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Latest Term Dates


Please click here to view our current timetable


Summer term 2024 

15 April - 15 July inclusive

Half term w/c 27 May. 

No classes Monday 6 May

Autumn term 2024 (provisional)

9 September - 13 December inclusive

Half term w/c 28 October

Class Fees


Fees are payable termly in advance. Any fees still outstanding after three weeks will be subject to a 10% surcharge.


Current fees: 

30 minute class £5.60

45 minute class £7.60

1 hour class £9.10

1.25 hour class £10.35


These fees apply to the first or longest class taken during the week. Additional classes are discounted at 10%.


There is a sibling discount of 10% which applies to the younger child or children and 15% for a third sibling.



Uniform


  • Ballet: Introductory, Pre-Primary & Primary

    Girls: 

    Pink short sleeved leotard (Chloe) with pink georgette wraparound skirt or pink skirted leotard (Sophia Princess Line), leather ballet shoes with elastic, short  ballet socks. Shoes and socks may be chosen in a colour to match the skin tone. Pink wraparound cardigan optional.


    Boys: 

    White t-shirt worn inside the shorts, navy shorts, black or white leather ballet shoes with white elastic, short white ballet socks 


  • Ballet: Grades I & II

    Girls: 

    Lavender sleeveless leotard (Aimee or Megan Princess Line) with matching waist elastic, leather ballet shoes with elastic, short ballet socks or ballet tights. Shoes, tights and socks may be chosen in a colour to match the skin tone.  Black canvas character shoes, low heel, black character skirt with pastel coloured ribbons. Lavender cardigan optional for classwork.


    Boys: 

    White short sleeved leotard (Aaron) or fitted white T shirt worn inside the tights, navy lycra or cotton shorts or navy stirrup tights, white ballet shoes, short white ballet socks.  Black laced character shoes.


  • Ballet: Grades III, IV & V

    Girls: 

    Navy sleeveless leotard (Aimee or Anna Princess  Line with ruche) with matching waist elastic, nylon ballet tights, leather ballet shoes with elastic. Shoes and tights may be chosen in a colour to match the skin tone. Navy cardigan optional for classwork.  Black canvas character shoes (Cuban heel) & skirt with blue ribbons (Grades only.


    Boys: 

    White short sleeved leotard (Aaron) or fitted white T shirt worn inside the tights, navy stirruped tights, white socks white leather ballet shoes. Black laced character shoes.


  • Ballet: Grade VI & VII

    Girls: Burgundy/mulberry sleeveless or short sleeved leotard, eg Freed Faith sleeveless in Port, with matching waist elastic and matching georgette skirt to mid-calf, nylon ballet tights, leather ballet shoes with elastic. Shoes and tights may be chosen in a colour to match the skin tone. Wraparound cardigan optional for classwork.  Black canvas character shoes (Cuban heel) & skirt with ribbons  to compliment the leotard.  Free movement exercises may be performed in bare feet in which case transition tights should be worn.


    Boys: White short sleeved leotard (Aaron) or fitted white T shirt worn inside the tights, navy stirruped tights, white socks white leather or canvas ballet shoes. Black laced character shoes. Free movement exercises may be performed in bare feet.

  • Ballet: Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate & General Ballet

    Girls: 

    Navy sleeveless leotard and waist elastic as for Grades 3, 4, 5 above or royal blue Alice C camisole Freed leotard with optional matching waistband (2cm), nylon ballet tights, soft pointe shoes or soft ballet shoes with ribbons, pointe shoes with ribbons.  (For classwork, soft ballet shoes with elastic are acceptable).  Shoes and tights may be chosen in a colour to match the skin tone.


    Boys:

    White short sleeved leotard (Aaron) or fitted white T shirt worn inside the tights, navy stirruped tights, white socks, white leather or canvas ballet shoes.


  • Tap & Modern: Primary & Grade 1

    Girls: Kingfisher blue lycra leotard (ISTD J) with attached skirt, white socks, black tap shoes with heel taps, black jazz shoes, with split sole if possible


    Boys: White T shirt, black shorts or jazz pants, black tap shoes with heel taps, black jazz shoes, with split sole if possible.

  • Tap & Modern: Grade 2 upwards

    Girls: Purple lycra sleeveless ruched leotard (eg Roch Valley Sheree), black footless tights/leggings, black socks, black tap shoes with heel taps, black jazz shoes with split sole.


    Boys: White T shirt, black shorts or jazz pants, black tap shoes with heel taps, black jazz shoes, with split sole if possible.

Uniform can be obtained through Dancia, 70 High Street, Ewell,  who hold our uniform details or through websites such as Dance Direct, Move Dancewear or Dancewear Central (other sites are also available)  which usually offer cheaper alternatives. 


Ballet uniform can also be obtained direct from the Royal Academy of Dance . The style names provided for ballet leotards are those sold by the RAD. If buying from a different online provider, just be sure that you are buying a regulation style. 


