Dance and performance · Haslemere and surrounding areas

Celebrating nearly 60 years.

Ballet, tap, modern, acrobatics and musical theatre for ages 3 and up.

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First class is free. No uniform needed to try.

Senior dancers in costume backstage before going on — Seniors, backstage

Three senior dancers holding an arabesque in a ballet class — Senior ballet, Haslewey

Next term

Autumn term starts: Saturday 12 September 2026
Weekday classes Monday 14 September
Spring term starts: Saturday 9 January 2027
Weekday classes Monday 11 January

100%

of our RAD ballet candidates passed at high merit or distinction in 2026

1968

the year we opened, and we have taught every term since

Weekday classes and Saturday workshops

Find the right class

Every class is graded by age and stage. Not sure where to start? Give Angela a call and she will place you.

Private lessons in dance, drama and vocal coaching are also available.

Young dancers with yellow and green pom poms

Ages 3 to 19

Saturday workshops

Ballet, modern, tap and musical theatre in one morning, grouped by age from Stage 1 through to Stage 6. Popular with all ages, and where our competition work starts.

Ages 3+

Ballet

Royal Academy of Dance syllabus from pre-primary through to Grade 7 and pointework, with exams for those who want them.

Two dancers in red mid-jump in a tap class

All grades

Modern and tap

Graded and non-graded classes. Take either, or both at a reduced rate.

Three dancers holding headstands on mats

Ages 6+

Acrobatics & Tricks

Strength, flexibility and control, taught in two age groups. No syllabus and no exams.

The StageShine cast on stage in costume for Shrek

Ages 6 to 16

StageShine musical theatre

Singing, acting and dance together, working towards a full production each year.

Teenagers standing in a circle laughing during an improv game

Ages 14 to 18

Inspire

A drama and improv club. Games, scenes and characters, two hours a week, no experience needed.

Adults

Adult tap

Beginners, improvers and advanced on Monday evenings, £5 a class, pay as you go. Our adult group won its section at the Bognor festival.

Trying us out

Three steps to a first class

Tell us their age

Fill in the form below or give Angela a call. We will tell you which class fits and where it meets.

Come along and try

The first class is free. Leggings or shorts and bare feet are fine. No need to buy anything.

Join when ready

If they want to carry on, we invoice you for the rest of the term. Nothing to cancel if they do not.

Fees

From £90 per ten-week term. Just £9 a class.

Fees are kept deliberately low so that as many families as possible can take part.
Weekday classes are £90 to £100 a term. The longer Saturday workshops are £100 to £120, depending on age.
Adult tap is £5 a class, pay as you go.
Private lessons are £20 an hour plus a share of the hall hire.
Exam entry and festival work are charged separately and invoiced as they come up.
A full term's notice in writing, or a full term's fee, if you decide to stop. We book and pay for the halls in advance.

Where we teach

Five halls around Haslemere

Haslewey Community CentreLion Green, Haslemere
Haslemere Methodist ChurchWey Hill, Haslemere
St Alban's Church HallBeacon Hill, Hindhead
Hardman HallLynchmere Road, Hammer
Fernhurst Village HallFernhurst

Beyond the weekly class

Festivals, competitions and shows

Pupils who want to compete do so in one of four festival groups, by age. We enter the British Arts Awards each year, with heats through the winter and the finals in the spring, alongside the Chichester Festival and All England Dance. It means extra rehearsals and separate fees, and it is entirely optional. Plenty of pupils never set foot on a competition stage.

Ask about festival work

Pre-Juniors

Ages 3 to 6

The youngest competition group, and where most of our festival dancers start. Alice And The Card Gardeners took first place and a shield at the British Arts Awards.

The Junior competition group in farm costumes, one playing a violin

Juniors

Ages 7 to 11

Group pieces across classical, modern and character, rehearsed on Saturday afternoons. Way Out West took first place and a cup.

The Intermediate competition group in red folk costumes

Inters

Ages 12 to 14

Longer pieces and more of them, with solos and duets rehearsed separately on Sundays. Recent pieces include Earth Song.

The Senior competition group in black hooded costumes with a trophy

Seniors

Ages 14 and over

Our most experienced dancers. The Coven and Korean both took first place, with At The Ball and Asylum placing second.

Free trial class

Come and try a class

Tell us how old they are and we will come back with the class, the hall and the time. Usually within a day or two.

Or give Angela a call on 01428 652360. There is an answerphone if she is teaching.

Adult tap enquiries go to Sheila on 07929 240010.