Grayes Theatre Arts is a dance school in Carshalton, Surrey, offering training in all genres of dance for boys and girls ages 2-18. Established in 1985, the school provides ISTD examination training in Ballet, Modern, and Tap.
Grayes Theatre Arts is a dance school in Carshalton, Surrey, that has been operating since 1985. The school teaches boys and girls ages 2 to 18 in multiple dance genres. Classes run Monday to Saturday at Carshalton Methodist Church on Ruskin Road.
The school follows the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) syllabi for Ballet and Modern, offering classes from beginner levels through Advanced 2 and Vocational Examinations. Students can work toward ISTD Professional Examinations in Ballet, Modern, and Tap. Additional classes include Jazz, Musical Theatre, Street Styles, Contemporary, Acrobatic Arts, Pilates, and a dedicated boys class focused on strengthening and conditioning. The Acrobatic Arts program covers 350 skills across 12 levels based on balancing, flexibility, limbering, strength, and tumbling.
Teachers hold ISTD qualifications and professional training from institutions including the Brit School, Performers College, Laines Theatre Arts, and Guilford School of Acting. The school produces annual musical theatre productions. Students have progressed to institutions including The Royal Ballet, Elmhurst Ballet School, Central School of Ballet, and The BRIT School.
Grayes Theatre Arts is a dance school in Carshalton, Surrey, that has been running for nearly 40 years. The school started in 1985 with 25 pupils and offers training in all genres of dance. Students can dance for fun, for a future career, or work toward ISTD Professional Examinations in Ballet, Modern, and Tap. The school is taught by a highly qualified team of teachers who are fully DBS checked, fully qualified in their genres with ISTD status, and have trained professionally at vocational colleges and performed in West End shows.
Grayes Theatre Arts is located in Carshalton, Surrey, at Carshalton Methodist Church, Ruskin Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DE.
Grayes Theatre Arts offers classes in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Street Styles, Scholarship, Contemporary, Acrobatic Arts, Pilates, and a dedicated Boys class. Classes run Monday to Saturday. The school provides training from beginner levels through to Advanced 2 level and prepares students for ISTD Professional Examinations in Ballet, Modern, and Tap.
Boys and girls can join the school. Students can dance for fun, for a future career, or work toward ISTD Professional Examinations.
Grayes Theatre Arts caters for boys and girls ages 2-18. Ballet classes are suitable for children as young as 2½ years old up to Vocational Examinations, with classes offered from Babies up to Advanced 2 level. Modern classes are suitable for children as young as four years old up to Vocational Examinations, with classes offered from Primary up to Advanced 2 level.
The school trains students to a standard required for college entry and has supported students to successfully audition for places at The Royal Ballet, Elmhurst Ballet School, Central School of Ballet, Ballet Boost, Tring Park, and professional training institutions. Students have gained dance and drama places at selective secondary state schools and win sixth-form places at The BRIT School. Higher levels of ISTD exams earn students UCAS points for university entry.
Grayes Theatre Arts follows the Ballet Syllabus and Modern Syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). Ballet students learn correct alignment and body placement and gain appreciation of music and artistry in a disciplined environment. Students are worked toward examinations to complete each grade. The Acrobatic Arts program is based on five key principles: balancing, flexibility, limbering, strength, and tumbling, with a syllabus based on 350 skills across 12 levels of progression.
The school presents annual musical productions performed in front of a theatre audience. Students rehearse, practice, and perform material from musicals in Musical Theatre classes. The school has produced outstanding exam and competition results with a 100% pass rate.
Contact Grayes Theatre Arts by email at l-athomson@grayes.co.uk, by phone at 07957 380389, or at the address Carshalton Methodist Church, Ruskin Road, Carshalton, SM5 3DE.
