COVID19 Update 2020/2021 (on 22 February 2021)
Hello everyone! After the announcements yesterday about the government’s plans for a phased return to a more normal life, I thought I should share with you my intentions and hopes for how the next few months will unfold.. See: COVID19 update on News page
2019
- Pre-Primary Ballet: dancing games for 3–5 year-olds.
- Primary Ballet develops the skills already learned and introduces more formal elements of dance training. For 5–7 year-olds.
- General Grades build a foundation of classical ballet technique along with free movement and character dance.
- Higher Grades develop the artistry of the student through increasingly complex and demanding choreography.
- Vocational Grades are designed for the serious and talented student who may wish to pursue a career in ballet.
- Modern (including Tap) allows children and students to explore another style of theatrical dance, expressing themselves more freely and to a wide range of contemporary music.
Pre-Primary Ballet
Pre-Primary: 30-minute lessons
- Mondays 15.30 – 16.00 Islip Village Hall (address/map)
- Wednesdays 15.45 – 16.15 (age 3-5) New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 11.00 – 11.30 (age 3-4) SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane
- Saturdays 11.00 – 11.30 (age 4-5) Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
Primary Ballet
Primary: 45-minute lessons
- Mondays 16.00 – 16.40 Islip Village Hall (address/map)
- Tuesdays 16.30 – 17.15 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 10.15 – 11.00 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 11.40 – 12.25 (age 5 – 6 “Primary B”) SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane
- Saturdays 12.30 – 13.15 (age 6 – 7 “Primary A”) SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane
General Ballet Grades
Grade 1:
- Mondays 16.40 – 17.20 Islip Village Hall (address/map)
- Wednesdays 16.15 – 17.15 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 9.00 – 10.00 Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
Grade 2:
- Mondays 17.20 – 18.00 Islip Village Hall (address/map)
- Wednesdays 17.15 – 18.15 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 10.00 – 11.00 Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
Grade 3:
- Tuesdays 18.15 – 19.15 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
- Saturdays 9.30 – 10.30 SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane
Grade 4:
- Saturdays 12.00 – 13.15 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School address/map
- Wednesdays 17.15 – 18.15 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
Grade 5:
- Saturdays 10.45 – 12.30 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, London Road, Headington
- Tuesdays 17.00 – 18.00 Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
Higher Ballet Grades
Grade 6:
- Thursdays 17.00 – 18.15 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
Grade 7 Ballet:
- Mondays 17.45 – 19.00 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, London Road, Headington
- Wednesdays 18.15 – 19.15 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
Vocational Ballet Grades
Intermediate Foundation
- Wednesdays 16.30 – 17.45 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
- Fridays 17.00 – 18.15 St Gregory the Great School, Cricket Road (address/map)
- Saturdays 9.30 – 11.15 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School, London Road (address/map)
Intermediate
- Tuedays 18.00 – 19.15 Oxford Spires Academy (address/map) (combined class with grade 6 this term)
- Wednesdays 17.45 – 19.30 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
- Fridays 18.15 – 19.30 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
Students can also attend any Intermediate Foundation class or Advanced Foundation class, according to level, to make their fourth class pw
Advanced Foundation
- Tuesdays 19.15 – 20.45 (includes Pointe) Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
- Wednesdays 18.45 – 20.45 (non-syllabus, and includes Body Conditioning) Rye St Antony School (address/map)
- Fridays19.30 – 20.55 New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane
Advanced 1:
- Mondays 19.00 – 20.30 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School (address/map)
- Wednesdays as above, 18.45 – 20.45 non-syllabus/conditioning PBT, Rye St Antony School (address/map)
- Thursdays 18.15 – 20.00 (includes pointe) Rye St Antony School (address/map)
Adult Ballet:
- Wednesdays 19.30 – 20.45 Rye St Antony School (address/map)
Modern/Tap
Grade 3 level Tap Saturdays 10.30 – 11.00 SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane
Grade 4 level Modern Saturdays 12.45 – 13.15 Oxford Spires Academy (address/map)
Grade 4/5 level Modern/Tap/Musical Theatre Saturdays 12.45 – 14.15 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School (address/map)
Intermediate/Advanced level Tap and Jazz Saturdays 14.30 – 16.30 St Andrew’s C of E Primary School (address/map)
Oxford Youth Ballet Company (by audition or invitation only) Sundays 12.00 – 13.15 (Apprentices age 8 – 10)) and 13.15 – 16.45 (Company) at Rye St Antony School – see dates on Timetable page
Addresses
- Oxford Spires Academy – Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU (map)
- New Marston Pastoral Centre – Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL
- Rye St Antony School – use Franklin Road entrance please, Oxford, OX3 7SA (map)
- St Alban’s Church Hall – Charles Street, Oxford, OX4 3AU (map)
- Islip Village Hall – Church Lane, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TA (map)
- St Andrew’s C of E Primary School – London Road, OX3 9ED (map)