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Adult Classes

 

All our adult classes have a minimum age of 17 years old. There is no upper age limit for any of our Adult Classes. Classes will only run subject to numbers and maybe split to accommodate all students if they become too busy.

 

Ballet – Beginner and Advanced level

 This is a gentle and graceful class where body alignment, poise and posture is strengthened. A great class for releasing stress and restoring calm. Advanced students are welcome to do the class or parts of the class en pointe.

 

Tap – Beginner and Intermediate Levels

A fun, rhythmical class for those that want to make some noise. Our intermediate class is a challenging one with fast paced steps and our beginners class is suitable for those that have never danced before – it maybe tricky at first but you will soon get into the swing of things!

 

Street Dance/Jazz – Mixed Level Class

A mixed level class where the aim of the session is to have a dance workout. With a Mix of Street dance moves and Jazz dance steps this class will have you hot and sweaty, improve fitness and agility and it will lift your spirits and make you feel good by dancing to a mix of current Pop, Street and some old classic songs. No experience is necessary, but just energy and enthusiasm!

 

Sports Acro – Mixed Levels

This class is a mixed one where students can come along to learn some basic gymnastics moves, gymnasts from other disciplines can learn our gymnastics discipline and some Sports Acro balances and Gymnasts with a Sports Acro background can come and work to keep up their current form or improve and learn some more.

 

Musical Theatre

This is a weekly 2 ½ hr class in Acting, Singing and Jazz Dance. You will learn various repertoire from many styles of Musicals. A fun class for building confidence, learning new skills and making friends. You will be singing and dancing on your way home from class ....

 

Rock and Pop Singing – Mixed levels

These classes are a new way of teaching, learning and performing singing for the modern day vocalist. Songs being sung in the session will be rock or pop based and selected by students and teacher. Students attending these classes will also learn basic music theory and session skills such as play-back and improvisation. Performance skills will also be studied.

 

Examinations

As we are a registered Trinity College examination centre, we offer examinations in Musical Theatre, Acting and Performance and Rock and Pop Singing. These are annual examinations and examination enrolment forms are distributed every February/March so if you do want to take part in the examination sessions don't forget to hand back the enrolment form.