AUTUMN TERM 2025 begins on MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER and finishes on SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER.
Half Term dates: Monday 20 October to Sunday 2 November inclusive
Please scroll down to bottom of page for the whole year’s Term Dates.
Please watch your inboxes for my email, winging its way to you all shortly.
MONDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.15 Grade 6 Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.00 Discovering Repertoire Level 2
- 19.00 – 20.00 Intermediate Ballet
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7PH (ND)
- 17.15 – 18.15 Grade 5 Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.00 Grade 6 Tap
- 19.15 – 20.15 Adult Dance Workout
TUESDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Headington, Oxford (ND)
- 17.00 – 18.00 Grade 3 Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.00 Grade 4 Ballet
- 19.15 – 20.30 Adult Ballet (for dancers with some previous experience)
- 20.30 – 21.00 Adult Tap
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road OX2 7PH (PCB)
- 17.30 – 18.30 Grade 7 Ballet
- 18.0 – 19.30 Grade 8 Ballet
- 19.30 – 20.45 Advanced Foundation Ballet
WEDNESDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (PCB)
- 16.45 – 17.45 TBC
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road OX2 7PH (ND and PCB)
- 16.15 – 17.15 Grade 1 Ballet
- 17.15 – 18.15 Grade 3 Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.15 Grade 6 Ballet
- 19.15 – 20.30 Adult Ballet
THURSDAYS
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road OX2 7PH (Hara Kyriazi)
- 15.45 – 16.15 Pre-Primary Dance/Ballet
- 16.15 – 17.00 Primary Dance/Ballet
- 17.00 – 18.00 Grade 2 Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.00 Grade 4 Ballet
- 19.00 – 19.45 Grade 7 Ballet (exam class)
Parish Hall of St Anthony of Padua Church, 115 Headley Way OX3 7SS (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.00 Intermediate Foundation Ballet
[NB these two classes starting/finishing 15 minutes later for first two weeks of term]
- 18.00 – 19.15 Advanced Foundation Ballet
FRIDAYS
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s School OX2 7PH (ND)
- 16.45 – 17.15 Grade 1 Tap
- 17.15 – 18.00 Grade 2/3 Modern/Tap
- 18.00 – 18.45 Adult Tap (Beginners)
- 18.45 – 19.30 Adult Tap (Improvers)
- 19.30 – 20.45 Intermediate /AF level Ballet
Parish Hall, St Anthony of Padua Church, 115 Headley Way OX3 7SS: (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.15 Intermediate Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.30 Advanced F/1 Ballet
SATURDAYS
SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane / Bedford Street OX4 1TJ (NW)
- 09.30 – 10.30 Grade 7 Ballet – additional class is Tuesdays 5.30 at St Aloysius School)
- 10.30 – 11.00 Pre-Primary Ballet/Dance (age c3.5 – 5)
- 11.00 – 11.45 Primary Ballet/Dance (age c 5.5 – 6.5)
- 12.00 – 13.00 Grade 1 Ballet
- 13.00 – 14.00 Grade 2 Ballet
- 14.00 – 15.00 Grade 3 Ballet
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (Penny CB, Lisia Newmark)
- 09.30 – 10.30 Grade 5 Ballet
- 10.30 – 11.30 Intermediate foundation Ballet
- 11.30 – 12.30 Grade 1/2 Ballet (transition class)
- 12.30 – 13.30 Grade 2/3 Ballet (transition class)
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7CH (LN/ND/PCB)
- 9.45 – 11.00 Grade 6 Ballet (new to grade) (LN)
- 11.45 – 12.15 Grade 5 Tap (ND)
- 12.15 – 13.45 Grade /Inter Modern/Jazz (ND)
- 13.45 – 14.30 Solos/Group Jazz/Rep coaching (ND/PCB)
- 14.30 – 16.00 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (with Pointe) PCB
SUNDAYS
St Aloysius School, 143 St Margaret’s Road OX2 7PH: (PCB /ND)
Youth Ballet dates this term:
28 September; 5 and 19 October; 9 and 23 November
12.00 – 13.45 Youth Ballet Apprentices age guide 10-12, minimum entry level grade 4: Jazz class followed by Ballet barre and Repertoire learning.
When ready, these students may be promoted to:
YB Associates 12 – 2.30 to incorporate a longer period of classical Repertoire and/or technique training
before graduating into:
12.30 – 16.15 Youth Ballet Company Ballet/Repertoire plus a rotation of Contemporary/Conditioning/Jazz/Choreography – for serious and dedicated students of Intermediate upwards.
The termly fee of £195 for YB Company covers a minimum of 50 hours of tuition per annum.
The term fee for Apprentices group is £100 per term, or £130 for the longer Associates session.
Addresses
- SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane, OX4 1TJ (map)I
- St Aloysius School, 143 St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7PH
- St Andrew’s C of E Primary School – London Road, OX3 9ED (map)
- St Anthony of Padua, Parish Hall – 115 Headley Way OX3 7SS
Teachers
- PCB: Penny Cullerne Bown (Principal, Director Youth Ballet Company, Classical Ballet)
- NW: Netta Walker (Ballet and Tap)
- ND: Nyroy Dixon (Ballet, Jazz and Tap)
- HC: Hannah Calvert (Ballet and Conditioning) –
- HG: Hazel Gold (vocational Classical Ballet, Choreography and Contemporary) – not currently teaching apart from guest choreography
- LN: Lisia Newmark (classical ballet)
Term Dates 2025-2026 (all dates are inclusive)
Autumn Term 2025: Monday 15 September to Saturday 6 December
Half Term: Monday 20 October to Sunday 2 November inclusive – classes resuming on Monday 3 November.
Spring Term 2026: Monday 12 January to Sunday 29 March
Half Term: Monday 16 to Sunday 22 February inclusive – classes resuming on Monday 27 April
Summer Term 2026: Monday 27 April to Sunday 12 July (term finishes with our next School Performance, at Oxford High School, on 12 July)
Half Term: Monday 25 to Sunday 31 May inclusive
Please put 12 July in your diaries now for children in grades 3 upwards! The Junior show will be the previous weekend, at Oxford Spires, tbc.