Classes

Ballet Bugs is a series of ballet classes for children at Pre-School – Primary School ages.
The aim is to start a love of ballet while enjoying the many benefits of dancing:

• 𝐼𝓂𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓋𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝒶𝓁 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓅𝒽𝓎𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓉𝒽

• 𝐸𝓃𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒸𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒸𝑜𝑔𝓃𝒾𝓉𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑒𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒹𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁𝑜𝓅𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉, 𝒸𝑜-𝑜𝓇𝒹𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝑜𝓇 𝓈𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁𝓈

• 𝐸𝓃𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓇𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝑜𝒻 𝓈𝑜𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝑒𝓍𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒾𝓂𝒶𝑔𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃

• 𝐵𝓊𝒾𝓁𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝒻 𝒸𝑜𝓃𝒻𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓂𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓉𝓎

The early development of these skills will stay with your little one always, regardless of whether they wish to pursue dancing beyond their classes.
More on what makes Ballet Bugs unique and perfect for little dancers: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-D4GDhIxg2/

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If you would like to book a trial for your little one, please do get in touch to register your interest! You can join us at any point in the term!

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• CLASS AGE GROUPS •

𝓒𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓹𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓻𝓼

Ages 18 Months – 3 Years

A parent/guardian participates at times or however much your little dancer needs.

Caterpillars is the perfect introduction to dancing and music, hopefully building a love for them early on. We work towards our first balletic movements such as galloping, twirling, being on tiptoes, jumping, etc., while dancing with lots of sensory, fun and engaging props. We also practice some early disciplines like sitting on our spot, waiting for our turn or tidying up our props after we have used them. The perfect first ballet class for any little dancer – and activity to enjoy together!

𝓑𝓾𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼

Ages 3 -5 Years

A parent/guardian watches their little dancer or drops them off.

In Butterflies, we explore more complex ballet terminology/movement such as skipping or balancing on one leg, etc. The children now dance independently/with other children in their class, which builds their confidence, socialisation and performance skills. Still using lots of props and practising our early disciplines, we also frequently use our imaginations and explore the concept of storytelling through dance as Bella The Butterfly is introduced: https://www.butterflyballet.co.uk/bella-the-butterfly

𝓢𝓾𝓷𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻 𝓐𝓬𝓪𝓭𝓮𝓶𝔂

Ages 5+

A parent/guardian drops off their little dancer.

When your little dancer starts Primary School, they can move up into the Sunflower Academy: Classes are generally grouped by School years and incorporate more advanced terminology/movements, in line with syllabus content, and adapt to continue to suit their age group as they grow and progress. While learning and practising technique, there is also frequent opportunity for free and creative improvisation or learning and creating dances. Older classes also study some of the most famous ballets, collecting awards for each that they complete. All Sunflower Academy children have the opportunity to take part and perform in our annual Showcase and in their watching weeks.

What will your little dancer gain from the Sunflower Academy?

🌻 Their confidence and sense of independence grows as they take part by themselves/with other children in their class
🌻 Their individuality, imagination and creativity are all highly encouraged and exercised through improvising, choreographing and conversing, all while having a space to be completely themselves
🌻 Skills or attributes such as musicality, concentration, co-ordination, patience, expression, kindness and dedication build as a result of the class and its environment
🌻 We take turns celebrating each other with Star of the Week bears – each class is a little community, with every child a valued member
🌻 They learn a range of ballet steps and dances, discussing the necessary technique and recognising their improvement as they practise them each week
🌻 Perhaps most importantly: they have as much fun through dancing as possible! All while benefitting physically, emotionally and socially 💛

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