Southdowns Dance Academy

Advanced 2
A journey reaching its destination
Years of hard work and dedication

“Dance for yourself. If someone understands, good. If not, then no matter. Go right on doing what you love.” ~ Lois Hurst

Advanced 1
“Technique–bodily control–must be mastered only because the body must not stand in the way of the soul’s expression. The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself.” ~ La Meri

Advanced Foundation
Another stepping stone on a beautiful journey

“To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful”. ~ Agnes de Mille

Intermediate dancers
For some, a first RAD exam, the first of many.
“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion” ~ Martha Graham

Intermediate Foundation
The first Vocational level with the introduction of pointe work, an exciting step in the journey of ballet 🩰

Our Grade 4s
Finishing their last Graded examination before moving up into Inter Foundation next year

Our Grade 3s
Fine tuning their classical technique and expressing their Character’ization

Our Grade 2 dancers
Focusing on the foundations of classical ballet and the joys of character work.

Grade 1 Dancers, taking the ballet world by storm
Introducing character work in their first Graded Examination

Our young Primary dancers taking their first steps with us and the RAD

Here are our Pre-Primary dancers for their Class Award
Wonderful little ballet dancers 🩰
We look forward to walking the path of your dance journey together.