Aspire
Aspire 1 - Saturdays, 10.15, PK17, RHACC, Parkshot
Aspire 2 - Saturdays, 08.45 PK17, RHACC, Parkshot
Aspire 3 - Tuesdays, 17.00, Duke Street Church, Richmond
Aspire 4 - Saturdays, 11.30 at Dance Studio, RHACC, Parkshot
Aspire 5 - Tuesdays, 17.00, Duke Street Church, Richmond
Our 11+ pre-vocational programme, designed to support young dancers who want to pursue dance more seriously. This programme encourages young dancers to push their limits in a safe supportive atmosphere, as they consolidate their technique, and use this as the foundation to tackle more challenging skills. Develop artistry and confidence to tackle classical repertoire with skill and precision, and develop their creativity and artistry. These sessions are approx 90 minutes long and also include pointework.
The standard cost of this class is £24 for 90 minutes plus vat
There are currently five Aspire sets. If you wish to book for these classes then Just Imagine will advise on the most appropriate class for you, based on your current age and achievement level.
Stretch and Flex
Saturdays, 13.30
We follow the Alixa Flexibility method to help achieve maximum mobility and flexibility.
Join our class and see how soon you can achieve your flexibility goals!
This class is open to all dancers over the age of 10, and is actively recommended for those attending 2 or more dance classes a week to supplement all forms of dance and acrobatic training.
The standard cost of this class is £14 a lesson plus vat
The Alixa Flexibility program focuses on:
• Step by step progressions • Strength to control flexibility
• Correct alignment to help protect against injuries
• Good body awareness & mobility
• Improving students who struggle to progress
• Balancing & protecting hyper-mobility
The emphasis is on student safety and is carefully developed for long term health.
The Alixa Flexibility syllabus has been carefully developed over 22 years with research consultation from experts in physiotherapy, sports medicine, massage therapy, rehabilitation, kinesiology and neurology.
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)
Saturdays, 13.00
Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focusing on training muscle memory. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition used by teachers around the world.
PBT is not only a program to improve technique in ballet dancers, it has been appreciated and incorporated in training by all forms of dancers, athletes, physiotherapists and even footballers!
The standard cost of this class is £12 a lesson plus vat
At Just Imagine we use PBT as part of our pre-pointe programme, to help dancers strengthen their bodies and feet ready for the rigours of pointework.