At CORE (Sara Anderson School of Dance) our passion is creating a sense of belonging in a harmonious & positive learning environment. Private lessons available.
Quality is at the heart of everything we do. A place to belong, to move with purpose, and to grow with confidence. Teaching quality dance to all dancers. All classes are taught by a fully qualified teacher, tutor and examiner for BBOdance. Teaching dancers a love of dance while learning values they will take into adult life. Honesty, trust, perserverance, loyalty, strength, and life long friendsh
19/06/2026
This week, we talked about what dance gives you — at every age.
For the little ones, it's the beginning of body awareness and confidence. For the growing years, it's resilience, focus, and friendships that matter. For adults, it's a return to movement that feels like coming home.
Different stages. Same thread running through all of it.
Connection — to your body, to others, to yourself.
18/06/2026
Maybe your child has been asking. Maybe you've driven past and wondered. Maybe you just have a feeling they'd love it.
Open Week is the perfect opportunity to find out — no commitment, no pressure, just a chance to walk through the door and see if CORE feels like the right fit for your family.
We have classes for children from age 3 — Dance Explorers, Emeralds, Sapphires — through to teens and adults. Whatever stage your dancer is at, there's a place here worth exploring.
📅 Open Week: June 27–July 3 Get in touch to arrange your visit — we'd love to welcome you.
🔗 Link in bio.
It starts with a wiggle. A twirl in the kitchen. A child who can't hear music without moving to it.
At CORE, we meet them right there — in that instinct — and give it somewhere to go.
Our youngest dancers (ages 3 and up) aren't learning to perform. They're learning to listen to their bodies, to feel confident in a room full of people, to try something and discover they can do it.
The benefits begin earlier than most parents expect. Body awareness, coordination, focus, emotional regulation, friendships — all of it quietly building, week after week, through the simple act of moving together.
This is where it begins. And once it starts, it tends to stay with them.
✨ Open Week: June 27–July 3 — come and see for yourself.
🔗 Link in bio to find out more.
If you've been wondering what goes on inside CORE — this is it.
Not just technique. Not just performance. A place where children learn to feel at home in their bodies. Where adults find movement that feels like breathing again. Where every age, every level, every personality is met with genuine care.
We teach dance and Pilates across all ages — from the littlest movers at 3 years old through to adults. But what we're really teaching is confidence, resilience, and the quiet strength that comes from showing up for yourself week after week.
We'd love for you to come and feel it.
✨ Open Week: June 27–July 3 Bring your child, bring yourself, bring a friend. All welcome.
🔗 Link in bio to register your interest.
People often ask what dance gives children beyond the dancing.
Here's what we see at CORE, week after week:
Bodies that learn to move with awareness and strength. Minds that learn to focus, adapt, and stay present. Children who learn to take up space — confidently, without apology.
And underneath all of it — connection. To themselves, to their peers, to something they've chosen and committed to.
That's what consistent, values-led dance training does. It's not just about what they can perform on a stage. It's about who they're becoming in the process.
Term 3 begins July 18th. Not sure yet? Come and experience it first —Open week runs June 27th–July 3rd.
🔗 Link in bio to find out more or secure your spot.
12/06/2026
For the ones who twirl in the supermarket and dance before they've even had breakfast.
Dance Explorers is where it begins — a gentle, playful introduction to movement for children aged 3 and 4. Each class is built around imagination, music, and story, giving your little one a space to move freely, make friends, and start discovering what their body can do.
No experience needed. Just curiosity and a love of moving.
Term 3 begins July 18th — and we'd love to welcome your dancer. Not sure if they're ready? Bring a Friend Week runs June 27th–July 3rd. Come and see for yourself.
🔗 Link in bio to enrol or get in touch.
12/06/2026
Something shifts around this age.
They start to notice what their bodies can do. They remember the combination from last week. They look for their friend when they walk through the door.
Our Emeralds programme is designed for exactly this stage — building strong foundations in ballet and jazz while nurturing the confidence, friendships, and sense of belonging that make a child want to keep coming back.
For ages 5–7, this is where curiosity becomes commitment.
Term 3 begins July 18th — places are available now.
Want to see if it's the right fit? Open week runs June 27th–July 3rd.
🔗 Link in bio to enrol or get in touch.
There's a difference between a place you go to and a place you belong to.
At CORE, we work hard to make sure every dancer — from the youngest Dance Explorers to the adult Pilates students — feels the second one.
It starts with how they're greeted at the door. It grows through the friendships built across terms. And it deepens every time they surprise themselves with what they're capable of.
This is what it means when we say CORE is more than a dance studio.
Term 3 begins July 18th — and there's a place here for your dancer.
Open Week: June 27th–July 3rd. Come and feel it for yourself.
🔗 Link in bio to enrol or get in touch.
09/06/2026
As every age and stage is different, and connection will look different. Feeling seen and supported grows with each dancer- whatever age they begin their dancing journey.
Term 3 begins July 18th. Bring a Friend Week: June 27th–July 3rd.
🔗 Link in bio.
| Monday | 9:30am - 9pm |
| Tuesday | 1pm - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30am - 6pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 9pm |
| Friday | 9:30am - 9pm |
| Saturday | 9:30am - 3:30pm |