Royal Academy of Dance

Ballet

Yeovil,, South Petherton, Crewkerne and Sherborne

Suitable for children from walking age through to adults.

Ballet training offers many benefits for physical and mental health, as well as emotional development.

As soon as children are able to walk, they can join our TwinkleTots Ballet classes. From 3–5 years, children can progress to, or join, our Pre-School Ballet classes. Both of these classes provide a magical introduction to dance through music, imagination, storytelling and creative movement.

These fun-filled classes help children develop a variety of movement skills, including balance, coordination, control, musicality and good posture. They also help to build confidence and social skills through exciting and varied activities.

From 5+ years, we specialise in teaching ballet based on the world-renowned Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus. This syllabus focuses on developing the technical, musical and performance skills needed in ballet and related dance disciplines.

Our classes encourage children to enjoy ballet as a form of physical exercise while also developing good posture, grace, poise, coordination, creativity and musicality. As an RAD-registered studio, students are able to take RAD Ballet examinations, which are now on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). Successful examination candidates can gain credits towards universities and higher education establishments.

We offer RAD classes from Pre-Primary through to Grade 8, as well as Vocational classes for children who wish to pursue a career in ballet, dance or teaching.

We also offer Progressions Ballet classes for pupils in RAD Grades 1–3 who would like to enhance their ballet training, learn more advanced steps, leaps and turns, work on conditioning and improve their presentation skills through performances.

We also offer a fun Adult Ballet class, suitable for all ages and abilities. These classes focus on building strength, flexibility, good posture and muscle tone, while promoting overall fitness through learning basic ballet steps, exciting combinations and dances. Our adult classes are very relaxed and lots of fun!