Adult Ballet & Pilates Summer Course

• Improvers: Suitable for those who have a some knowledge of ballet technique and would like to improve their skills, or dancers returning to ballet after a long break. Each class will be designed to improve body alignment, coordination and execution of the required technique, building your knowledge and understanding as the week progresses.
• Intermediate: Suitable for those who have been attending ballet classes for at least a couple of years. This class is designed for students currently between RAD Intermediate Foundation – RAD Intermediate level or equivalent.
• Advanced: Suitable for those who regularly attend high level classes and have developed a strong technique. This class is designed for students currently studying RAD Advanced Foundation – RAD Advanced 2 or equivalent. Enabling dancers to maintain and further their technique, musicality and artistry.

Please note, the ballet classes (at all levels) do not include pointe work.

Pilates classes are open to all levels.

• Improvers: 6.30pm – 7.45pm
• Intermediate: 6.30pm – 7.45pm
• Advanced: 6.15pm – 7.45pm
• Pilates: 8pm – 9pm

Improvers:

• Non-members £90
• Members £81

Intermediate:

• Non-members £90
• Members £81

Advanced:

• Non-members £107
• Members £97

Pilates:

• Non-members £80
• Members £72

Dancers who are members of the RAD will receive a discounted price. Please enter your RAD ID when prompted to do so during the booking process to receive this discount.

To be announced shortly.

Royal Academy of Dance
188 York Road
London
SW11 3JZ

See helpful information on how to find us here.

Pilates will show you any imbalances you might have, and the result will be that you become super aware and able to heal, giving your body balanced strength, literally from top to toe. You will feel and control the training you give to every body part. You will progress, because your body continually adapts and is fluid. You will access every part of your body, from the deepest layers outwards, and this is true whether you’re feeling fabulous, a bit stiff, or recovering from an injury. We are all fluid, and Pilates will heal you from the inside out.

As your knowledge develops, and your body adapts, you’ll perfect your tone and master the moves with a complete understanding of the why, how, where and what, and be fully aware of how it relates to ballet. Your training will enhance every moment of every ballet move. With this knowledge, dancers consciously call upon their muscles in their training and performance, which takes their technique and work to another level.

You will also learn how to use your breath – this tool alone enriches life skills, core and emotional connection, exam technique, and is deeply calming. Pilates enriches the body and mind.

You will find your body is balanced, stabilised, and aligned in every session, and you will take that knowledge into your everyday life too. You will always know how to maintain strength and flexibility in all that you do, without any stress or strains, and you’ll be equipped with the wonderful knowledge of how to consciously relax every muscle, easing body and mind. You’ll be life-ready and dance-ready with strength, awareness, and calmness, from the inside out.