Senior Division
Dance Expertise At Every Level
Recreational program
Our Recreational Program is perfect for students who wish to experience the joy and benefits of ballet training with a lighter time commitment. These classes are ideal for those balancing multiple activities or who simply want to enjoy ballet as a wonderful enrichment activity.
ballet Junior (9-12 yrs)
Designed specifically for children aged 9-12 who want to explore ballet once a week without the commitment to examinations. This class introduces fundamental ballet technique in an age-appropriate, enjoyable format that allows young dancers to develop coordination, musicality, and body awareness.
ballet Teen (13-16 yrs)
Created for teenage students who are new to ballet or prefer a lighter schedule without examination pressure. This class adapts classical technique to suit adolescent bodies and provides a supportive environment for teens to discover the joys of ballet.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Our Pre-Professional Program is designed for students who show dedication to ballet and wish to progress through a more intensive training schedule. With multiple classes per week, this program follows our structured 5-level system based on the renowned Vaganova ballet method, refined in Russia over the course of 300 years, that has produced many of the world’s most excellent ballet dancers. Training is under the guidance of highly qualified teachers with extensive experience in the basic principles and traditions of the Vaganova method, ensuring each student develops proper technique, artistic expression, and physical strength. The level of exercise is calculated individually and adjusted for the age and physical abilities of each student, allowing for safe, effective progression that builds technical prowess systematically.
The program includes:
Foundation Levels 1-3
These crucial early stages focus on building a solid technical foundation through careful attention to proper body placement, basic positions, and fundamental movements.
Students develop core strength, flexibility, and correct muscle memory that will support their entire ballet journey.
In Level 1, students learn the vocabulary and grammar of classical ballet.
By Level 2, dancers aged 11-12 who demonstrate sufficient technical strength begin their exciting journey into pointe work, with specialized preparation and carefully monitored progression to ensure proper development and safety.
Intermediate Levels (3-5)
As students progress to these levels, their training intensifies with more complex combinations and technical challenges.
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Female students continue developing their pointe work with more advanced exercises, while all students work on extended adagio, multiple turns, batterie, and grand allegro.
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Musicality and artistic expression receive greater emphasis, and dancers begin to develop their unique performance qualities. These levels build the stamina, strength, and technical precision needed for advanced work.
Advanced Levels (6-8) Professional
Our most sophisticated training prepares dedicated students for potential professional opportunities.
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Students work with complex combinations that challenge both their technical prowess and artistic interpretation. Advanced pointe work for female students includes multiple turns, intricate footwork, and sustained balance. All students develop virtuosic allegro, refined adagio, and expressive port de bras.
Performance opportunities allow students to integrate their technical mastery with artistic maturity, creating dancers who are both technically excellent and artistically compelling.
Character Dance
Character dance is a specific subdivision of classical ballet. It is the stylised representation of traditional folk or national dance, mostly from European countries, and uses movements and music which have been adapted for the theatre.
neo-classical ballet
Neo-classical ballet bridges the gap between classical and contemporary dance, maintaining the technical precision and vocabulary of traditional ballet while embracing more freedom in movement, musicality, and artistic expression. It typically features clean lines and sleek aesthetics, often abandoning elaborate costumes and narrative storylines in favor of abstract concepts and pure movement. Pioneered by choreographers like George Balanchine (who trained in the same Russian tradition we teach at RSB), neo-classical works emphasize speed, athleticism, and innovative uses of space while still honoring ballet’s foundational principles.
Contemporary Dance​
Contemporary training introduces students to a different form of dance while complementing ballet training. Incorporating elements from ballet, jazz & modern dance, this class for teens explores self-expression through lyrical music.