginners' classes, a 6 week series of 1hour per week classes designed to deliver similar objectives as the workshops. Join our mailing list to hear when we launch them:

Upcoming Events

  • Beginners Ballet Workshop, St Leonards
    Beginners Ballet Workshop, St Leonards
    Sun, 27 Jan
    Kings Road Studio
    27 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 16:00
    Kings Road Studio, 3 Grand Parade, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0DD, UK
    27 Jan 2019, 12:00 – 16:00
    Kings Road Studio, 3 Grand Parade, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 0DD, UK
    Learn to perform a simple ballet routine inspired the Nutcracker, a Christmas ballet classic! No experience required. Suitable for those who always wanted to try ballet but never felt brave enough, or who haven't danced since childhood. Relaxed format. £25, including refreshments.
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  • Beginners Ballet Workshop, Pimlico
    Beginners Ballet Workshop, Pimlico
    Sat, 12 Jan
    Pimlico Primary
    12 Jan 2019, 14:00 – 18:00
    Pimlico Primary, Lupus St, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT, UK
    12 Jan 2019, 14:00 – 18:00
    Pimlico Primary, Lupus St, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT, UK
    Learn to perform a simple ballet routine inspired the Nutcracker, a Christmas ballet classic! No experience required. Suitable for those who always wanted to try ballet but never felt brave enough, or who haven't danced since childhood. Relaxed format. £25, including refreshments.
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