SUMMER TERM 2025 begins on TUESDAY 22 APRIL and finishes on SUNDAY 6 JULY with our performance at OHS.
Half Term dates: Saturday 24 – Friday 30 May inclusive
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MONDAYS
St Andrew’s Primary School, London Road, OX3 9ED (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.15 Grade 6 Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.15 Discovering Repertoire Level 2
- 19.15 – 20.30 Intermediate Ballet
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7PH (ND)
- 17.30 – 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
- 18.00 – 19.00 Grade 8 Ballet (the overlap is deliberate to allow for choreographing a piece for the performance on 6 July)
- 19.00 – 20.30 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 – 17.00 Grade 1 Ballet
- 17.00 – 18.00 Grade 3 Ballet
- 18.00 – 19.00 Grade 5 Ballet
- 19.00 – 20.15 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
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
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/beginning AF Ballet
Parish Hall, St Anthony of Padua Church, 115 Headley Way OX3 7SS: (PCB)
- 17.00 – 18.15 Intermediate Ballet
- 18.15 – 19.45 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)
- 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 (Hara Kyriazi)
NB Change of venue this term and from now on
- 09.30 – 10.45 Grade 5 Ballet
- 10.45 – 11.30 Primary Ballet
- 11.30 – 12.00 Pre-Primary (age 3-5)
- 12.00 – 12.45 Grade 1 Ballet
- 12.45 – 13.45 Grade 2 Ballet
St Aloysius School, St Margaret’s Road, OX2 7CH (LN/ND/PCB)
- 9.30 – 10.45 Grade 6 Ballet (new to grade) (LN)
- 10.45 – 11.45 Grade 5 Ballet (exam preparation class) (LN)
- 11.45 – 12.15 Grade 5 Tap (ND)
- 12.15 – 13.45 Grade 5/Inter Modern/Jazz (ND)
- 13.45 – 14.30 Solos/Group Jazz coaching (ND)
- 14.30 – 16.00 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet (with Pointe)
SUNDAYS
St Aloysius School, 143 St Margaret’s Road OX2 7PH: (PCB /ND)
Youth Ballet dates this term:
27 April; 4 and 18 May; 8 and 22 June
12.00 – 13.45 Youth Ballet Apprentices age guide 9-11, 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 – 16.30 Youth Ballet Company Ballet/Repertoire plus a rotation of Contemporary/Conditioning/Jazz/Choreography – for serious and dedicated students of Intermediate Foundation upwards.
The termly fee of £195 for YB Company covers a minimum of 60 hours of tuition per annum.
The term fee for Apprentices group is £100 per term, or £130 for the longer Associates session.
Addresses
- New Marston Pastoral Centre, Jack Straws Lane, Oxford OX3 0DL (map)
(currently used for occasional small classes/ coaching only) - 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)
- CK: Charikleia (Hara) Kyriazi (Ballet/Contemporary)
Term Dates 2025 (all dates are inclusive)
Summer Term 2025: Tuesday 22 April to Sunday 6 July
Half Term: no classes Saturday 24 May to Friday 30 May inclusive- classes resuming on Saturday 31 May.
(NB classes will be held as usual on Monday 5 May, the early Bank Holiday)