PRE SCHOOL CLASSES

​Baby Stars and Stars: ​Our pre-school classes for 3-5 year olds are super fun and our students learn the basics of ballet in an enjoyable and creative way to pursue their interest in music and movement. We learn to point our toes, start learning positions of the feet and arms as well as working on timing and musicality. Gross motor skills are developed, such as skipping, hopping, jumping and leaping. We leap over crocodiles, we float our arms like a butterfly, and have a fantastic time in a relaxed environment.

Our pre-school classes are structured to prepare young dancers to head into our examination levels that follow.

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ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE  CLASSICAL BALLET

We are proud to offer ballet classes from the Royal Academy of Dance, which was established in the UK in 1920, is one of the largest and most influential dance education organisations in the world.
Royal Academy of Dance teachers adhere to a carefully structured classical ballet syllabus which is both fun and safe for students. Teachers qualify with Registered Teacher Status only after rigorous training.  They are then required to continue to update skills and knowledge throughout their careers.

Graded ballet classes available from Year 1 and above.
 

DANCE NZ MADE JAZZ

Jazz classes for students Year 1 and above. DanceNZmade celebrates and embraces the strength, diversity and passion of dance in New Zealand. Created by 'Danceman' Dean McKerras, the jazz performance levels are high energy and super fun which our students thoroughly enjoy learning.

 

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AJDA JAZZ

Jazz classes for students Year 1 and above. The American Jazz Dance Affiliation syllabus offers style and a fantastic technical base to develop students jazz dance skills. The syllabus incorporates the styles of Funk, Lyrical and Musical Theatre, focusing strongly on strength, technique, flexibility and performance.

 

NZAMD CONTEMPORARY

Contemporary classes for students Year 5 and above. Contemporary dance aims at teaching students to understand the concepts of contemporary movement such as weight, flow, momentum, and the use of gravity, they continue to enjoy a sense of dance while focusing on freedom of movement and spatial awareness.
NZAMD (New Zealand Association of Modern Dance) was the first New Zealand based dance examination organisation, and is now one of the largest in the country.

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ACROBATIC ARTS
Classes for students Year 1 and above, are gymnastics based where students learn skills from forward rolls, cartwheels and leaps right up to handsprings, aerials and flips, while working on strength and flexibility.
With acrobatic moves becoming more common place in the dance world, these classes offer a great extension to all genres.

 

 

AEROBICS AND FITNESS

Classes for year 3 and above working towards competing in NZCAF events for solos or teams, and fitness routines. We offer skills based classes at the studio, as well as pre-choreography classes for those competing in this section. Private lessons for competing athletes available.

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AJDA TAP

We offer tap classes for students from Year 2 and above with examination levels with AJDA available.

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HIP HOP

We offer Hip Hop classes for students Year 2 and above. This class is a non-exam class where students can work on skills and learn hip hop routines.

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