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Nicola Moriarty

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  1. Calling All Vocational Students. Woodside Dance Retreat offer you a last chance to get your technque, fitness, stamina, flexibility, musicality, artistry all firing 'HOT' for the new school term. Don't go back slow, and sluggish! GO BACK ready to impress your NEW teachers, or show your old teachers you have been working hard to improve. Smash auditions and assessments, and show your peers you mean business for 2018/2019! 3 day Live-in classical Ballet Intensive - 4th/5th/6th September 2018 - £395 all inclusive, last 4 spaces left!! (ONLY 12 in total). Personal attention and correction, invest in yourself, believe in yourself! Email nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com Thanks Nicola Moriarty Principal
  2. Dear All GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN TIP TOP CONDITION. We have had a few enquires about our 3 day ballet intensives at the end of August. Unfortunately we are fully booked this year, however on looking at everyones term timetables, most vocational students don't go back to their schools until the 8th/9th September. Course fee's £395 including 2 nights accommodation and all food/drinks etc. So we are running and Extra 3 day intensive this year on the 4th/5th/6th September. So if you have not been able to do to much training over the holiday period or just want that final boost before heading back to RBS, Elmhurst, Tring, YDA etc, then please give us some thought. We will be running 3 full days of classes focusing on getting everyone back to full fitness, working on flexibility and of course that technique. You will also have one to one time with me to discuss any problem areas which your teachers have highlighted, and I hope I can offer some advice to put your mind at ease or give you some excusers to help you out. It may be your Audition year, or your assessments etc. If it is, then do not delay. ONLY 12 places. Please email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com for more details. I hope if you are reading this you have heard good things about our courses, but if you have any concerns, then just email and we can talk more. All the best, and hope to see some more of you all in September. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty Principal
  3. Hello everyone, Aside from the comments about a large logo, and staff member comments of the ballet forum (I think I have got the hang of the threads element now, thanks for picking us up on it) Thank you for your kind words. Our first few Auditions have gone well, and we are planning a 3rd round of Auditions for our Woodside School of Ballet starting in September on Monday 21st May. Please email now if you would like to know more details about the school. Thank you and enjoy the sun. Kind regards Nic x
  4. Hi Guys Just to let you know we are 80% sold out now for our Sunday associate classes starting September, please contact soon for your FREE 45mins assesment class with me, and we will give your ballet a big boost. Enjoy the sun, Nic xx
  5. Great subject to bring up, well done DanceForFun. 30 hours defiantly seams way to much for any dancer let alone a very young dancer. Rest is just as important for any dancer/athlete. You would not see a professional runner getting better, and winning more gold medals for training 100 hours a week, the body would crumble!! Dance training must always quality, with quality teachers, and the way you teach is changed and assessed on the individuals ability, needs and limits. No Childs/young dancers health or welfare should come second to the art form. NEVER. Unfortunately this is defiantly forgotten by some dance teachers/schools who put financial and personal gratification ahead of the students needs. I am not medically trained, but have been a ballet teacher for nearly 20 years and went to RBS and was an ex professional classical dancer for 3 years. Over the last 2 years I have had 4 different talented young professionals come to our courses/private classes whom I have spotted with serious career ending injuries/problems, which was not spotted by their vocational schools, or other dance teachers/schools whom they have been going to for 3-8 years. Luckily with help from medical professionals in our network, the problems where caught just in time and their dance careers saved. I am not naming any names, but the care for the students MUST come first. Thanks for reading, this is just my story, and opinion. Nicola Moriarty x
  6. MrsMoo2 Thats very kind of you to say, thank you. We are really trying to offer something amazing for our students to give them a boost to their existing training. We do have students who travel 2-3 hours one Sunday a month to have train with me. It helps being 10am-3pm then parents can head off to shop at bluewater, go to some of the country parks, or visit some of Kents amazing tourist sites etc. All knowing that their dancing Son/Daughter is getting the best training in what they love! Please help us spread the word. Places are a filling fast. All the best Nic x
  7. Hi All DONT MISS OUT. Places are filling fast for our Sunday Associate programme in Sevenoaks, Kent starting September 2018. We are over 70% full and places are going daily. It really is a great day to learn lots of the key information and improve greatly. ONLY 16 students per class, and quality training to help BOOST your classical ballet training. 10pm - 3pm with lunch included. Please email nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com for more details. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty W
  8. Hi Ballet novice We run a Xmas intensive which is great fun and sandwiched between boxing day and new years eve on 27th/28th/29th December. It is a great way to go back to the new assessment term or audition term without the mince pies onboard !! Please email for further details nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com Also check out our Facebook pages and instagram pages. We also run Easter courses too. Good luck. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty Principal
  9. Dear Mrs Moo2 Please look at our Summer Schools and intensives for next year, 2019. We are fully sold out this year, but we have a minimum age of 11 years old, but next year 2019 your DS should be 11 I think and would be welcome to join us. Courses are run from our family home and we have 12 guests maximum we run a hand full of 3 day intensives a year and our International Summer Schools - Principals Weeks. Please check out our Facebook and Instagram pages and our website www.woodsidedanceretreat.com. Good luck and enjoy the summer. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty Principal
