For children in schools years 3, 4 and 5
Saturday 2-3.30pm at All Saints Main Hall, Victoria Square, Penarth.
Modern/Jazz and Tap are covered in our Lower Juniors dance class. Learning performance and dance technique, students learn routines to both popular chart songs and songs from musicals.
Students have previously danced at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s West End, The Royal Albert Hall, St David’s Hall, The Wales Millennium Centre and Cardiff’s New Theatre.
Acro
Thursdays 5.30-6.30pm at Penarth Methodist Church (yr 4 & 5 students)
Thursdays 6.30-7.30pm at Penarth Methodist Church (yr 3 students)
Acro is a style of dance that combines classical dance technique with precision acrobatic elements. It is defined by its athletic character, its unique choreography, which seamlessly blends dance and acrobatics, and its use of acrobatics in a dance context. Acro is not to be confused with gymnastics; both artistic and rhythmic which are sports that employ dance elements in a gymnastics context under the rules of a governing gymnastics organisation.
Junior Advanced Acro runs Tuesdays 4.30-5.30pm at St Cyres School – by invitation only.
Ballet
Depending on the age and experience of the student – please contact us if unsure. We run to the ISTD classical ballet syllabus.
Technique learned in ballet is the foundation for all other styles of dance.
Grade 1 – Thursdays 6.30-7.30pm at Penarth Methodist Church
New Grade 1 – Thursdays 5.30-6.30pm at Penarth Methodist Church
PAAW students have previously worked with The Royal Ballet School, Elmhurst Ballet School, Joffery Ballet, English Youth Ballet and Ballet Cymru as well as representing Wales at the Dance World Cup.
Modern and Tap Exams
We teach Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) syllabus and have 100% pass rate for all exams with over 92% of students achieving merits & distinctions. All classes teach modern and tap together.
Grade 1 Tap and Modern – Thursdays 4.30-5.30pm at Penarth Methodist Church
Conditioning
Conditioning Class runs Tuesdays 6.30-7.30pm at St Cyres School