Tinkley Toes Ballet

05/10/2026

So pleased to be part of the East Pointe Ballet Associates
Carly has created the most amazing opportunity for Ballet students here in the further reaches of East Anglia.
Based in Norwich, these monthly days of dance allow eager Ballet students from all over Norfolk and Suffolk to come to together as a community, to dance and create together.
Each day includes a Ballet class, a Rambert Grades Contemporary class and body conditioning/pre-pointe or pointe/character class.

Age 7 upwards -Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors.

MEET THE TEACHER — MICHELLE ✨

Meet Michelle, Teacher at East Pointe Ballet Associates 🩰

Michelle is a Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and holds a BA (Hons) in The Art and Teaching of Ballet. She has over 20 years’ experience as a freelance ballet teacher and dance in education artist.

Throughout her career, Michelle has taught in a variety of settings, including access roles with The Royal Ballet School, the nationally recognised Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) programme, and cross-curricular dance programmes as both a digital and in-house delivery artist.

Michelle’s teaching focuses on developing strong, safe and embodied foundations, using clear vocabulary, simple steps, anatomical understanding and imagery to help students understand and connect with their movement.

She takes a holistic approach to teaching, with student wellbeing and intrinsic motivation at the heart of her practice. Michelle believes in supporting each student as an individual and helping them to develop confidence, understanding and enjoyment alongside their ballet technique.

Above all, Michelle hopes to nurture a lifelong love and appreciation of ballet in every student — whether their journey leads to professional dance, a love of watching ballet, or simply the joy of dancing throughout their lives. ✨

🩰 A little bit about Michelle:
• Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
• BA (Hons) The Art and Teaching of Ballet
• Advanced 2 RAD (ARAD)
• Licenciate of the RAD (LRAD)
• Rambert Grades Creative Dance for Early Years
• Over 20 years’ teaching experience
• Fully insured
• First Aid at Work
• Chaperone Licence
• Enhanced DBS

At East Pointe Ballet Associates, Michelle brings her experience, knowledge and thoughtful approach to teaching, helping students build strong foundations while developing a lasting love of ballet. 🤍



Michelle Tinkley

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05/10/2026

Classes for your little twinkle toes!
We use child led imagination to create little adventures each lesson, embedding Ballet steps taught with safe technical knowledge.

Creative, structured and developmentally appropriate for little dancers, our classes allow your little one to explore their movement potential along with building safe and structured Ballet movement foundations.

We follow the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance and embed the philosophies of Rambert Grades Creative Dance for Early Years.

3 week taster available!

03/09/2026

26/06/2026

NOW is a great time to come for a taster class!

A class to connect with your body, learn new skills and feel refreshed!

Classes will be wrapping up in a few weeks for a summer break. We'll be back in September, so come and give this class a go, ready for the new term.

12/05/2026

Stay young and arty!

"Similarly, another of the tests showed that those who undertook an arts activity at least once a week were on average a year younger biologically than those who rarely engaged in such pursuits. Those who exercised once a week were only six months younger by that measure."

🩰 'Ballet Balance' 🩰 Wymondham, Wednesday AM's your weekly Creative Health and Physical exercise fix. Does that add up to 1.5 years younger? 😂😉.

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes

27/04/2026

Ballet Balance with Michelle | Holistic adult ballet classes Wednesday 9:30 Wymondham.

We focus on your poise/posture, physical balance, but also balancing body and mind, how ballet technique works within the body, so you can achieve the correct muscle engagement and create the positions from an internal understanding.
Simple settings, with the occasional challenge thrown in.
This Summer term we're focusing on Adage - blancing on one leg, whilst the other legs lifts, unfolds, lengthens and lowers whilst coordinating with arm pathways.
Join us £5 taster class!

Timothée Chalamet may have bashed ballet, but its health benefits are undeniable

20/04/2026

What do you think of when you think of Ballet?

At Tinkley Toes... we develop
Creative skills
Problem solving
Storytelling
Gender neutral themes
Physical control
and much much more for Early years and Foundation stage development.
My unique teaching experience and training with some of the worlds most prestigious and recognised ballet organisations means my classes are responsive, technically safe and considered and draw upon a deep passion, knowledge and understanding of Ballet and body.

08/04/2026

A little reminder
No Monday classes on the 13th April.
We start back 20th!