Dancingkidz School of Dance Northwich

The International Dance Teachers’ Association is one of the world’s largest examination boards, covering the full spectrum of dance examinations on a global scale, with over 7,000 members in 55 countries. The Association celebrated its centenary in 2003.

Baby Ballet Classes
Our baby ballet classes focus on ballet basics in a fun creative environment. Children learn 1st position of the feet, ballet walks, ballet skips, ballet runs, sideways gallops, Demi-Plies, arm movements and facal expressions. It's ideal for building confidence, socialing, making new friends and developing imagination. The children use their teddy bears to assist them in class too!!!

Preparatory Classes
Once children demonstrate a sound technical ability and discipline, they begin to learn set syllabus exercises in additional to choreographed work from their teachers in readiness for their first grading. Children learn 2nd position of the feet, knee bends in 1st, springs, Arm position in 1st and 2nd, curtsey or bow, foot control and display an ability to recite a poem linked to a choreographed ballet dance.

Primary Classes
Children enhance their technical ability from the preparatory syllabus and learn knee bends in 2nd, combined foot control movements, Arm position in 5th, spring points, forward gallops, expressive movement, enhanced foot control and learn to add more performance and style to their dance movements.

Grade 1 Classes
Children enhance their technical ability from the prior grades and learn 3rd position of the feet, rises in 1st and 2nd position, battements tendue derriere, preparation for grande battement tendue, petit jetes derriere, polka step, compound step, sautes in 1st & echappes sautes from 1st to 2nd.

Street Dance Classes
Participants are taught routines to recent / popular music, and encouraged to work as part of a group as well as individually. Street dance allows students to focus on different dynamics by means of isolating body parts through the use of 'popping', 'locking' and more fluid movements, giving dances contrast.

Muscial Theatre Classes
Participants are taught dance routines to popular musical theatre songs. Our classes focus on the dance and performance elements of musical theatre (no vocal or drama training is provided, although the children will display elements within their performance).

Zumbatomic Classes
Zumbatomic is the childrens version of zumba fitness. Zumbatomic is taught differently to an adult fitness class allowing children to understand the steps and dances are taught step by step for greater understanding. Styles include regretton, salsa, merenge, cumbia and many more. Children are encouraged to collectively combine steps learnt into a group routine. Zumbatomic is a great class for children wishing to taste international dance steps and have a class with a hip hop feel making it great fun.