SUMMER TERM 2026 begins Monday 27 April and finishes on Saturday 11 July.
Please see below for earlier start to term for the Saturday classes at SSMJ School – 25 April.
Half Term dates: Monday 25 – Saturday 30 May inclusive
Please note we have a whole school performance at Oxford High School on Sunday 12 July
Please watch your inboxes for my emails, winging their 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 – tbc
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7PH (ND)
- 17.15 – 18.15 Grade 5 Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.00 Grade 6 Tap
TUESDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Headington, Oxford (ND)
- 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 – 19.00 Grade 7 & 8 Ballet (combined)
- 19.00 – 20.15 Advanced Foundation Ballet
WEDNESDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (PCB)
- 16.45 – 17.45 New Grade 4 Ballet v
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 2/3 Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.00 Grade 4/5 Ballet
Parish Hall of St Anthony of Padua Church, 115 Headley Way OX3 7SS (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.00 Intermediate Foundation Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.15 Advanced Foundation Ballet
NB no classes on 7 May due to local elections
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 + 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 1/2 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
NB these classes will begin on 25 April and will not be held on 4 July
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (Penny CB, Lisia Newmark)
- 10.00 – 11.00 Grade 6 Ballet
- 11.00 – 12.00 Intermediate foundation Ballet
- 12.00 – 13.00 Grade 1/2 Ballet (transition class)
- 13.00 – 14.00 Grade 2/3 Ballet (transition class)
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7CH (LN/ND/PCB)
- 9.30 – 10.45 Grade 6 Ballet
- 10.15 – 11.30 Grade 7 Ballet (new to grade) (the overlap is deliberate, for show choreography/rehearsal)
- 11.45 – 12.15 Grade 5 Tap (ND)
12.15 – 13.30 Grade /Inter Modern/Jazz (ND) - 13.30 – 14.30 Solos/Pas de Deux/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:
3 and 10 May; 24 May if possible; 7, 21 and 28 June. Some timings may be slightly different to those below:
11.15 – 12.45 Youth Ballet Associates age guide 9 – 11: a short ballet class and short Jazz class
12.00 – 13.45 Youth Ballet Apprentices age guide 11-13, minimum entry level grade 4: Jazz class followed by Ballet barre and Repertoire learning.
When ready, these students may be promoted to:
YB Company Juniors 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 Associates and Apprentices group is £100 per term
The term fee for the longer Company Juniors session is £130.
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 2026 (all dates are inclusive)
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 all the children enrolled in the school