Liv56 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hello everyone Does anyone know any good standard dance or ballet school ( I don't mean full time ) near Birmingham or round about Sutton Coldfield. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hello Liv56 and welcome to the Forum. I have amended the title of your thread so that people know which area you are looking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfoot Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 There's Arabesque school and Julie Johnson in Sutton Coldfield. I have no experience of either of these but they gave been going for quite a while. Otherwise, there are open classes for all ages at the Dance Xchange in Birmingham or Annette Nicolson in Digbeth, excellent teachers. I am an older dancer so do the adult classes. I don't know what age range you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nicholson School of Dance, Digbeth. Collins-McCarthy Academy, Harbourne. Both excellent classical ballet focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Annette Nicholson is excellent, she used to be my dd's RBS MA teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ms Nicholson is a wonderful teacher. I used to love her classes when she took them sometimes at DanceXchange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Hi Liv56 - welcome aboard. If you're an adult looking to do ballet for fun, then DX is great. We're back next week and there are classes Monday to Friday evenings, with varying degrees of difficulty, so they cater for everybody. The studios are nice and warm, and they do limit the numbers in class. It can get a bit crowded though. Most of the teachers are ex-BRB (which is an added bonus for me as I well remember then being on stage and they are still fab to watch). Parking can be a bit of a problem - I park on Bristol Street (free) , or there is a car park directly opposite or the Arcadian. Click here for DX classes. Maybe I'll see you there? Siobhan Collins-McCarthy used to teach at the MAC although sadly they don't run ballet classes any longer, which is a pity as they have a car park. Her classes were quite technical, and she was very quick on the corrections. I haven't been to her school so I can't comment on the studios. Nicholson School of Dance - I haven't been taught by Annette, but I have taken classes in the studios, which are gorgeous. It's quite easy to park there - there is some onsite parking or the side street across. She has some little cubicles to change in. The Dance Workshop in Moseley runs adult classes on Tuesday. I did Suzanne's intermediate for a while - very technical, but as always excellent corrections. The studio isn't a bad size and there are quite good changing rooms. They have a cafe too. Richardz in Rubery has an adult class on Monday nights. The studio is tiny, but there aren't many in the class. I went briefly over the summer break, until I discovered Suzanne's above. The class is very basic and it's a very short class too. Change in the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaybackSapphire Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Can recommend Lisayne Ballet School. They do RAD graded and vocational exams. It is ran by Lisa Hollinshead and Olivia Pickford teaches there too xx classes every day except Sundays x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaybackSapphire Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Forgot to add. Classes are in Sutton Coldfield (mere green and streetly) with some held also in Solihull ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liv56 Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank for the relpys everyone , is there any other ballet / dance schools , it doesn't have to pictually be in Birmingham or Sutton . Thank you x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I don’t know if this is of interest but RAD Adult Associates at Elmhurst 249 Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B5 7UH, these are non-syllabus classes which start a new term Sunday 5 Feb, closing date for applications 16th Jan. I do all 4 classes as it over a hundred miles car journey for me from home. For details and booking, follow the link : https://www.rad.org.uk/events/adult-associate-classes-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liv56 Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thank you although I'm not actually looking for adult classes , I'm looking for children classes at good dance school . Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Oh sorry - it wasn't clear from your opening post. In that case, I'd recommend Annette Nicholson - central Birmingham location. Ms Nicholson is a wonderful teacher & coach. She's a former BRB solist, and an all round wonderful artist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liv56 Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 Thank you everyone i do currently train with Annette for privates and a group class and she's fanatic ! But I'm looking for a dance / ballet school do shows with and to of course carry on my grades with . Because Annette is great but the other one I'm at doesn't seem to be helping me , that is why I want to find another dance schools so it can push me more ! Thank you again ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Would you not be best staying with Annette and looking at MIDAS and Midlands Theatre Ballet for the extras? If you have too many commitments with dance it can get very difficult to balance everything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 I've just seen a post by Nicholson School of Dance about RAD classes so check if you can do grades there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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