Pointe Works is a happy, safe and supportive dance school where your child can learn classical ballet and character dance from a Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher. Pointe Works provides dance classes where students can have fun and feel valued, inspired by teachers who have succeeded in imparting the joy of performance alongside core technical skills.
We hold 'Recognised School' status with the Council for Dance Education and Training. Owner and founder of Pointe Works, Nicolle Higgins, is a registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and was a member of their Regional Advisory Committee for Cheshire for nine years. Pointe Works is committed to continuing professional development to ensure the knowledge and teaching practice remains at a consistently high standard.
We hold 'Recognised School' status with the Council for Dance Education and Training. Owner and founder of Pointe Works, Nicolle Higgins, is a registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance and was a member of their Regional Advisory Committee for Cheshire for nine years. Pointe Works is committed to continuing professional development to ensure the knowledge and teaching practice remains at a consistently high standard.
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This means your child can take part in Royal Academy Ballet Exams at the Jessie Hughes Village Hall in Eaton near Tarporley. These exams provide an excellent focus to your children's ballet lessons and reward hard work with certificates and medals. Every 18 months the children at Pointe Works have the opportunity to perform in a Charity Showcase event at a local theatre.
It is stocked with RAD official uniform items, neatly divided into the Grades so you know exactly what is required. Please follow the Size advice below when ordering, do not use the 'Approximate Age' guide on the Uniform Website. If you are in any doubt, please contact Nicolle. Please complete the following sections, one item per field.
Pointe Works offers classes in Classical Ballet and Character Dance. The Royal Academy of Dance syllabus is taught in Ballet Classes where children can start in their Pre-School Year, from the age of 3. At Pointe Works, the ballet classes are organised into academic school years.
Children can start ballet in the September a year before they start school, with a minimum age of 3. The children move up a class in September of each year to accommodate new children joining at the school at the start.Below is a list of the RAD Grades offered and a guide to the suitable entry point.
Children can start ballet in the September a year before they start school, with a minimum age of 3. The children move up a class in September of each year to accommodate new children joining at the school at the start.Below is a list of the RAD Grades offered and a guide to the suitable entry point.
This offers an internationally recognised portfolio of examinations and assessments which is designed to motivate and encourage students of all ages and levels of ability, through a systematic measurement of progress and attainment. Examinations are organised and administered by the RAD Examinations Board.
Unique to the Royal Academy of Dance is the introduction of Character Dancing at Grade One. Character Dance is the theatrical presentation of national and folk dance. You will see this type of dancing in Famous ballets such as Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, or Don Quixote where fairy tales, stories of royalty and ordinary people are told through character dance.
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Eleanor Owen
May 16, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism
This is a WONDERFUL dance school. My daughter has been attending in various disciplines for several years, and is currently continuing in ballet. The teacher Nicolle is experienced, kind, patient, and truly cares about the children, their development, and their well being. LOVE this place!!
This is a WONDERFUL dance school. My daughter has been attending in various disciplines for several years, and is currently continuing in ballet. The teacher Nicolle is experienced, kind, patient, and truly cares about the children, their development, and their well being. LOVE this place!!
