CLASSES FOR AGES 8-10YRS

Our junior Contemporary and Jazz class is the perfect class for those students who "just want to dance". The students will learn fun, energetic combinations as well as the slower lyrical ones you often see in Contemporary dance. Classes will comprise of leaps, turns, floor work and learning routines to popular music tracks.Not only will your child have an hour of fun learning new dance moves but will also improve their, strength, coordination, technique, posture and flexibility all whilst making friends!

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The Speech & Drama Class is designed to build confidence, creativity, and performance skills in a fun, supportive environment. Through imaginative play, storytelling, and performance exercises, students learn how to express themselves with clarity and confidence - both on stage and in everyday life to develop confidence in communicating and performing in front of an audience. We will be working on poems and acting pieces while also exploring characters, scripts, and their own original ideas.

Students will also have the opportunity to take LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Graded Exams in Verse and Prose. These internationally recognised exams allow students to develop their drama skills grade by grade while nurturing their natural talent, confidence and enjoyment. Exams take place in Belfast three times a year: November, February, and May.

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Serena’s classes are designed to prepare students for RSL(Rock School London) Stage School musical theatre exams, which combine singing, acting, and dance in a group setting. With a warm and encouraging teaching style, Serena is passionate about helping every student grow as a confident, expressive performer.

Our RSL Musical Theatre Song & Dance Exam Classes are a fun, supportive way for students to build performance skills while working towards a recognised qualification. We’ll be focusing on musical theatre repertoire with a strong emphasis on storytelling, characterisation, and ensemble work. Students can also gain UCAS points from Grade 6 upwards, which is a brilliant bonus for students when we reach those grades. It is not compulsory for students to take exams, they’ll still be working to the expected standard, giving them a great head start as they progress through the grades.

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PAD NI follows the internationally renowned Acrobatic Arts program. The program is based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in five divisions of AcroDance: Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering and Tumbling. Developed with input from professionals and experts in ballet, modern dance, jazz, contortion, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, sport acrobatics, yoga, acro yoga, pilates, physiotherapy, hand balancing and more, you will not find a more comprehensive program. Simple thoughtful progressions take the beginner preschool level dancer from log rolls and somersaults to the advanced dancer tumbling effortlessly across the stage!

Our 45 minute body conditioning class for ages 8-13 years focus's on flexibility and strength. This class is designed to give students a solid foundation in functional strength and conditioning which is fabulous for pursuing dance but also builds the core concepts of movement required in any sport and provides the building blocks for for a healthy body in the future. The class is focused on working the students muscles and body, but we know the value this can also have on their mental wellbeing - a healthy body and healthy mind work hand in hand together and it is never too early to learn habits that will help with both. That said the class uses a fun and engaging syllabus that mean all the student needs to do is worry about having fun on getting their perfect split and fabulous back bends (We'll take care of everything else). 

We definitely recommend all young students who want to progress in dance takes this class, but we adjust this course to each student who takes part and believe it would be of benefit to any child.

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To find the most suitable Ballet class for your child please email: info.padni@gmail.com