Winchester City Dance

We had a great first set of classes back after Easter!
Our Grade 2 Ballerinas finished learning their Exam dance and worked on their technique and performance skills. Our Primary Ballerinas continued to learn their Red Riding Hood dance and adding facial expressions. Whilst our Grade 1 Exam Class did a full run through of all of their centre exercises! 👏

Last month we celebrated the school's 6th Birthday!! 🥳🎂

Looking back on this past year, we can't believe we started in lockdown but we've appreciate getting to dance with you all in person again more than ever.

This year we achieved a 100% pass rate in our exams with everyone achieving a Merit or higher! We completed our first ever Contemporary Medal exams, our largest group of Bronze Medal ballet exams and some of our Adult Ballerinas completed their first Medal exams. Our Grade 1 and Intro Ballerinas also exceeded all expectations by achieving Distinctions in all of their exams! (Two of our Grade 1 students also won high achievers awards across the whole of our examining board!) 👏

We are especially proud of all those who took part in exams this year after having to learn a lot of their syllabus online. We've also been grateful to welcome so many new students and to watch all of our students grow and improve their confidence and skills. It continues to be such a privilege to teach and to get to know each and every one of our students. 🥰

Thank you to all of our students and parents for your continued support and attendance and for spreading the word about our school; we really appreciate all of your efforts! 💐

Last week, our Thursday Baby Ballerinas enjoyed helping the Easter Bunny! 🐰They hopped from house to house to deliver eggs to all the children! 🏘️ Whilst our Contemporary dancers enjoyed some Easter themed fun including an obstacle course, an alphabet race and Easter themed charades! 🐣 (And all our classes enjoyed a little Easter egg hunt!)

Yesterday, we kicked off our Easter celebration classes! 🐰 Our Primary Ballerinas helped the Easter bunny to deliver eggs to all the children. Whilst our Grade 1 Exam and Grade 2 Ballerinas played lots of fun Easter themed dance games, including some very imaginative charades! 🐣

At the weekend our Baby Ballerinas explored all different types of weather. They twirled in the wind, jumped over puddles and went ice skating in the snow! ❄️⛸️ Our Primary Ballerinas showed great flexibility and continued to improve their Little Red Riding Hood dance. Whilst our Grade 1 Ballerinas focused on their technique while practising their skips, classical walks and Port de Bras. 👏

On Thursday our Baby Ballerinas explored different types of weather; they went swimming in the sunshine, jumped over puddles and made rainbows!🌞🌧️🌈 Our Intro to Contemporary dancers worked on their improvisation skills and continued to learn their new dance. Whilst our Graded Contemporary class used a dice game to help choreograph group pieces.

On Wednesday, our Grade 2 dancers practised their Grand Plies and enjoyed finishing their exam dance. Our Grade 1 Exam Ballerinas showed great progress with all of their centre exercises! Whilst our Primary Ballerinas worked on their timing for their walks and runs exercise and showed great improvement on their skips. 🩰

At the weekend our Baby Ballerinas visited the Magical Toy Shop where they galloped with the Cowboys, flew with fairies and twirled with the music box ballerina! 🤠 🧚‍♀️ 🩰 Our Primary Ballerinas enjoyed continuing to learn their Little Red Riding Hood dance. Whilst our Grade 1 Ballerinas worked on their Barre exercises and began learning their new Wizard of Oz dance!

Yesterday, our Contemporary Dancers enjoyed practising their improvisation skills and made great progress on their dynamic Choreography pieces. Whilst our Baby Ballerinas followed the secret pathway where they found a magical Toy shop and danced with all the toys who had come to life! 🧸💂🧚‍♂️

Yesterday, our Grade 1 Exam dancers focused on improving their technique in their Port De Bras and continued working on their Sautes. Our Grade 2 Ballerinas also worked on their centre exercises and showed great progress in their Adage! 👏 Whilst our Primary Ballerinas practised their Exam dance and had lots of fun with their facial expressions. 🤗🤫

On Saturday our Baby Ballerinas visited Ariel under the sea where they met lots of underwater creatures and danced with the jellyfish. 🧜‍♂️🐠 Our Primary Ballerinas made great progress on their Walks and Runs exercise and also enjoyed some free movement! Whilst our Grade 1 dancers worked on their Exam dance and began learning their Tempos.

Last week our Thursday Baby Ballerinas took a trip under the sea where they saw crabs, jellyfish and visited Ariel! 🧜‍♀️🦀 Our Contemporary dancers continued learning their new exam dance and showed fantastic creativity in their group choreography!

On Wednesday our Grade 2 Ballerinas worked hard on their Port de Bras and Adage exercises and enjoyed beginning to learn how to pirouette! 🩰 Our Grade 1 Exam Class helped each other with their Sautes and continued to improve their Glissade technique. Whilst our Primary Ballerinas focused on their Degage exercise and continued to show great progress on their Little Red Riding Hood dance.🤶🐺

On Saturday our Baby Ballerinas rocketed to Outer Space where they became shooting stars, spinning planets and made friends with an Alien. 🌠🛸🌎🌝 Our Primary Ballerinas practised their Red Riding Hood dance and showed excellent progress in their split leaps! Whilst our Grade 1 dancers focused on improving their technique in their Saute exercise.

On Thursday, our Baby Ballerinas flew their rockets to space where they saw shooting stars, planets and taught ballet to the Alien! 🚀🛸 Whilst our Contemporary dancers worked hard on their Swings exercise and enjoyed learning their new exam dance.

On Wednesday, our Primary Ballerinas made great progress on their split leaps and enjoyed practising their Little Red Riding Hood dance. Our Grade 1 Exam Class worked on all of their barre exercises and continued to learn their glissades. Whilst our Grade 2 Ballerinas focused on their centre exercises improving their technique for their Adage.

