Lucy Griffiths Dance & Theatre Academy offers ISTD Ballet, Tap, Modern, Street Dance, Drama, Singing and Musical Theatre classes across Orpington, Green Street Green, Bromley and Chislehurst for all ages from toddlers to adults.
The Lucy Griffiths Dance and Theatre Academy was established in September 1994 and became a limited company in September 2012. In September 2016, The Sara Phillips School of Dancing merged with the Academy to form its Bromley branch. Lucy Griffiths serves as principal. The Academy operates locations in Orpington, Green Street Green, Bromley and Chislehurst, including a purpose-built studio in Orpington with Harlequin sprung dance flooring.
The Academy teaches students from toddler age through adulthood. Classes follow the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing syllabus in Ballet, Tap and Modern, progressing from Primary through Grade Six with vocational grades also available. Additional offerings include Street Dance, Contemporary, Acrobatic Arts, Musical Theatre, Drama, Singing, Pre-Pointe and Pointe Work, and private lessons. Pre-school programs include Melody Bear Ballet classes. Adult classes are offered in Tap, Modern and Ballet.
Students participate in bi-annual shows at local theatres and perform at community events. The Academy reports that students have performed in professional pantomimes and West End productions, and some have progressed to full-time arts training programs.
Lucy Griffiths Dance & Theatre Academy is a dance and theatre school established in 1994, operating as The Lucy Griffiths Dance and Theatre Academy Ltd since 2012. The Academy merged with The Sara Phillips School of Dancing in 2016 to form the Bromley Branch. Led by principal Lucy Griffiths, the Academy offers classes for students from toddlers who have just started walking through to adults. The school provides instruction in ISTD Ballet, Tap and Modern, as well as Street Dance, Theatre Performance, Drama, Singing, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Acrobatic Arts, and Pre-Pointe and Pointe Work. The Academy operates a purpose-built LGA Dance Studio in Orpington with Harlequin sprung dance flooring and holds classes at multiple venues across the region.
Classes are held in Orpington, Green Street Green, Bromley and Chislehurst in Kent. The main contact address is 89 Stapleton Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9TQ. Adult classes are held at St Swithun’s Church Hall in Bromley and St Nicholas Church Hall in Orpington.
The Academy offers ISTD Ballet, Tap and Modern from Primary through Grade Six and vocational grades, Street Dance, Contemporary, Pre-Pointe and Pointe Work, Acrobatic Arts, Limbering and Conditioning, Theatre Performance, Drama, Singing, Musical Theatre, specialist pre-school classes including Melody Bear Ballet, adult classes in Ballet, Tap and Modern, Elite Performance Teams, holiday courses, private lessons, and children’s parties under the name Jazz Hands & Party Feet.
Anyone can join the Academy’s classes. Children who have just started walking through to adults can enrol. A free trial lesson is offered for any new class.
The Academy caters for children who have just started walking through to adults. Ballet, Tap and Modern classes progress from Primary level through Grade Six, with vocational grades also available. Adult Modern classes are suitable for all abilities and include a fitness element.
Students have opportunities to perform in bi-annual shows at local theatres, local events such as summer fetes and fairs, and professional pantomimes at theatres in Sevenoaks, Maidstone and Chatham. Students have achieved places with the Royal Ballet, Kent Youth Ballet and English Youth Ballet, performed at Sadler’s Wells Theatre and Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, and appeared in West End musicals including Billy Elliot, Oliver and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Many older students have successfully taken places in full-time courses to pursue careers within the arts.
The Academy follows the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) syllabus in Ballet, Tap and Modern. Ballet, Modern and Tap classes teach dance terminology, good lines through the body, arm and head, good posture, spatial awareness, self-expression and confidence. Street Dance has no syllabus and focuses on natural rhythm and routines inspired by chart music and videos.
All pupils, including pre-school children and adults, are invited to perform in bi-annual shows held at local theatres. Children also perform in local events such as summer fetes and fairs.
Contact Lucy Griffiths by telephone at 01689 827669, by email at lucy@lucygriffiths.co.uk, or by post at 89 Stapleton Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9TQ. To enrol, fill in an application form and send it by email or post to the office address.