Description

Your first step on the path to a career as a classical ballet dancer. Classical ballet is the principal dance discipline taught at the School. The School’s own carefully constructed System of Training covering all aspects of training, from first entering the School in Year 7 to the final Upper School graduate year. It is the means by which students are prepared for a career with the world’s top dance companies. To complement the classical curriculum, White Lodge students learn Contemporary, Character and English folk dances. All of these form part of the basic dance curriculum essential to any vocational dance training. Rhythm and co-ordination are fundamental to dancers. In Year 7, young students gain a thorough grounding in their basics through Dalcroze-based techniques which internalise rhythm and timing in a physical way.