Ballet & Pointe Ballet

We offer ballet classes from age 3 years upwards and support classes for beginners all the way to advanced practitioners. Ballet class has a number of benefits, especially for dancers. It improves your posture, strength, flexibility, and musicality. It is the foundation of every dance style. And, Ballet makes you a better dancer, even the best hip-hop dancers have foundations in Ballet.

At JHDance we follow the NATD syllabus and perform in professional shows and take accredited exams. There are Grades 1 to 8 preceded by Preliminary and Class Examination levels, which may be taken from the age of four years.

After mastering these initial grades, there are further professional and performance options available. Supplemental to these examinations are various junior and senior medal tests to encourage the sense of dance quality and performance.

At JHDance, the aim of all our examinations is to encourage a positive approach to achievement and strive for the development of each individual to their maximum potential.

At JHDance we also offer all of our Ballet students that meet the criteria lessons en Pointe. This requires dedication and determination but our students love the opportunity to get dancing right on their toes!

Dance examinations with the NATD are accredited in line with UCAS tariff points. Dance exams that are at level 3 (and are therefore equivalent to A Level), qualify for points towards university entry at most universities and colleges. Grades 6/7/8 and intermediate are regarded as Vocational Graded Examinations in the credit framework.