About

At Starlight School of Dance, established in 1986, we aim to offer our pupils a positive learning experience no matter the age and standard. Whilst we hope to inspire pupils to excel and achieve greatness we feel that dance is not just about being able to master technique but it is about having fun and building confidence to prepare for the future. Each pupil is considered an individual and treated as such, so classes and lessons are planned carefully to allow each pupil to blossom in their own time.

We take pupils from aged 18 months upward, able bodied or with special requirements.

A year at Starlight

From September to February the school rehearses for its annual pantomime which is performed at The Palace Theatre and runs for 4 shows. Every child in the school is included and does from one to four performances.

From February to end of July pupils are prepared for IDTA examinations in all the subjects and are entered as and when they are ready.

 Festival classes take place throughout the year and children enter two main festivals, one in the spring term and one in November. 

We are often asked to perform in shows at a variety of theatres and school fetes throughout the summer term and we are also approached to provide children for professional touring companies.  

Classes

For 18 months – we offer Ballet Babies which we encourage parents to stay and join in to assist their child in the activities involved.

For 3 years plus – we offer a tots class. Both of these are on a Saturday morning at 9am – 9.45am. In the tots class we do a mixture of Ballet, Tap and Freestyle. When the children have taken their first exam they then move up to the prep class.

For 5 years plus -  9.45am and lasts for an hour and a half. In this we do more subjects and add Theatrecraft and Contempoary Modern Jazz with an option to take Musical Theatre which covers the singing and drama side of Performing Arts and Acrobatics.

 You do not have to pre-book places, just come along and we will give you a registration form to fill in. 

9 years plus pupils wishing to come are most welcome and you would need to contact us directly to sort out the appropriate lesson times.

Adult classes - We offer both ballet and Tap classes for adults. These classes are available on a Tuesday evenings at Studio One. Ballet class starts at 7.15pm and followed by adult Tap class at 8pm. Both classes last 45 minutes. To pre book and for more information please use the contact form.