The Sandra Powell School of Dancing provides high quality Cecchetti Classical Ballet classes for children from 18 months up to teenagers of 18 years. We hold our classes at St Leonard’s Church Hall, Cambridge Road, Horsham, RH13 5ED.
If you would like your child to attend our ballet classes please get in touch via the Contact Us form or call 07803 923439, and we will be happy to give you all the information you need.
Ballet Class Timetable
Tuesdays
3:40 – 4:10pm Primary Children aged 3 and 4 years
4:10 – 4:40pm Standard 1 Children aged 5 to 7 years
4:40 – 5:10pm Standard 5 Ballet
Fridays
4:00 – 4:45pm Standard 5 Ballet
4:45 – 5:30pm Grade 3 Ballet
5:30 – 6:30pm Intermediate Ballet / Contemporary
Parents are only permitted to watch the final class of each term.
Please arrive promptly ready to dance at your start time.
Term Dates 2025-26
Autumn Term
16th September to 5th December 2025
Half Term week of 27th October
Spring Term
12th January to 28th March 2026
Half Term week of 16th February
Summer Term
20th April to 3rd July 2026
Half term week of 25th May
Notable Dates
Let’s Make a Competition & Cecchetti Children’s Award, November (date tbc)
Cecchetti Mabel Ryan Awards, November, London or Birmingham
Cecchetti Southern Area Competition, February, The Hawth Crawley
In-house Choreography Competition July – Holy Trinity School, Crawley
Fees
You will be given an invoice for the fees of the upcoming term at the end of each term. You can pay by bank transfer or cheque. Please ensure fees are paid by the first class of each term.
One term’s notice is required on leaving.
Uniform
Girls wear a navy blue leotard with skin-toned ballet socks and ballet shoes with elastics. Pupils in the Pre-Primary and Primary classes should also wear a navy blue circular skirt. Pupils may wear skin-toned ballet tights from Grade 4. Hair must always be tied back neatly in a bun.
Boys wear a short sleeved white leotard, navy blue shorts or tights and white ballet socks, with white ballet shoes.
All uniform, including shoes, can be ordered through the ballet school – a form is available to complete for this.