Classes and Info

The Sandra Powell School of Dancing provides high quality Cecchetti Classical Ballet classes for children from 18 months old 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 01293 862464, and we will be happy to give you all the information you need.

Ballet Class Timetable – to be confirmed for Sept ’23

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 4

5:10 – 6:10pm   Grade 6 / Seniors

6:10 – 6:40pm   Advanced 1

Fridays

4:00 – 4:45pm  Standard 4

4:45 – 5:30pm  Grade 6 / Seniors

5:30 – 6:30pm Advanced 1

Parents are only permitted to watch the final class of each term.

Please arrive promptly ready to dance at your start time.

Term Dates 2023-24

Autumn Term

18th September to 1st December 2023

Half Term week of 23rd October

Spring Term

8th January to 22nd March 2024

Half Term week of 12th February

Summer Term

22nd April to 5th July 2024

Half term week of 27th May

Notable Dates

Let’s Make a Competition & Cecchetti Children’s Award, November (date tbc)

Cecchetti Mabel Ryan Awards, November (date tbc) Birmingham

Cecchetti Choreography Competition, March (date tbc) London

Cecchetti Southern Area Competition, March (date tbc)

In-house Choreography Competition 6th July 2024 – 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 tonal 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 tonal 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.