Ballet Classes at West Peterborough Dance

Step into the world of ballet with us. From beginners to advanced students, our ballet classes are designed to nurture grace, discipline, and beauty in every movement.

Beginners Ballet (3-4 Yrs)

This class aims to enhance children's natural love of music and movement, and to teach some basic ballet steps in a fun and exciting way. We include lots of stories, imagery and nursery rhymes.

Preliminary Ballet (4-5 Yrs)

In this class we introduce a few more ballet steps along with a little more structure, whilst still retaining the stories and imagery from Beginners Ballet. We believe that children learn best through play and our lessons are created with this ethos.

Primary and Standards 1-6 (5 Yrs+)

These classes are designed for children attending 1 ballet lesson per week. We focus on all aspects of ballet including technique, musicality, improvisation and performance.

Grades 1-6 (7+ Yrs)

The syllabi for Grade exams is larger than the Standards, and students enter exams in groups of 2 or 3 without an accompanying teacher, therefore students normally need to attend 2 classes per week.

Major Vocational Exams

After the grade examinations, students progress to the vocational exams. These are aimed at students considering a career in dance, whether performing or teaching.

Pointe Class and Preparation for Pointe

Preparation for Pointe class is aimed at students working at Standard 5 level or higher. This class comprises of strengthening exercises to prepare the feet and body for pointe work. Once we feel a student is strong enough to get pointe shoes they can transfer to the Beginners Pointe class.