BALLET
Ballet is the foundation to all dance styles, working in a kind fun and friendly environment. We will work on core technique, flexibility, strength, confidence, alignment, co-ordination, musicality, physical development and performance skills. Our classes are structured but also giving the pupils a wonderful opportunity to enter a world of story telling and Imagery.
DINKIE DANCE
Dancing, Singing , Sensory play and Music are part of a child’s process of growing up and learning what their magical bodies can do! Our Dinkie classes bring a range of all activities for everyone. It benefits all development for your child keeping it up beat and fun for all.
MUSICAL THEATRE & JAZZ
Week by week we will work on all performing arts styles in one class. Singing. Acting and Dance technique, we will learn from existing HIT MUSICALS and also get creative with our own! We will be adding elements of Jazz with free warm ups and conditioning exercises, This class is great for a wanna be TRIPLE THREAT PERFORMER.
ACTING - LAMDA
At Mays Performing Arts, we are able to offer comprehensive LAMDA Classes for children ages 6 to 18. Our LAMDA Classes will provide training in communications and dramatic performance through monologues, empowering students to deliver confident and engaging individual performances and small groups performances of 6 students maximum.
LAMDA Lessons are taught in small groups and cover an array of subjects from Acting & Musical Theatre to Poetry Reading & Public Speaking’. There really is something for everyone!
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Pop & Street
Enter a world of the latest pop songs and newest moves! This funky class is based on fun fun FUN no pressure. It’s a way to boost confidence and improve teamwork while allowing students to explore the latest and of course coolest moves!
We will be creating dances featured in Music Videos, TV , Latest trends and songs. We will explore all styles, this is a Huge energy class, our teachers are lucky enough to have worked with a lot of big names in the industry and can’t wait too share it all and dance with you !
MODERN
Modern Theatre dance ISTD is a rhythmic dance style which originated in America before travelling to the rest of the world. It is often seen on the stages of musical productions and is known for its theatrical qualities. The style uses travelling steps, high kicks, leaps, and turns which all need strength and flexibility. This is a highly energetic dance style.
TAP
Tap dancers make frequent use of syncopation starting with choreography on the first or the 8th beat of the count, improvisation is another form of tap, with music following the beats provided or without musical accompaniment, otherwise known as Capella dancing.
Tap is the perfect way to develop such music and rhythm skills. During the class students will focus on two different styles of tap: American and ISTD. This will give the pupils an opportunity to explore and learn tap to a higher level.
STRETCH & ACRO
This class will introduce all students a new way to enhance overall performance and provide a deeper understanding of your muscles and how they are involved in different key stretches, this will not only help with Flexibility but get the strength to work flexibility correctly without any injuries
Acro is a fusion of dance technique and acrobatics. Acro classes include balancing, limbering and tumbling whilst working on flexibility and strength.
All of MPA ACRO classes are run under the Acrobatic Arts progressional based syllabus program. This greatly reduces the potential for injury, creates more technically correct work and helps the dancer to progress more quickly.