Timetable, Classes & Uniform 2024
Timetable & Classes for Autumn
Term 2024
We have an exciting new year starting in September with new classes such as Classical Greek, Ellies Fitness Fusion and 'Chords of Confidence' class.
Read on for more details.
Term Dates
9th September- 7th December
Half-Term
Sunday 27th October - Sunday 3rd November
Check out our new timetable for September via the link below.
New Classes this September to RAPA
'Discover your Talent'
Classical Greek has been so popular amongst the students over the years, with dance festivals and workshops from both myself, Miss Tegan and Miss Pippa and I am really happy to be inviting Pippa, a good friend of mine and ole dancing buddy to join our team on a regular basis and offer these wonderful classes to all dancers age 9+ on a Tuesday 6.30-7.15.
Saturdays 1.30-2.30pm Age 11+ This class will build stamina, endurance, power, strength and flexibility for our dancers and offer the opportunity to practise skills seen on Instagram, Tik=Tok in a safe environment under supervision.
A lot of our dancers love being inspired and want to learn tricks and moves taught in Vocational colleges. We do spend time in Jazz perfecting scissor leaps, fame jumps etc and this class will allow dancers to practise even more tricky steps or continue to perfect leaps for festival dances. Advisable for dancers wishing to go on to Performing Arts College, a career in Dance or regular festival dancers.
'Chords of Confidence' Class
Get ready to shine with our brand new class, 'Chords of Confidence' launching at RAPA Dance this September!
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Suitable for all dancers who want to explore their capabilities in all things Performing Arts.
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Dancers in the industry must now be able to sing and act through song. Auditioning for performing arts collages can be a daunting experience and this class aims to build your confidence in standing up in front of people, experimenting and finding the right song for you and guiding you on your journey in dance and performing arts.
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This class promises to be a lot of fun, filled with laughter, and a chance to compete at local festivals as a team with plenty of opportunities to showcase and explore your talents!​​
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This class will be on the timetable Saturdays 2.30-3.30pm with myself and Mia for dancers age 7+. Mia choreographed our Mama Mia number in the RAPA Show this year and has been a huge favourite at Summer and Easter school this past year. This class is to support their current classes whether that be in dance or Musical Theatre Groups and support our young performers to continue to build their confidence, especially for anyone wanting to audition for Vocational college at 16 or 18. We are passionate about helping our dancers 'find their voice' and want them to enjoy growing in confidence.
Email us now to register your interest. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to unleash your inner performer and take your musical theatre skills to the next level! ðŸŽðŸŽ¶
Classical Ballet
Classical Ballet is the core of all dance. The great skill & strength of this art form is inspiring to all young dancers.
Ballet is fantastic for posture & fitness.
at RAPA we follow the ISTD syllabus.
Modern-day footballers & rugby players practice Ballet to improve their balance & core and we are proud to have many boys taking up the subject at RAPA.
We also teach 'Progressive Ballet Technique.
Baby Ballet
A creative Ballet session for 2-4-year-old in fantastic studios both during the week and on a Saturday with free parking & a waiting room.
See your child's confidence grow before your eyes and watch how excited they get about their dancing lesson. Some children will naturally need more time than others to settle and while we encourage parents to 'go and have a cup of tea ;), we also understand that some children need someone with them for the first few weeks.
Dance is the perfect activity for your little ones. It is creative, active, engaging & fun and encourages them to take direction in a friendly and nurturing environment, eventually!! ;)
Please follow this link for what to expect in your first class with us.
Tap
Tap Dance has been around since the 1600s & originated with the African slaves & the Irish settlers to America. Inspired by dancers such as Fred Astaire, Gregory Hines & The Nicholas Brothers, our classes are great fun & fantastic for fitness.
Tap is a genre of dance to be enjoyed by all.
Beginners & established dancers are all welcome. Children through to adults.
Following the ISTD syllabus and freestyle workshops.
We love our Tap @ RAPA!
Contemporary
At RAPA we specialise in 'Freework' 'ID' & 'ISTD' Contemporary dance.
Contemporary is such a wonderful genre, allowing freedom of movement & expression through the use of lines, dynamics & space.
Alongside our core classes, Contemporary Dance is one of our extremely popular classes.
Junior for age 6-10 - Availability
Intermediates Age 11+ (register onto our waiting list)
Jazz
Jazz, Musical Theatre & Commercial are all learned in this class. The core of the industry.
A professional College style warm-up to engage the mind & body and prepare the flexibility and strength needed.
Practice for leaps & turns and then finished off with a routine that is implemented for a few weeks.
Beginners are welcome to this class but it is recommended that either Modern or Ballet are studied too.
Irish
We love our 'Irish Dance' at RAPA!
Miss. Emma toured the world for over 8 years with the globally acclaimed 'Spirit of the Dance'. An Irish dance company with over 20 years of International success.
Emma runs an annual 'Easter Irish Workshop', which is current, commercial & exciting! Lead 'Spirit' Irish dancer 'Joe Miller & 'Matt Smith' male lead from 'Lord of the Dance' are regular guest teachers at RAPA
Watch out for our next worshop and guest teacher!
Modern
Modern Dance is the basis for all dance you see today in the theatre, T.V, and in Music Videos.
Coupled with Jazz and Hip Hop, Modern gives the dancer great strength and a good understanding of Dance, musicality, flow, and dynamics. At RAPA DANCE we follow the ISTD syllabus and Jazz Awards.
Progressive Ballet Technique
Progressing Ballet Technique is a new form of strength and technique training for the dancer. 'thera' bands and Gym Balls are used to help the student reach their potential.
Improved technique is noticeable almost instantly and this is, therefore, a really popular class and compulsory for Grade 3 Ballet.
Acro-Dance
Acro is becoming more and more popular and also important in the growing dancing world. It couples both Dance and Gymnastics to allow the dancer to perform the tricks needed today.