Dance Theatre Arts

Specialized Coaching Programing- Pointe & Variations Class

14+ (By audition Only)

An Exciting and challenging course for intermediate/advanced students competent in ballet. Students must have at least 2 years of pointe work experience.

Students will learn classical variations from various classical ballet works.

Variations class is of particular importance for those students striving towards vocational or competitive purposes, and can be an added opportunity for a student to grow in technique, artistic awareness, performance quality, and endurance and stamina all at once

Specialized Coaching Programing- Junior Pointe & Variations Class

10-13 years (By audition Only)

An Exciting and challenging course for elementary level students competent in ballet. Students must have at least 3 years of experience or RAD grade 3 equivalent.

Students will learn classical variations from various classical ballet works.

Variations class is of particular importance for those students striving towards vocational or competitive purposes, and can be an added opportunity for a student to grow in technique, artistic awareness, performance quality, and endurance and stamina all at once

Ballet with Melody & Milligan Bear (3-5 years old)

‘Learning to dance and dancing to learn’™

(MMEL) is a creative portfolio of age-appropriate ballet syllabi, supported by innovative reward schemes, progressing children of all abilities through the fundamentals of ballet.  The UK based syllabus is created by Jill Bridger, a member of the Royal Academy of Dance.

Fun Loving Teddies Melody and Milligan Bear share their life outside the dance studio with their friends at class. Their stories invite children into the world of ballet through creative movement and imagination. The creative themes also reinforces fundamental curriculum learning skills such as counting, shape and spatial awareness, vocabulary and language skills.

Melody and Milligan Bear invite you to join in their “bearrrrr-rific” ballet journey.

RAD Pre Primary Ballet (5-6 years)

The Pre-Primary class is the first year In which students are introduced to the Royal  Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus.  Students will gain a basic understanding of formal ballet technique and balet posture through fun and exciting exercises.  Improved coordination of the body and teamwork will be cultivated as students learn a variety of dance steps and challenging dance patterns.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the world’s most influential dance education and training organisations and is recognised internationally for the highest standards of learning and teaching. These classes are designed to motivate and encourage students of all ages and levels of ability through systematic measurement of progress and attainment. Students also have the option to study for and be presented for RAD examinations from 7 years and above.

RAD Primary- 5 Ballet

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the world’s most influential dance education and training organisations and is recognised internationally for the highest standards of learning and teaching. These classes are designed to motivate and encourage students of all ages and levels of ability through systematic measurement of progress and attainment. Students also have the option to study for and be presented for RAD examinations from 7 years and above.

RAD Vocational  Graded Syllabus

The Vocational Graded Syllabus is the continuation of classical ballet training from the  Junior Graded Syllabus. However, it also stands alone as a full training regime, and is geared towards those engaging in the serious study of ballet. At the earliest level, pointe work is introduced for the first time, and each syllabus has been designed to give the necessary training to students wishing to study seriously, with a possible view to following a career in dance, or dance related subjects.

Unlike Graded examinations, all Vocational level examinations must be taken in consecutive order.  For students who take a minimum of two ballet classes per week, there is the opportunity to be selected by your instructor to take the associated RAD exam for each level, based entirely on teacher’s recommendation.  We do not enter students who we believe would be unsuccessful with an examination. 

Express Yourself! Speech & Drama  Level 1 & 2

Speak Up! Speech & Drama programme has been designed by Dance Theatre Arts to empower kids.

Kids will learn to speak more confidently, communicate more effectively, improve their listening skills and use their imaginations.
LESSONS INCLUDE:
• Show and tell/ Public Speaking
• Acting & Drama Skills
• Vocal Skills (vocal quality, articulation, grammar)
• Poetry & Story-telling
• Reading Aloud
• Positive Body Language (posture, eye contact)
• Manners & Social Grace (telephone, table, interpersonal etc)

Children will each be give a magic carpet  or hat, which is used as a prop to document their learning and growth for the year.  As the weeks progress, the carpet or hat will become more decorated with writing and artifacts from our lessons.

Kids Up front! Youth Theatre Program

As an extension from our Junior Speech and Drama Program

Kids Up Front! Youth Theatre program provides a fun and dynamic drama activities that develops Confidence, Communication Skills and Creativity that can be applied to daily lives. Our classes include elements of dramatherapy and neuro dramatic play which helps students learn effective sterss management and coping skills. They learn to deal and manage their own emotions, thus making them more effective in handling daily necessities.

Our classes include specific activities aimed to help develop student’s overall performance, verbal skills, voice projection, creative movement, team work and communication skills, quick thinking and spontaneity. The program includes improvisation, theatre games, mime, play building, scripted and theatre performances. 

The drama class is a personal experience for each individual and is not a graded or competitive activity. As the program is designed to build and extend skills the best results are achieved when students continue classes over a period of time.

Australian Teachers of Dance (ATOD Jazz/ tap)

A.T.O.D. Ltd have developed a unique approach to educating our students in a classroom environment. Jazz is a continually changing and evolving genre encompassing many styles such as Broadway, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Funk and Lyrical to name a few.

This new and innovative system of training encompasses all styles from foundation Jazz to the very latest moves. The focus and continuity of the jazz class and the training and development of students. It does not need to change in order to prepare students for examinations. This is the Complete Jazz Class Syllabus!

ATOD Contemporary

Contemporary dance combines ballet and modern techniques with musical and emotional expression with a strong focus on modern techniques (contractions and release, off-center balances and suspension) as well as musicality and self-expression.  At dance Theatre Arts we use the Australian Teachers of Dance (ATOD) syllabus to ensure that students get an all round approach to contemporary dance.

The syllabus :

• progresses systematically and is structured to provide a solid base for potential future work in dance companies for serious dance students
• supports students’ development in other genres of dance
• incorporates, but is not limited to, warm up, stretches, floorwork, articulation of limbs, turns, travelling and jumps
• is designed to technically develop students to individually reach their full potential, whether on a recreational, professional or teaching level