Ballet Classes

If your child has expressed an interest in dance and longs for their own ballet shoes, consider enrolling them in a beginning ballet class. Ballet promotes physical strength and agility, can boost concentration, develops an understanding of music and rhythm and generates a love of movement. They can benefit from age-appropriate ballet instruction. Ballet improves muscular strength, flexibility and range of motion. Ballet training also boosts coordination and balance while correcting poor alignment, ballet can improve body awareness and physical self-control.

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Benefits

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Drama Classes

Our Drama School Syllabus covers a variety of drama subjects:
Drama (all elements)
Audition Preparation.
Stage Performance and Acting Skills (suitable for stage and T.V )
Exploring the art of Mime.
Speech and Drama. Interview skills, Public Speaking
Developing Effective Communication techniques.
Building Confidence, Assertiviness and Self Esteem.
Song (vocal training).

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Benefits

  • Drama promotes team-work

  • Increases self-esteem and confidence.

  • Allows students to express themselves creatively

  • Promotes understanding and empathy

  • Problem solving and co-operation

  • Spatial awareness

  • Reading and speaking; through the use of tongue twisters, script reading etc students practice reading and speaking.

  • Students learn to emphasize certain words, phrases and how to project their voices properly.

  • Relaxation and fun: drama gives students an outlet to express themselves freely, drama games are fun and allow students to play and relax.

Hip Hop Dance Classess

The goal of the classes is to introduce our students to the basic moves of hip hop and give them a proper dance foundation. Classes will cover the fundamentals of hip hop dance: popping, locking, funk,and some break’n. Each class starts with warm up exercises. A different set of moves will be taught every week and broken down step by step then practiced with music.

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Benefits

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Contemporary Dance

Our Drama School Syllabus covers a variety of drama subjects:
Drama (all elements)
Audition Preparation.
Stage Performance and Acting Skills (suitable for stage and T.V )
Exploring the art of Mime.
Speech and Drama. Interview skills, Public Speaking
Developing Effective Communication techniques.
Building Confidence, Assertiviness and Self Esteem.
Song (vocal training).

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Class Timings

  • 7-8pm Wednesdays Portlaoise Parish Centre ages 10 yrs upwards

  • 5-6pm Thursdays St Josephs National School Tullamore 7-10yrs

  • 6pm-7pm Thursdays St Josephs National School Tullamore 11yrs+

  • 1-2pm Saturdays Kilcormac Community Centre

  • 2-3pm Saturdays Kilcormac Community Centre

  • 10 euros per class

Singing Classess

Singing classes are available to students from 5yrs upwards for both boys and girls.
Adult Classes are also available on request.
Classes can be taken as a private lesson or a group lesson.
Each year our singers take part in an Annual Christmas Singing Recital, which is always a huge success, with all proceeds going to charity.The classes emphasise on the individuality of the voice, aiming to bring-out and develop the individuals personal style.

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Benefits

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Emotional Benefits

In addition to its physical benefits, ballet can also help to improve children’s mental and emotional health. The Brighton Ballet Theatre website asserts that training in classical ballet instils a sense of pride and accomplishment, which can boost self-esteem.

Social play skills class

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Speech/Drama/Communication Skills

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