Absolute Beginners Ballet
Our course of classical ballet for beginners
Winter Term
TUESDAYS
11-class term Tuesday 7 January – Tuesday 25 March 2025
Half Term No class on Tuesday 18 February
Time 8pm – 9.15pm (1h15m class)
Location English National Ballet, Mulryan Centre for Dance, London City Island
Term Fee £154 (save £11)
The discounted term booking rate will be applied at the point of checkout.
TERM PACKAGES ARE NOW SOLD OUT
Pay-as-you-go fee £15 per class
A limited number of pay-as-you-go places will become available to book two weeks ahead throughout the term. See below to book.
Artists Taught by Vanessa Abreu with music from pianist Reina Okada
WEDNESDAYS
11-class term Wednesday 8 January – Wednesday 26 March 2025
Half Term No class on Wednesday 19 February
Time 6.45pm – 8pm (1h15m class)
Location English National Ballet, Mulryan Centre for Dance, London City Island
Term Fee £154 (save £11)
The discounted term booking rate will be applied at the point of checkout.
TERM PACKAGES ARE NOW SOLD OUT
Pay-as-you-go fee £15 per class
A limited number of pay-as-you-go places will become available to book two weeks ahead throughout the term. See below to book.
Artists Taught by James Muller with music from pianist Reina Okada
When booking a term package, receive 50% off on our online platform Ballet Active for 12 months!*
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Content and level
Suitable for complete beginners, this course is a perfect introduction to classical ballet technique. A fun, step by step guide, covering basic ballet positions and movements that will help you to improve your posture, coordination and strength.
Absolute Beginners is open to anyone aged over 18 and there is no upper age limit. If you have never danced with us before, we recommend taking one of the final classes of the Summer term as a taster ahead of booking the full Autumn term.
In order to progress to Improvers it is recommended dancers take three terms at this level – these can be taken in any order.
Please see full TERMS AND CONDITIONS here.
50% off Ballet Active for a year
*All Winter package bookers will receive a confirmation email once booked which includes a 50% off code to our online platform BalletActive. This code is valid for 12 months once redeemed and can only be used once.
If you already have a current BalletActive subscription this offer is still valid and can be redeemed by getting in touch with info@ballet.org.uk once you have purchased your Winter class package.
Class swaps
The Classes for All Terms and Conditions will be updated for the Summer term, and from then we will no longer be able to offer class swaps.
In the interim, we are making changes to the administration of class swaps, taking immediate effect. This will be in place for the remainder of the current term, with last classes taking place on Tuesday 25 March and Wednesday 26 March.
Please note the updated changes below:
- Class swaps are not guaranteed.
- Class swaps are only available to Term Package bookers, we cannot accommodate any class swaps for pay-as-you-go bookers.
- Only one class swap request is offered per person, per term, subject to availability.
- We require a minimum of 1 week notice by email to engagement@ballet.org.uk to administrate a potential class swap.
- Please note our working hours are 10:00-16:00 Monday to Friday only. Please do not email outside these times.
- We regret we cannot facilitate class swap requests by telephone.
The Summer term classes will go on sale in the week commencing 10 March, and the new Terms and Conditions will be applied from Summer term onwards.