Timetable, Classes & Uniform 2024
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!
Adult Dance Classes
If you have always fancied trying Ballet or Tap or any other genre of dance, whether for fun or to improve your health & fitness & you are looking for a friendly class in a great studio, then drop in on Tuesday evenings.
With classes for both beginners & intermediate level, there is no excuse.
Improve your strength or flexibility, learn to shuffle off to buffalo while having fun and adding around 4000 steps to your 'Fitbit' ;)
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Shows optional!
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.
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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.
