March Updates

What an exciting March we are having! All the children have been working hard learning new steps and exercises from the Royal Academy of Dance ballet and ISTD tap and modern examination syllabus in class. We have also been being creative and encouraging the children to choreograph their own dances and movements, even our preschoolersContinue reading “March Updates”

Happy New Year from Leap Dance Midlands

What a wonderful year we had in 2022 ! We performed in four summer shows! We learnt new grades from the Royal Academy of Dance ballet and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance tap and modern syllabus.  We raised money for Children In Need and Young Minds Derby We collected for the homeless We hadContinue reading “Happy New Year from Leap Dance Midlands”

December festivity at Leap

We have such a busy December planned at Leap Dance Midlands. Our Nutcracker ballet workshops begin in December. Join us to learn all about this famous children’s ballet. Learn about Clara’s adventures, become a dancing doll and dance with the Sugar Plum Fairy! Our older children are learning the Spanish dance from the Nutcracker soContinue reading “December festivity at Leap”

The benefits of dance for toddlers and preschoolers

Children love to dance to music but as well as being lots of fun, it also has lots of benefits and aids their learning and development. Here are some of the many benefits dancing with your child has for their growth and development: It helps develop physical skills  Dance helps develop a huge variety ofContinue reading “The benefits of dance for toddlers and preschoolers”

October Dates

We are pleased to be part of World Mental Health in 2022. We will be focusing on one of our core values of ‘being kind’ in all of our classes, with extra friendship games and focusing on being kind to one another. We will talk to the children about how important kindness is and workContinue reading “October Dates”

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to all our students and their families! We have enjoyed seeing all the children again and restarting our full timetable back again, after our pay as you dance lessons this Summer. It has been lovely welcoming all of our new students to our classes. We have had such positive feedback about the trialsContinue reading “Welcome Back!”

Summer Pay as you go classes

Dance classes in Tutbury and Willington this Summer. Trial classes available, book now!

July Dates

There is so much happening at Leap Dance Midlands this July! We have four shows, two in Anslow and two in Findern during the first two weekends in July. We are looking forward to welcoming our families to show them how hard the children have been working in classes by performing on the stage forContinue reading “July Dates”

Jubilee Classes

Join our Jubilee themed classes to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Wear red, white and blue or dress up as a Prince, Princess or even the Queen or her corgi. Help us to raise money for Derbyshire MIND by donating to dress up. An important and local mental health charity supporting people with mental healthContinue reading “Jubilee Classes”

Easter and Summer term dates

We are excited to be back after having the Easter weekend off. We have lots of exciting opportunities happening this term, the highlight being our summer show. We have been working hard on our new show dances and will be sharing more details about the performances very soon. There is still time to join ourContinue reading “Easter and Summer term dates”