Dance classes for children aged 4 +
At Marley Dance Academy, our dance classes for children ages 4 and up include ballet, tap, modern, and jazz. Our experienced teachers create a supportive, nurturing, and fun environment, helping young dancers develop technical skills and a love for dance. If you are interested in pre-school classes, please click here.
Ballet
Ballet is the foundation of many dance styles, it focusses on encouraging a sound basic technique and an understanding of musical interpretation. It provides the essentials of a pure classical training technique. It is a fantastic way to improve strength, poise, balance, flexibility, discipline and a great overall body conditioning experience.
We use the Imperial Classical Ballet technique syllabus, from the ISTD, which is a fantastic and well rounded syllabus to introduce children into the world of ballet.
In our younger classes we use props such as magic wands, scarves, ribbons and more, which creates an exciting class that children will love!
Modern Theatre
This dance style is very rounded and is often seen on the stages of musical productions and is known for its theatrical qualities. The style uses travelling steps, high kicks, leaps and turns which work on strength and flexibility. The great thing about modern dance is that it also incorporates jazz, contemporary and lyrical dance styles, which gives the students the opportunity to try different styles under one genre. This class will be worked from the fantastic syllabus created by the ISTD, which offers to opportunity to explore technique and body alignment. Our younger classes jump, skip and gallop through imagination and creativity in this wonderful class.
Tap Dance
Step into the world of rhythm and fun! Tap dance is an exciting, rhythmical and expressive dance form. Perfect for young dancers, this class offers an introduction to the
expressive art of tap dancing. Children will learn basic tap steps, timing, and coordination through engaging and playful exercises.They will use their feet to create rhythms and melodies, with tap shoes which have small metal plates on the toe and heel to create a distinctive sound.
Tap is a theatrical art form, which is often seen in musicals and on screen.
We follow the ISTD tap syllabus which trains students to have a full understanding of timing, rhythm and musicality.
Jazz
Jazz dance is a highly energetic and enjoyable dance style. Great for working on performance and building confidence.This vibrant class is designed to introduce young dancers to the dynamic world of jazz dance through exciting routines and age-appropriate techniques. Children can learn jazz steps, improve their coordination, and express themselves creatively. Each class is packed with upbeat music from the charts, engaging choreography, and activities that help build confidence and foster a love for dance.
Booking enquiry
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