Ballet

by Auckland West Dance Academy Claim Listing

Ballet is the best training for a dancer; it helps with posture, technique and confidence.

$125

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Ballet is the best training for a dancer; it helps with posture, technique and confidence. The academy follows the RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) syllabus and BAL (Ballet Australasia Limited) syllabus.  

Students work towards examinations, however not every child will enter for exams.  Pre Primary to Grade 1 Ballet have one lesson per week.  Grade 2 and above must attend two lessons per week if the student wishes to sit the exam.  Class length varies according to to the age and grade that the dancer is in.

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10% Discount For 2 or More Classes
  • Glen Eden Branch

    358 West Coast Road, Glen Eden, Auckland
  • Teacher's Name
  • Kym
  • Teacher's Experience
  • Kym started dancing at 7 years of age training at Sharon Statham School of Dance (which was later renamed Auckland West Dance Academy). Right from a young age she knew that she wanted to be a dance teacher when she grew up. The exams she completed as a student included NZAMD Solo Seal Diploma in Jazz, JDNZ Advanced (Hons with Distinction), RAD Ballet, BAL Ballet, Jazz & Tap (Adv. Hons). During her dancing career she competed in dance competitions winning various awards in New Zealand and Australia, including the Lisa Kelly Ballet Award in Sydney in 1997. Kym was a New Zealand Jazz Nationals finalist in 1994 and New Zealand Tap Nationals finalist in 1995. She was a member of the Northern Ballet Company, NBC Danceforce for many years. She has been involved with musical theatre shows including choreography for Grease, Les Misérables and The Pirates of the Penzance for the Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre. She has now been teaching dance for over 25 years and is a fully trained and qualified teacher in ballet, jazz, and tap dancing. She has gained her RAD RTS, Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management, BAL Ballet Teaching Certificate, BAL Tap Teaching Certificate (Adv.). Kym is the Dance Educator for Jazz Dance New Zealand (JDNZ). She has past dance pupils who are dancing professionally and trained at top dance companies overseas. Kym loves to teach to share her passion and knowledge for dance with her pupils. She is thrilled to be the owner of AWDA and have such amazing dance teachers and students.
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