  10. Hi All We are pleased to announce our First set of Auditions for our new school will be help on the 5th May 2018. Please email nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com for an application form. This is going to be something spectacular with only 16 students per class and the highest quality training for 10 hours a week. If you aspire to be a Ballerina, or dance classical ballet around the world, then we are here to make you the BEST you can be. Get in touch now and join us in this new venture. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty Principal
  11. Hi All We are based in Sevenoaks Kent. If anyone require any more information please email us, or message via ballet forum. Thanks for the kind words Dancing Queen. Regards Nic x
  12. Hi All Lovely reading all your answers. My son has just gained a place at White Lodge starting September after only dancing properly since September last year. We are very happy, and going to miss him loads, but he has shown great strength and courage since he started, so now I can't stop him dancing! lol. 10-11 weeks of ballet is fair to long. Far to long away from any sport/hobby/activity it is important to have a routine to keep fitness and strength, and go to quality additional training. We open our home for approx 40 days of the year where we hold courses for young dancers, Intensives and summer schools. We only take 12 guests, so the personal attention is second to none and we can really focus on any problem areas. We have a number of White Lodge'rs and Elmhurst students come to use, and some require permission from the school and that permission has always been granted (Which is nice to know). Please see our faceBook and Instagram pages for lots of pictures of what we are all about. Especially our 3 or 6 days intensive at the end of August (70% place gone already). Great for going back to school focused and prepared. Hope that helps. Nic x
  13. Dear Sugarplummum Lovely of you to share your story. We run a Sunday Associate class down in Sevenoaks, Kent. We do have a few parents come from 2hours away, but maybe Nottingham would be a bit of a stretch! We also run many live-in courses at our family home (only 12 guests) throughout the year which will give young dancers a chance to live away from home and spend it with other like minded students. Please see out FaceBook and Instagram pages for lots of pictures and more details. See the Easter course (1 place left) and our intensives at the end of August (filling fast). We have guests come from all over the country, its really is a special place to be. We try to be honest with parents as well as the children about there ability and direction in which to channel efforts and finances (not cheap being a BM) and look to make confident and well rounded dancers as well as humans. A happy dancer is a good dancer. The pressure young children put on their tiny shoulders is a big problem. If you need more details or would like to chat, please email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com Good luck, and I hope I have helped. Regards Nic x
  14. Hi All We are now registering interest for our very popular Sunday Associates class for September 2018. Being 'Woodside Dance Retreat' we call our Associates, our 'Acorns' and we all know what they grow into don't we........Mighty strong Oaks! So if your son or daughter has a passion for ballet, likes to work hard and wants a boost to their current training come along and join our Sunday Associates from September. We only have 16 per class to give personal attention to each student and to allow me to work on there trouble areas of Ballet. Every Sunday 10am-3pm from our studio in Sevenoaks. We provide lunch for all students and also include a bit of personal choreography for each student for every class, all for just £45 for the day. This gives parents plenty of time to drop them off, know they are having fun and learning lots. Then parents head to Bluewater for breakfast and a bit of shopping, or to the many local tourist attractions in Kent for the day, or even back to bed for a while, safe in the knowledge that we are stimulating the ballet mind and body of their little superstar! Some students come once a month, others come twice. We are seeing incredible improvements and progression from every single one. Please see our Facebook and Instagram pages. Email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com to arrange a FREE 45mins private assessment class so we can discuss your options, and what we offer while seeing your son or daughters ability and potential. We ask parents to stay for this first class so they can see how I work, and how I interact with your child and have a good chat. I am sure you will be very happy with what we offer, and I will always be honest with parents and child on ability and potential. I can't wait to hear from you all. Thanks Nicola Moriarty Principal - Woodside Dance Retreat / Woodside School of Ballet
  15. Dear All Woodside Dance retreat is proud to announce the opening of a brand new Ballet school in September 2018. The Woodside School of Ballet is looking for outstanding Boys and Girl Ballet dancers in two age groups, 9-12 years and 13-18 years, to start with us at our new Ballet School OPENING from September 2018. We are looking for students with the right mindset, and right work ethic to train 10 hours a week with our Principal Nicola Moriarty (2 x 3 hours sessions in the evening, and 1 x 5 hours session on a Saturday). To show the courage and commitment to our programme to be the best they can be, while encouraging their peers along the way all within a caring small family school enviroment. There will only be 16 students in each age group to give the best personal attention and incredible quality training. These will be selected in May Auditions so please message for an application form. This is going to be something extremely special, something like no other school that exists. If you are selected, then we will work hard together as a school, work to achieve impeccable technique, musicality, artistry and stamina! Exams are not a focus, but students will be entered when they are ready, competitions will be entered and the End of year show will consist of choreography from world renown teachers and performers. The list of GREAT stuff planned is huge! We will also be catering for the 5-8 year olds with Ballet FUN-damentals programme. More details to follow :-) Please email me for more information. nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com. Thank you Nicola x
