Acton Ballet School

Acton Ballet School is a dance school in Acton, London, that was set up to offer the best quality dance education, accessible to all. The school teaches ballet, tap, and modern dance and has been recognised by the Council for Dance Education and Training with a certificate of good professional practice.

Classes are held at Ruskin Hall, 16 Church Road, Acton, London, United Kingdom, W3 8PP.

The school offers ballet classes from babies through vocational grades, tap and modern classes from prep level upwards, and graded exams. Ballet classes help build self-control, body awareness, and self discipline, while tap and modern classes help with coordination, rhythm, musicality, and agility.

The school offers classes for beginners, people seeking something different, and people returning to dance. Adults and children can take ballet classes, and adults who have always wanted to try tap and modern are welcome.

The school caters for many ages and abilities, with ballet classes for babies, pre-primary, primary, boys, grades 1-8, and vocational grades. Specific age ranges include pre-primary ballet for 4-5 year olds, primary ballet for 5-6 year olds, grade 1 ballet for 6-7 year olds, grade 2 ballet for 7-9 year olds, and grade 3 ballet for 8-9 year olds.

The school offers opportunities to audition for additional programmes for children who want to pursue a career in the industry. Students have gone on to be associates at the Royal Ballet School and Central Ballet School, attended schools including Royal Ballet School at White Lodge, English National Ballet School, and Elmhurst, and performed in companies such as English Youth Ballet and London Children's Ballet.

The school teaches the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus for ballet and uses International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) syllabi for tap and modern classes. The school is certified to teach the Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) programme and is a licensed Pirouette Surgery school. Both RAD and IDTA work in partnership with Ofqual, and qualifications are recognised on the Qualifications and Credit Framework.

The school holds an annual summer show and takes part in an annual Tapathon event raising money for BBC Children in Need.

Telephone: 07939 930 229. Email: info@actonballetschool.co.uk or hello@actonballetschool.co.uk.