MONDAYS
Islip Village Hall: PCB address/map
- 16.00 – 16.40 Primary Ballet
- 16.45 – 17.30 Grade 1 Ballet
- 17.35 – 18.25 Grade 2 Ballet
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Headington: HC address/map
- 17.45 – 19.00 Grade 8 Ballet
- 19.00 – 20.30 Advanced 1 Ballet
TUESDAYS
New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL
Classes here are suspended due to Covid 19 – see classes below for alternatives
- 16.30 – 17.15 Primary Ballet (age 5-6)
- 17.15 – 18.15 Grade 1 Ballet and Modern Dance (age 7-8 including late starters)
- 18.15 – 19.15 Grade 3 Ballet and Modern Dance (age 10+ including late starters)
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Headington (ND)
- 17.00 – 18.00 Grade 1 Ballet and Modern Dance (age 7-8)
- 18.00 – 19.15 Grade 2/3 Ballet and Modern Dance (age 9/10+)
- 19.15 -2015 Adult Ballet/Conditioning – Beginners/Improvers level (NEW CLASS)
Oxford Spires Academy: HG/PCB address/map
- 17.00 – 18.00 Grade 5 Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.15 Intermediate Ballet
- 19.15– 20.45 Advanced Foundation Ballet
WEDNESDAYS
Rye St Antony School, Rendall/Heynes Halls (occasionally Newman or Davenport classrooms): PCB, LN & HC (address/map)
- 16.30 – 17.45 Intermediate Foundation LN/PCB
- 17.45 – 19.30 Intermediate Ballet + Body Conditioning PCB/HC
- 18.45- 20.45 Body Conditioning + Advanced Ballet HC/PCB
- 19.30 – 20.45 Adult Ballet (for dancers with some years of experience) HC
New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL
(Suspended due to Covid19; please see Tuesday classes at St Andrew’s school for grade 1 and 2)
- 15.45 – 16.15 Pre-Primary Dance (age 3-5)
- 16.15 – 17.15 Grade 1 Tap and Ballet (age 8-9 years)
- 17.15 – 18.15 Grade 2 Ballet and Modern Dance (age 9-10 including late starters)
THURSDAYS
Rye St Antony School, Rendall Hall: PCB address/ma
- 17.00 – 18.15 Grade 7 Ballet
- 18.15 – 20.00 Advanced 1 Ballet/Pointe (PCB)
FRIDAYS
New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL (ND)
- 17.00 – 18.15 Intermediate Foundation Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.30 Intermediate Ballet
- 19.30 – 20.45 Advanced Foundation Ballet
SATURDAYS
SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane / Bedford Street OX4 1TJ (NW)
- 9.30 – 10.30 Grade 3-4 Ballet (several classes will be transitional this term, due to missed exams and a term online)
- 10.30 – 11.00 Grade 3-4 Tap
- 11.00 – 11.30 Pre-Primary Ballet/Dance (age 3 – 4)
- 11.40 – 12.25 Primary Ballet (age 5-6)
- 12.30 – 13.15 New Grade 1 Ballet (previously Primary A children)
For older Primary children not yet quite ready for grade 1, there is a slightly older Primary class 10.30 – 11.15 (see below) at Rye St Antony School.
Oxford Spires Academy, Glanville Road, OX4 2AU: (CK/ CE) address/map
- 9.00 – 10.00 Grade 1-2 Ballet
- 10.00 – 11.00 Grade 2-3 Ballet
- 11.00 – 11.30 Pre-Primary Ballet/Dance (age 4 – 5)
- 11.30 – 12.45 Grade 4-5 Ballet
- 12.45 – 13.15 Grade 4 (level) Modern
New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL (PCB) – Classes here suspended this term: see below)
Rye St Antony School, Rendall Hall, LN)
- 9.15 – 10.15 Grade 2 Ballet
- 10.30 – 11.15 Primary A Ballet (age 6-7)
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, Headington: (PCB/HG/ND ) address/map
- 9.30 – 10.55 Grade 6 Ballet/Conditioning
- 11.00 – 12.30 Grade 5 Ballet/Conditioning (note no overlap this term, due to the need for smaller classes)
- 12.40 – 14.10 Grade 5/6 Modern/Tap/Musical Theatre
- 14.15 – 15.45 Senior students’ Tap and Jazz
- 16.00 – 17.30 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Class (non-syllabus)
SUNDAYS
Rye St Antony School, Rendall Hall: PCB /ND address/map
- 13.00 – 14.15 Intermediate Foundation Ballet
- Youth Ballet (see details below)
Youth Ballet dates this term: 13, 20 and 27 September; 11 and 18 October; 8, 15 and 29 November)
- 12.00 – 13.45 Youth Ballet Apprentices (aged 10-11) – Ballet and Jazz
- 13.45 – 17.30 Youth Ballet Company (aged 12+) Conditioning, Jazz/Choreography, Ballet/Repertoire – with regular and guest teachers
(NB Membership is by invitation and audition only)
As you will notice, there are more sessions than usual this term (8 in total, with 3 this month, 2 in October and 3 in November). I feel we have ground to make up, having had to suspend things last term. I have also lengthened the session for both groups, and arranged for the younger children to have some Jazz with Nyroy, which I am sure they will love.
Fees are therefore slightly higher this term, at £195 for the YB Company, and £100 for the Apprentices. For the increase in both the length and the number of the sessions, I hope you agree this still represents good value.
Addresses
- Oxford Spires Academy – Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU (map)
- New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL
(Classes on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Saturdays here are sadly suspended until distancing rules can be relaxed)
- Rye St Antony School – use Franklin Road entrance please, Oxford, OX3 7SA (map)
- SS Mary and John Primary School, Meadow Lane, OX4 1 TJ
- Islip Village Hall – Church Lane, Islip, Kidlington, OX5 2TA (map)
- St Andrew’s C of E Primary School – London Road, OX3 9ED (map)
Teachers
- PCB: Penny Cullerne Bown (Principal, Director Youth Ballet Company, Classical Ballet)
- NW: Netta Walker (Ballet and Tap)
- ND: Nyroy Dixon (Ballet, Jazz /Tap, YBC)
- HC: Hannah Calvert (Ballet and Conditioning)
- HG: Hazel Gold (vocational Classical Ballet, Choreography and Contemporary)
- CK: Charikleia Kyriazi (Ballet/Modern) – on maternitiy leave from November
- CE: Catie Entwistle(Ballet/Modern and also guest teacher for YBC)
- LN: Lisia Newmark (Ballet)
Term Dates 2020-21
- Autumn Term 2020 Saturday 12 September to Saturday 5 December
Half-term holiday Saturday 25 October to Saturday 1 November inclusive
- Spring Term 2021 Monday 4 January to Saturday 27 March
Half-term holiday Monday 15 February to Sunday 21 February inclusive
- Summer Term 2021 Monday 19 April to Saturday 3 July inclusive
Half-term holiday Saturday 29 May to Friday 4 June inclusive (so classes resume Saturday 5 June)
(please note this incorporates the late Bank Holiday Monday – and that the early May Bank Holiday is on Monday 3 May this year)