PORTOBELLO DANCE & PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL:

Portobello Dance & Performing Arts School is a community initiative in the world of dance and performing arts.

Through dance education and events, our established organisation has run and participated in a variety of activities – locally and nationally.

Based in North Kensington’s diverse Notting Hill, Portobello Dance School is a popular weekend destination (Friday’s and Saturday’s) offering children from 3yrs + training in Classical Ballet, Musical Theatre, Tap and Street Dance.

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR ALL CLASSES AND TIMES:

MUSICAL THEATRE

Friday, 4pm - 5pm - Little Stars Musical Theatre

Friday, 5pm - 6pm - Advanced Musical Theatre

Friday, 6pm - 7pm - Year 7+ Musical Theatre

BALLET

Saturday, 9.15am - 10am - Tiny Tots (3yrs+) Ballet

Saturday, 10am - 10.45am - Pre-Primary Ballet

Saturday, 1o.45am - 11.30am - Primary Ballet

Saturday, 11.30am - 12.30pm - Grade 1 Ballet

Saturday, 12.30pm - 1.30pm - Grade 2 Ballet

Saturday, 1.30pm - 2.30pm - Grade 3 Ballet

TAP

Saturday, 2pm - 2.30pm - Tiny Tap

Saturday, 2.30pm - 3.15pm - Beginners Tap

Saturday, 3.15pm - 4.15pm - Advanced Tap

JAZZ CLASS

Saturday, 4.15pm - 5.15pm - 7 yrs+

STREET

Saturday, 2.30pm - 3pm - Tiny Street

Saturday, 5.15pm - 6pm - Beginners Street

Saturday, 6pm -7pm - Advanced Street

K-POP

Saturday, 7pm - 8pm - All ages welcome

PRICE

£12 Drop-in per class

£55 Six Week Term (just over £9 per class. Paid in advance. Non-refundable)

Contact info@portobellodance.org.uk / 07904 697 746 for more information

SANTHOSH DANCE:

Santhosh Dance is for everybody who wants to keep fit and feel happy!

Heels to Havana Heels to Havana is a vibrant, fun-filled dance class led by the charismatic professional teacher Nuno, who makes every step easy and enjoyable to learn. Across the term, you’ll explore the essential moves of Bachata, while building confidence, rhythm, and flair. Set to an uplifting, feel-good playlist of Latin music, this class brings the energy of Havana straight to the dance floor. All levels welcome.

Dance Fitness Workout is a fun and energetic workout dancing to music from around the world, utilising lots of different dance genres, from jive, disco, salsa, disco and more. No dance experience needed!

Salsa & Bachata 1-2-1 workshop is one teacher for every student. It’s a great way to get personal tuition yet in a fun and friendly group environment. Partners are swapped throughout class.

All That Jazz Introducing a new kind of dance fitness, learn jazz dance steps and exercises, which will all be used in choreography for the last part of the class; using music from many of the familiar much loved West End shows, taught by the vivacious Nuno. All levels. No experience needed.

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR TIMETABLE:

Tuesday’s:

• 9.30am - 10.30am - Heels to Havana

• 10.30am - 11.30am - Dance Fitness Workout

Friday’s:

• 9.15am - 10.45am - Salsa & Bachata (1-2-1 with professional partners)

(Every other week)

• 10.45am - 11.45am - All That Jazz

Contact info@santhoshdance.com or call 07557 529500 for more information

Adult Ballet with Alessandra Masoero

New term starts on September 10th 2024

The classes aim to inspire ballet lovers to experience for themselves the joy of dance in an encouraging and friendly environment, with the invaluable inspiration of live piano music

Tuesdays, 1 - 2.30pm

Thursdays, 9.30 -11.00am

All ballet classes are one and a half hours long and are divided in 3 parts:
10 minutes Duncan-inspired warm up to release tension
50 minutes thorough barre work
30 minutes centre practice

Their small sizes allow the teacher to give individual corrections
50% discount for a trial class. Students concessions available

For more information or to book a trial class please contact alessandra.masoero@me.com

MANGROVE Steelpan Classes 

Tuesdays, 6-11s 4:30-5.00pm  /  12-18s 5.00 - 6.30pm  /  Adults 7:00-8:00pm

Fridays, 6-11s 4.30 - 5.00pm  /  12-18s 5.00-6.30pm

A great way to learn a new skill and be involved in the carnival atmosphere all year round.  Classes are held in Mangrove's dedicated steel pan room at the Tabernacle. These classes are FREE OF CHARGE but places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Singing Workshops

Mondays, Kids singing workshop 5 - 6pm / Adult group singing practice 6 - 8pm

Kids singing workshop: These weekly session give kids the chance to explore and control their singing voice, develop their skills and abilities, and at the same time helping to bring out their natural creativity to develop their confidence to perform.

Adult group singing practice: These 2 hour weekly sessions are where adult learners have an opportunity to come together on a regular basis and work on building song repertoire, singing mostly contemporary songs styles. 

The Ballet School

The Ballet School Notting Hill began in 2002 with just four pupils, taught in the playroom of a house on Westbourne Park Road. More than two decades on, it is a thriving mecca for budding ballerinas from the Notting Hill area and beyond.

The school was born from founder Claire McNicholl’s search for a teacher for her ballet-mad two-year-old. Introduced to Vanessa through a mutual friend, a couple of classes — and a huge amount of lattes — later, The Ballet School Notting Hill (and a great friendship) was formed.

The school offers classical ballet tuition for children aged two and a half and up. We aim to give every child the opportunity to develop self-confidence, poise, coordination and musicality in a fun, creative yet highly professional environment. All teachers are DBS-checked, fully qualified professionals, and every class is accompanied by a pianist.

Our main objective is to provide children with a magical introduction to ballet, placing creativity and enjoyment at the heart of their experience. At the same time, pupils who show the desire to pursue ballet professionally are fully supported with expert tuition and guidance.

Many of our pupils have gone on to train at top vocational schools, including The Royal Ballet School, Tring Park, Arts Educational and Elmhurst. Others have performed with internationally renowned ballet companies such as The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and The Australian Ballet, and have been accepted onto numerous highly selective Associate programmes.

Students are given regular performance opportunities through our biennial productions and are entered annually for examinations and assessments with both The Royal Ballet School and the Royal Academy of Dance.