  16. Hi Guys If you need a boost this Easter with your Ballet. Just so you know we have only 2 places left for our Easter Intensive on the 11th.12th and 13th Easter. £395 live-in all food and drinks etc. 3 full days of classes. Thanks Nic x
  17. We run 3 and 6 day Summer intensive which start 25th August, they are live in courses with me at our home retreat. We only take 12 guests and we have 70% sold out already. Please see our website and FB or Instagram pages. Email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com for more details. Thanks Nic xx
  18. Hi All We have just 2 places left on our EASTER 3 DAY BALLET INTENSIVE. £395 all inclusive course, live in at Woodside Dance Retreat. 3 full days of class, relaxation and fun. We will be looking at Performance and Musicality in a bit more detail also for this important show term, and have a former professional West End performer Guest Teacher to assist and help you connect with the audience. Don for get you will work with me for 3 days on the things which you struggle with, the areas which are nagging you, or your son or daughter! I am here to help, and any questions about anything Ballet are welcome. Please message me on nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com Thanks for reading. Nic xx
  19. Dear All We are delighted to announce that we will be opening 'Woodside School of ballet' in September 2018. Run by myself Ex classical dancer and teacher of 18 years Nicola Moriarty, we will be looking to take on ONLY 16 students in each age bracket (9-12 years and 13 upwards). So only 32 students in the whole school. Focusing on high quality conditioning and training in classical ballet for those who wish to have a strong career in dance. We will also run 'Intro to ballet' classes for ages 5-8 years old to make sure that the foundations and fundamentals for correct technique are installed earlier for the next step to becoming a ballerina. Please email for more details, and an application form. Auditions will be in May 2018. It is very exciting time for us, and hope you can share this with your friends and dancers. Please follow us on FB and Instagram. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty Principal - Woodside Dance Retreat
  20. Hi All We are again running our 3 or 6 day Summer Intensives at the end of August 2018. If you have not got yourself a Summer School, or want that extra boost to go back to school in September. Please email for more details nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com. Price is £395 All inclusive Live-in for all classes, food and drinks etc. We work hard and have a lot of fun too. Kind regards Nicola x
  21. Dear All We are very please to announce that on the 11th/12th/13th April during the Easter break. We will be running a further 3 day ballet Intensive. With end of year shows looming, we will focus on Performance, Artistry and Musicality. Working with myself and other special guest leading West End professionals. We will learn how to draw a crowd into your performance, and send them to another world of dreams and emotions. We all dance for that one big performance, or that end of year show, to hear the crowd roar! Course fee's £395 and Include 2/3 nights accommodation, all locally sourced organic meals and drinks and 3 full days of classes. We ONLY ever take 12 guests to allow for close specific personal training for each guest. Building lifelong friends, as well as improving technique, fitness, flexibility and stamina. For more details please email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com. Thank you for your time. Nic x
  22. Dear All We are again running our 3 day Xmas intensive on the 28th/29th/30 December 2017. With only 3 places left and we will cover all the key elements of classical ballet, focus on your weak points, or areas your vocational teacher has mentioned. We will work on your confidence, and look to make you stand out and shine in Auditions or during Assessments. For some, the 1st term of 2018 is extremely important. We are here to help, and also make sure you don't lose your edge during the Xmas period and that you go back fully focused and at your best. Please email me with any questions nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com Kind regards Nicola
  23. Hi Balletmum22 I just saw your post, and wanted to let you know that we will be running something during easter, but have not finalised the details. Please let me know if you are interested and I can send you more info when we have everything confirmed. Kind regards Nicola Moriarty
  24. Hi Celb I wanted to offer some information to you to your above question. We have a number of RBS students visit our international Summer Schools each year for the last 2 years. We have Hope Keelan and Anitia Young from RBS coming again in 2018 to teach our guests. RBS students do need approval I understand to visit us, but so fair this has not been a problem. If you require more information about our International Summer Schools 2018 - Principal Weeks, please email me nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com. I hope this helps. Kind regards Nic x
  25. Hi There Please look at our International Principal Weeks 2018 Summer Schools. They are very personal as we only have 12 guests on each week. All inclusive inclusive, accommodation, all food and drinks included. Plus we go to a West End show and return in a Limo, and go out on Location for a photo shoot. On top of this, this years we have possible the best Summer School Line Up, all coming to teach for a full day. Edward Watson MBE - Principal Roya Ballet Company. One of the greatest Male Dancer of our time ! (our opinion) Ricardo Cervera - Ballet Master of the Royal Ballet Company Hope Keelan - RBS Anita Young - RBS Sarah Lamb - Principal Royaa Ballet Company Zenadia Yanowsky - Former Principal Rpyal Balley Company Please email me at nicola@woodsidedanceretreat.com for more details. Check out our FB pages and INstragram pages. Lots of pictures about what we do. We are more then 50% sold out, so please let me know if you are interested. We are not the cheapest Summer School, but we think we offer incredible value for money. Kind regards Nic x
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