Classes for all!!
Ages 3-18
Since 2003
Since 2003
Come and create with us!
From practice to performance... creative classes for all
At Feet First Arts Academy, we believe the arts are for everyone. We’re an all-inclusive performance school that celebrates diversity, creativity, and self-expression. Whether it’s through dance, drama, or singing, our students are encouraged to find their unique voice in a fun, supportive, and welcoming environment.
We’re more than just a school – we’re a family. Our passionate team is dedicated to providing exciting performance opportunities that build confidence, ignite imagination, and create lifelong memories. No matter your background or experience level, you’ll feel right at home here.
Come join the Feet First Arts Academy family – where every student shines!
Here at Feet First we nurture our students creativity and promote a love of the arts no matter what level our students are at, or what creative outlet they are interested in. Our classes encourage self expression, creativity and inclusivity helping our students to grow and feel confident on the stage and behind the stage. We showcase our student's talent and give them various performance opportunities and a platform to learn and create without the pressure of exams. We strive for excellence in performance work and creative exhibitions which the students take great pride in and really enjoy.
We hold 2 performances a year one at Christmas and one in the summer term. We also run extra performances with smaller groups in more intimate venues .
Within classes, students learn performance and techinical skills and they learn how to harness their creativity.
So come along and join our Feet First Dance family. The first lesson is FREE!!
Check out this short video to see examples of our classes, shows and performance opportunities.
At Feet First Arts Academy we offer weekly classes in Ballet, Contemporary Pop/Stage, Theatre Craft, Art, Choreography and Acro for ages 3-18 years.
Our classes offer a relaxed and nurturing space for our students to learn and progress in their chosen artistic venture.
Whilst we dont offer exams we do encourage technical growth and performance development giving our students 3 in house performances a year.
We also seek out many other unique performance opportunities such as regional dance platforms and dance for camera projects.
For our students who want to concentrate further on their dance training we offer a competition team class.
Theses classes concentrate on Contemporary technique, Ballet basics, floor work, contact work, strength and conditioning and flexibilty.
Feet First Dance was set up 22 years ago to provide dance classes to students of all ages and abilities. 22 years down the line we have now expanded to include multiple creative classes in various artistic fields and rebranded as Feet First Arts Academy.
After having some awful dance experiences as a child, I wanted to be able to offer classes in different styles of dance and creative genres where the students wouldn't fall prey to favouritism, size stereotypes or negative criticism. I also aimed to offer classes that wouldn't break the bank.
We offer our students outside experiences within the field of dance taking them to different dance platforms across the region and, in some cases, across the country.
Many of our students have also had the opportunity to dance for camera, featuring in Feet Firsts own dance for camera projects. They have also been the principle dancers in Vinyl Jacket's music videos.
A number of our students have gone on to study dance at university with some graduating from dance schools such as Laban, The London School of Contemporary Dance, ALRA and London Studio Centre.