Classes & Locations
MONDAYS
2:45 - 3:15pm
Nursery Ballet: 2.5 - 4 year olds
Elephant & Castle - Crossway Church
4:15 - 5:00pm
RAD Pre-Primary Ballet: 4 - 5.5 year olds
5:05 - 5:50pm
RAD Primary Ballet: 5.5 - 7 year olds
5:55 - 6:55pm
RAD Grade 1 Ballet: 7 - 8.5 year olds
7:00 - 8:00pm
RAD Discovering Repertoire Level 2: Adult ballet class for improver to intermediate level. Barre work, centre, development exercises and learning a variation / solo from Coppélia
8:05 - 9:05pm
RAD Advanced Foundation syllabus class
TUESDAYS
Elephant & Castle - Husky Studios
5:00 - 6:00pm
RAD Grade 2 Ballet: 8.5 - 11 year olds
6:30 - 7:45pm
RAD Advanced 2 syllabus class
7:45 - 9:00pm
RAD Intermediate syllabus class for adults
THURSDAYS
Harrow/Pinner - Acorn Montessori Nursery (Little Garden Day Nurseries)
10:30 - 11:00am
Nursery Ballet: 2.5 - 4 year olds
Places still available! Please contact us for more information
RAD GRADE 3, GRADE 7, ADVANCED 1 AND BALLET FITNESS, STRETCH & BARRE CORE CLASSES STARTING SOON!
PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Term Dates
Autumn / Winter 2022
12th September - 15th December
(Leo's Den starting 18th Sept)
Half term break: 24th October - 31st October*
Spring 2023
9th January- 2nd April
Half term break: 13th - 19th February*
Summer 2023
17th April - 23rd July
Half term break: 29th May - 4th June*
No classes bank holiday Monday 1st May
*Half term break does not apply to Tuesday Adv2 & Intr classes
Class Descriptions
Nursery 1:
Fun, nurturing and creative ballet classes that include dance, drama, music and the use of imagination. Children will be guided through structured, story-based classes introducing basic ballet positions and steps, balancing, stretching, co-ordination, shapes, posture, working with others and expressing themselves. Teachers use the Royal Academy of Dance’s ‘Dance To Your Own Tune’ syllabus as a guideline.
Children will learn how to twinkle their toes, pirouette like princes and princesses, and reach for the stars!
Age 2 – 3 years old
30 minutes
(Starting age is dependent on teacher assessment in trial lesson)
Nursery 2:
Very similar to Nursery 1 except classes are run at a faster pace and more is expected of the child. It is a bridge level between Nursery and Pre-Primary.
Age 3.5 – 4 years old
45 minutes
Pre-Primary:
RAD syllabus class which starts their journey on a broad, practical dance education that develops technical, musical and performance skills. Students have the opportunity of taking a Class Award at this level whereby they perform their exercises in front of an examiner and get constructive feedback. The teacher goes in to the Class Award with them and there is no pass or fail and they all get a certificate and medal. It is a very rewarding, positive, confidence-building experience.
Age 4 – 5.5 years old
45 minutes
Primary:
First level of RAD syllabus whereby they can take an Examination. They perform in groups for an examiner and are awarded Distinction (Gold), Merit (Silver) or Pass (Bronze), receiving a certificate and a medal.
Age 5.5 - 7 years old
45 minutes
Grades 1-3:
Lower graded syllabi that follows on from Primary and includes Character work (classical folk dances from Europe)
Age 7 years old and up
1 hour
Grades 4-5:
Middles grades
Age 7 years old and up
1 hour
Discovering Repertoire Levels 2, 3 and 4:
Barre work, centre work, development exercises to train for the variation (solo from a classical ballet), and learning the variation
Adult syllabus class.
1 hour
Grades 6-8:
Higher grades which include sections of ballet, free-movement (lyrical contemporary style of dancing) and character work
Age 11 years old and up. Adults welcome.
1 hour 15 minutes
Vocational Levels:
Professional levels of RAD ballet training; pointe work is introduced and developed for the girls and greater challenges in turning and jumping are introduced for the boys. Children can only take a vocational class after passing an assessment by the teacher.
Intermediate Foundation
Intermediate
Advanced Foundation
Advanced 1
Advanced 2
Age 11 years old and up. Adults welcome.
1 hour / 1 hour 30 minutes
Ballet Parties:
Cariad Ballet can make a little ballerina's wish come true with a magical ballet themed birthday party full of fun, games, dancing, music and sparkle! Whether your child already takes ballet lessons or has never done ballet before, a Cariad Ballet party will be loved by all and make the birthday girl feel very special indeed. Fairy wands, butterfly wings and other props can be provided. Please get in touch for more information.
Private Lessons:
Students of all ages and at any level can get in touch and request private lessons
Price will depend on lesson duration and location, in order to cover teaching fee and studio hire.
Adult Classes:
Looking to get fit, increase flexibility, balance, co-ordination and strength? Want to learn ballet positions, steps, movement combinations, posture and artistry? Then sign up for adult classes at Cariad Ballet! Drop-in, class bundles and termly registration options all available.
Ballet Fitness & Stretch
An energetic mix of cardio, toning and stretching based on fun ballet steps and training exercises.
Barre Classes
Body conditioning class using mainly the ballet barre but also mats for floorwork, in order to build strength, tone muscles, increase flexibility and sculpt a beautiful ballet posture
Adult Ballet Beginner (non-syllabus)
An introduction to ballet through a class of barre work, centre, turns and jumps. Excellent for someone completely new to ballet or have only learnt the very basics
Adult Ballet Intermediate (non-syllabus)
Good for improvers as exercises are more challenging and the class moves at a faster pace compared to Beginner level
Adult Ballet Advanced (non-syllabus)
General ballet class good for any competent ballet dancer. A lot of differentiation is used in order to keep simple for some and really challenge others. Moves at a fast pace.
For more information on pricing*, uniform, terms and conditions please get in touch here
*Free trial, Full Term and Half Term Registration available for children's classes. Full Term, Half Term and Drop-in rates available for adult classes