Hip Hop/Street Dance - (From 5 to Adults)
Learn the most up-to-date moves and styles including Popping, Locking, Breaking and more to the funkiest beats and latest chart songs. Our Hip Hop/ Street Dance classes offer the broad variety of moves and styles that come under the Hip Hop umbrella. These classes are headed up by Scott & Ross who are both highly qualified and experienced teachers who between them have spent many years dancing all over the world for some of the biggest names in the entertainment business.
Classes taught on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday
Hip Hop/Street Dance – (From 3 to 5 years)
This class is an introduction to dance which is ideal for the younger children, by learning routines to the up to date music of today. This is a fun class which helps improve co-ordination, timing and social skills.
Classes taught on Saturday
Ballet Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) & Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (ISTD) (From 6 to Adults)
Ballet forms the basis for all other dance styles, as it helps develop strength, posture, grace, co-ordination, muscle tone, technique and musical awareness. Our classical ballet classes cover the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance syllabuses. We offer pointe classes for senior students and examinations and free-work classes according to personal preferences.
Classes taught Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday
Tiny Tots Ballet - (From 3 to 5 years)
An introduction to the basic movements used in our classical ballet classes, including role-play, movement & mime. Tiny Tots classes will prepare your child for progression into the beginners’ ballet class once they are 5 years old.
Classes taught on Saturday
ISTD Tap & Street Tap Classes - (From 4 to Adults)
Tap has to be one of the most enjoyable and rhythmic dance styles. Its roots are set in America and now the ISTD syllabus reflects this very earthy and rhythmic style. Our classes include the ISTD syllabus examinations, as well as our “street style” free-work classes. A modern, more funky style using strong rhythms to a wide range of modern songs.
For our late starters we run an advanced beginner class for those with little or no previous experience.
Classes taught on Monday, Thursday & Saturday
Modern ISTD Examinations - (From 4 to Adults)
Modern is the technical form of Jazz and has a variety of styles. These include Fosse, as well as the more graceful lyrical dance. Classes improve a student’s sense of performance and are excellent for developing co-ordination, balance, flexibility and confidence. As well as free-work, these classes are offered at examination level.
Classes taught on Monday, Wednesday & Saturday
Singing - (From 5 to Adults)
Our group singing classes provide a relaxed, friendly and enjoyable setting where both beginners and advanced singers can grow in confidence and improve their voice skills.
Through our sessions you’ll improve your breathing techniques, vocal support and articulation, vocal range, pitch and accuracy.
We explore a wide range of music and singing styles; from chart to musical, gospel to swing strengthening performance and harmony skills and learning to listen and work as a group.
There is also the opportunity for individuals and duos to practise songs and we have a vast sheet music collection to suit all tastes. Our encouragement and understanding has proven that there is room for the smallest and biggest of voices with us.
The strength of our singing department is demonstrated by our most recent annual dance shows being sung completely live accompanied by a live band with music from Michael Jackson, Oliver the Musical, Stevie Wonder and Beyonce.
Private singing lessons are also available. Please contact us for further information.
Classes taught on Monday & Wednesday
Acting LAMDA- (From 4 to Adults)
Acting is all about RE-Acting! and our classes enable students of all ages, whatever their experience to explore their potential through mime, physical theatre, voice and movement.
Students will develop their skills in:
- Working together as a group.
- Learning to improvise (acting without script)
- Self discipline
- Releasing creativity and imagination through drama games and improvisation.
- Vocal support, projection and confidence.
The skills that the students will build on are not just performance based but ones that will serve them throughout life whatever their age and aspirations.
Infant Drama - Emphasis is on group involvement, and then through this allowing each child to “find their own voice” through drama role play – exploring a wide variety of themes such as fairy tales, make-believe and moments from history. From this early age the pupils are encouraged to take the lead in creating their own stories and drama in class, using their imagination and creativity to release expression and build their confidence in doing so. Props and music play a large part in making these sessions stimulating and lots of fun!
Junior Drama - Aiming to build on their improvisation and devising skills, pupils are encouraged to become more independent in their thinking and creativity by the introduction of smaller group work. In a supportive environment we learn about how to create different characters using our voices and bodies to tell more detailed stories to our audience – we are the story tellers – from slapstick to Shakespeare, with and without scripts each pupil can enjoy the rollercoaster ride of comedy to tragedy and back again!
Senior and Young Adult Drama - Whether new to acting or with experience, trust building and teamwork lay the foundations for a very supportive group ensemble. From here the variety of scripts and theatre styles explored continues to grow with improvisation an important tool in looking around the text. Characterisation, movement and language are challenged with the of different time periods we’ll look at from Greek, Restoration to today’s new writing. From monologues to choral speaking, you may find yourself stage fighting, trying out some mask work and creating your own piece of theatre!
From 2010 we will be entering classes for group LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) performance exams. Please contact the school for more details.
Classes taught on Monday & Saturday
Formation (By invitation only)
Formation is the ultimate class for our students who wish to take their dance training to the highest level. Formation students receive the same exceptionally high standard of dance training that they do in their other classes, but will find a much more intense, focused class tailored to those students wanting to take their dance training further. The success of these classes is proven by the high rate of students going on to pursue their dancing careers at vocational colleges and engaging in professional work all over the world. Formation students also become part of Makin’ Steps display teams who you will see at many local and national events.
Classes taught on Wednesday
Salsa & Latin Classes - Adults
Salsa is a dance style originating from the Caribbean, mixing African and European dance influences. In this fun beginner class you will learn very basic footwork, turns, patterns, shines and will be introduced to proper posture, weight transfer, frame and connection. The class will introduce you to basics of leading and following. As the class progresses you will learn more Latin styles including Rumba, Jive and Cha Cha Cha. If you don’t have a partner to bring along, then don’t worry as we’ll find you one when you get here!.
Classes taught on Thursday
