Primary Moves provides dance education for primary schools, offering curriculum classes, dance clubs, and ballet classes in Kingston. Led by Alexis Butterworth, the organization brings professionally trained dancers into schools to deliver fast-paced, creative dance lessons.
Primary Moves provides dance education for primary schools and operates ballet classes in Kingston. The organization was established to meet demand for dance in primary schools and employs dancers who have performed and choreographed professionally. Alexis Butterworth, who trained at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance and performed with dance companies including at Disneyland Resort Paris, leads the organization and teaches at several primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea.
The school offers curriculum classes and clubs in multiple dance styles including ballet, street, contemporary, world dance, capoeira, cheerleading, and drama. School-based sessions run before school, at lunchtime, and after school. Curriculum classes follow National Dance Teachers Association guidelines for Primary Dance and include warm-ups, technique exercises, creative work, and cool-downs. Children work individually and in groups to create choreography based on classroom topics.
Kingston ballet classes serve children aged 4 to 8 on Friday afternoons during term time at Canbury Pavilion. Classes incorporate basic ballet technique, rhythm work, props, and imaginative activities. Children receive certificates of achievement in the Spring Term and participate in end-of-term performances for family and friends.
Primary Moves is a dance education organization that provides dance classes for primary schools. It was set up to fill an increasing demand for outstanding dance in primary schools and employs dancers who have performed and choreographed professionally.
Primary Moves operates in primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea, and offers ballet classes at Canbury Pavilion, Canbury Gardens, Kingston KT2 5AX.
Primary Moves offers curriculum dance classes, before-school, lunchtime, and after-school dance clubs including Creative, World, Street, Ballet, Capoeira, Drama, and Cheerleading. Ballet classes for children aged 4-8 are held in Kingston on Fridays during term time.
Primary schools can use the organization’s services for curriculum classes and dance clubs. Children aged 4-8 can attend the Kingston ballet classes, with the first class free and subsequent classes at £7 per class paid termly.
Primary Moves caters for children from Nursery to Year 6 in school curriculum classes. Kingston ballet classes are for children aged 4-8, split into 4-6 year olds and 6-8 year olds.
The organization follows National Dance Teachers Association guidelines for Primary Dance, which link to the P.E. National Curriculum. Each dance class consists of a warm up, dance technique exercises, creative time, reflection time, and cool down exercises.
Performances are held for family and friends at the end of each term for Kingston ballet classes. The organization tries to organize performances to class teachers or other year groups at the end of each topic, and children can be given opportunities to perform with other groups in London.
Contact information is available on the Kingston ballet page, though specific email addresses or phone numbers were not provided on the accessible pages.