On Saturday, Our Baby Ballerinas threw a Birthday Party! 🎉 They helped clean the venue, hung decorations and played party games! Our Primary Ballerinas worked hard on their Port de Bras exercise and had lots of fun playing musical statues. 🎶 Whilst our Grade 1 Class showed great progress on their timing for their Soubresauts and enjoyed some free movement and improvisation.

On Thursday, our Baby Ballerinas had a Birthday party! They used Plies and Sautes to hang decorations, pinned the tail on the donkey with their Arabesque and played musical statues 🥳 Our Contemporary dancers focused on their Tilts and Curves exercise and enjoyed working on their contact improvisation.

On Wednesday, our Primary Ballerinas worked hard on their Little Red Riding Hood dance and kick started our 6th Birthday celebrations with some party games 🎂 Our Grade 1 Exam Class focused on their Soubresauts and showed continued improvement in their flexibility 🤸‍♀️. Whilst our Grade 2 dancers worked on their Releves and continued to show great progress on their dance.

On the last week of term, our Saturday Primary Ballerinas enjoyed becoming fairies and using real fairy dust to help them with their mime. 🧚‍♀️ Our Baby Ballerinas took part in the Ballerina Olympics! They had lots of fun competing in Athletics, Gymnastics and swimming events and even won medals! 🥇
Whilst our Grade 1 Class showed fantastic progress on their Retire and Battement Tendu en Croix exercises! 👏

Before half term, Our Intro to Contemporary dancers worked hard on their Centre exercises and enjoyed some improvisation work. Whilst our Graded Contemporary class showed great creativity when choreographing group pieces using props. Our Thursday Baby Ballerinas took part in the Ballerina Olympics! They had lots of fun competing in events including Archery, Diving, Equestrian Jumping and Rhythmic Gymnastics 🐴 🤸‍♀️

A reminder that classes are back on this week from Wednesday the 2nd March. 😊

For those who have not yet booked on, please complete your booking today to avoid losing your place.

We hope you had a lovely half term and we look forward to seeing you all in the next few days!

Yesterday, our Primary Ballerinas practised their Plies and had lots of fun becoming fairies for their mime 🧚‍♀️ Whilst our Grade 1 Exam and Grade 2 Classes showed fantastic progress in all of their exercises they have learnt this term 👏

At the weekend our Baby and Primary Ballerinas helped Cupid to celebrate Valentines day! They gave out roses, danced with Beauty and the Beast and made love hearts with their feet in first position 🌹 ♥
Our Grade 1 dancers practised their Barre exercises and enjoyed choreographing their own dances.

Last week our Thursday Baby Ballerinas celebrated Valentines' day! 🌹 They helped Cupid spread love and hung decorations ready for their Beauty and the Beast Ball 💘 👸
Our Contemporary dancers worked on their Barre exercises and continued to make great progress with their Tilts and Curves exercise.

On Wednesday, Our Primary Ballerinas celebrated Valentines day and waltzed with Beauty and the Beast at the Ball! 💞 🌹Our Grade 1 Exam Ballerinas helped each other with their technique for their Transfer of Weight exercise. Whilst our Grade 2 dancers practised their Barre exercises and made great progress on their dance!

At the weekend, our Baby Ballerinas took a trip to the Farm where they helped the farmer by driving the tractor, being scarecrows and visiting all the animals. 🐰🚜 Our Primary Ballerinas worked on their counts for their Walks and Runs exercise and showed great progress in their skipping! Whilst our Grade 1 Ballerinas enjoyed correcting each others arm positions and practising their Port de Bras.

We are overjoyed to announce that, across the whole of our examining body, two of our dancers have been presented with an award for the highest marks achieved in Ballet exams taken in 2021! 🏆

First place has been awarded to Tippi who achieved 97/100 in her Grade 1 Exam and second place was awarded to another of our Ballerinas, Charlotte, who achieved 95/100 in her Grade 1 Exam! 🥇🥈

This is such a fantastic achievement for the girls who worked so hard on their exams last year - especially learning some of their exercises on zoom. We are extremely proud! 🥰

On Thursday, our Contemporary dancers made great progress on their Plies and Tendus exercise and helped each other with their technique. 🕺
Our Baby Ballerinas drove their tractors to the Farm where they jumped with bunnies and helped the farmer with their crops! 🚜 🐰 🐷 🐄

Yesterday, our Primary Ballerinas worked very hard on their timing and posture for their Walks and Runs exercise. Our Grade 1 Exam Class focused on their arm positions and showed continued progress in their Barre exercises. Whilst our Grade 2 Ballerinas began learning their Arabesque and Chaine turns ready for their Exam dance.

On Saturday, Our Primary Ballerinas started learning their Red Riding Hood dance and showed fantastic use of facial expressions and acting throughout. 🧺🌳🐺 Our Grade 1 Class practised their Retire exercise and continued to show improvement in their flexibility. Whilst our Baby Ballerinas became fairies, learned how to fly, and helped the Tooth Fairy using their magic pixie dust! 🦷🧚‍♀️

On Thursday, our Baby Ballerinas helped the Tooth Fairy! 🧚‍♀️ They learned how to fly and used their fairy dust to collect teeth and deliver treats to the children. Our Contemporary dancers continued to show great progress on their dynamics choreography and practised their barre exercises.

Yesterday, our Wednesday Primary class had a fantastic time learning their new Red Riding Hood dance! 💃 Our Grade 1 Exam Class worked on their Plies and helped to teach each other their Soubresauts. Whilst our Grade 2 dancers worked on their Arabesque, made excellent progress in the Grande Jetes and began learning their Chaine turns! 🌟