Pre-School Ballet
Details of our Pre-School classes can be found here
Children in Pre-School Ballet are ideally aged 2 1/2 years old up to when they start school. Once they start Reception they move up to Pre-Primary Ballet.
Pre-Primary Ballet
We follow the ISTD Pre-Primary syllabus and include some of our own exercises too. Children are ideally in Reception at school
Primary Ballet
This is the children’s first opportunity to take an exam, usually held at the end of Year 1 or Year 2.
Children go into the exam room with a partner, without their dance teacher. There will be the examiner and the pianist in the exam room.
Please use this Just Dance YouTube Video to help your child practise at home
Class Exam 1 Ballet
This is a stepping stone to Grade 1 Ballet, it is a different style of exam. Usually at the end of Year 2 or start of Year 3.
Children go into the exam room in a group of 3 to 5 children, with their dance teacher. There will also be the examiner and the pianist in the exam room.
Please use this Just Dance YouTube Video to help your child practise at home
Grade 1 Ballet
This is now entering the Graded work and the examiner is expecting to see a good use of ballet technique with full knowledge of the syllabus. For all the grades children will usually enter the exam room with a partner and without the teacher. This exam can be taken as early as the end of Year 3 or much later depending on the class ability, in Year 5 or 6.
Please use this Just Dance YouTube Video to help your child practise at home
Grade 2 Ballet
Similar to the previous grade the examiner is expecting to see a good use of ballet technique with full knowledge of the syllabus. For all the grades children will usually enter the exam room with a partner and without the teacher. This exam can be taken as early as the end of Year 5 or much later depending on the class ability, in Year 7 or 8.
Please use this Just Dance YouTube Video to help your child practise at home.
Grade 3 Ballet
Roughly Year 7 to 9 at school
Please use this Just Dance YouTube Video to help your child practise at home.
Grade 4 Ballet
Roughly Year 8 to 10 at school
Videos coming soon…
Grade 5 Ballet
Roughly Year 9 to 12 at school
Grade 6 Ballet
Roughly Year 11 upwards
Inter Foundation Ballet
Intermediate Ballet
Advanced 1 Ballet
Advanced 2 Ballet
Then you enter the teaching qualifications in Ballet!