N.B. If your child already has suitable dance wear, there is no need to buy uniform immediately.


Hair must be tied back, either in a pony tail if collar length or shorter, or in a bun for longer hair. Older ballet students must wear a bun as soon as hair is long enough to go up.


Merchandise


We have an optional range of beautiful hoodies and tee shirts in our brand colours to help keep our students warm on their way to and from class and during warm-up. To see the full range and to purchase  click the link below.

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Venues



St Giles’ School, Dene Road, Ashtead, KT21 1EA     Click here for map


Parking: available in the school playground. The gate will be locked until the teacher arrives, usually around 10 minutes before the first class.


Entry: via the white hall door rather than the main school door. Please wait outside until the teacher opens the door to admit students or to give them back to their parents.


Parents allowed in the building? No, the school do not want parents to wait in the building. If your child is young please take them to the toilet before dropping them off at the class.  Parents of Introductory class children may wish or need to attend the class with their child for the first week or so  if they feel shy which is fine.


Secure building? Yes, the building is locked


Which classes are held here? Monday Tap & Modern classes, Wednesday Ballet and Body Conditioning, Thursday Grades and Adult Ballet .  Click here for Timetable


The Dell Centre, St Giles’ Church Hall, Park Lane, Ashtead, KT21 1EJ   Click here for map


Parking: available in the church drive


Entry: via the lower entrance


Parents allowed in the building?  Yes, but there is no designated waiting room but you are welcome to wait in the foyer


Secure building?   No. The main door is open and other groups use the building. Younger students should be accompanied before and after the lesson


Which classes are held here? Tuesday Grades 3, 4, 5 Ballet.  Click here for Timetable


St Peter’s School, Grange Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7JN    Click here for map


Parking: available on-site after 4.45pm. Before this please use on-street parking and access the school via the pedestrian entrance on Linden Pit Path, next to St Andrew’s School


Entry: via the doors directly into the hall at the top of the drive. Please don’t use the main school door


Parents allowed in the building? No, the school do not want parents to wait in the building, but they can come in to take younger children to the toilet.  Parents of Pre Primary class children may wish or need to attend the class with their child for the first week or so if they feel shy which is fine.


Secure building?  Yes


Which classes are held here?    Thursday Pre Primary ballet, Teens General Ballet, Pre Pointe/Pointe, Grade 6 Ballet.  Click here for Timetable


The Shed, Harriotts Lane, KT21 2QH   Click here for map


Parking: limited parking available on the drive; otherwise parking is available in nearby Chantry Close. Please do not park or pull up in Harriotts Lane as this will block the road.


Entry: via the gate to the left of the house. If it is locked just wait until the teacher arrives; please do not knock on the door of the house. The hall is at the rear of the property; just follow the lit path


Parents allowed in the building?  Yes, there is a small though unheated waiting area.


Secure building? Yes


Which classes are held here?  Monday Intermediate Foundation Ballet. Exam coaching sessions.  Click here for Timetable


Other venues are used from time to time for exam coaching, rehearsals and exams.

Latest News


Peter Pan - 4 February 2024 at the Epsom Playhouse.  Tickets on sale now!

We've been working hard since October and we're nearly there now!  Tickets are available here 

Keep an eye on our social media pages too for up-to-date info.


Step Into a Story 2022
It was wonderful to finally be able to perform our Step into a Story production in July 2022, having only been three weeks away from performing it when the country locked down in 2020!  Our next show  is scheduled for February 2024 at The Epsom Playhouse.



A Celebration of Dance! 10 July 2021

We were so thrilled to be able to put on this showcase on 10 July, despite changes to the roadmap meaning we had to change to an outside venue and split the school into two halves to keep everyone safe.  It was absolutely worth all of the effort though - the students worked incredibly hard and the support from friends and family was wonderful.  We all had a fantastic afternoon and I was so proud to be able to show off what our wonderful students can do!


Next show!

Our production of Step Into a Story, which had to be cancelled three weeks before it was scheduled to take place due to Covid, has been rescheduled for the weekend of 16 & 17 July 2022 at the Epsom Playhouse.  It will come around before we know it!


Exams

Despite having to work for the whole of the spring term on Zoom some of our students took their RAD ballet exams in  April and all achieved excellent results!  Very well done to them!  Our Tap & Modern students similarly took online assessments towards the end of the spring term and again performed extremely well, making us all very proud!


Recognised for "Good Professional Practice"

Ashtead Ballet School is a Recognised School with CDMT (Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre) and has been awarded the certificate of good professional practice. Schools awarded CDMT’s Recognised School Award demonstrate to students, parents and guardians that they adhere to the standards demanded by the industry; standards designed to protect and safeguard young people whether dancing for leisure or with an eye to a career in the profession.” 


Latest Newsletter

You can download the most recent newsletter from Ashtead Ballet School here.

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