The Academy Of Balletic Arts

The Academy of Balletic Arts (ABA) is a forward-thinking London ballet school for 8 – 16 years olds who wish to pursue a vocational alternative to Lower School.

Leaving home to pursue full-time ballet training can be a daunting process. The Academy of Balletic Arts was founded to provide talented young dancers with a vocational alternative to Lower School. Students receive all the essential elements of full time ballet training, whilst maintaining time in the family home and benefiting from the support this environment provides.

Students are selected based on their potential for success in classical ballet. They must be mature and driven in their approach to training.

Small class sizes (approximately 4-12 students, depending on the day of the week) to ensure an individual approach to each child for optimum improvement.

ABA is extremely accommodating in terms of events at school and the need for flexibility. Classes can be carried over from week to week. We also assist in contacting schools to obtain permission to attend. All our current and previous students have managed to balance school homework and dancing beautifully! Great organisational skills for life are imbedded with the need for time management and focused training! We do less hours, have less injuries and achieve 100 percent success rate for Upper school auditions! We also provide wonderful ballet pianists.

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About the Academy

Location: Danceworks, Oxford street. Pineapple Dance Studios, Covent Garden. BBO studios, Clapham Junction. 

The Academy is dedicated to ensuring its students achieve the highest possible standards in order to secure a place at their Upper School of choice and have a successful career in a distinguished ballet company. We deliver training that meets international standards to ensure that your child is capable of obtaining work in other countries as well as working for choreographers from around the world.

By enriching our students with knowledge and self-belief, we can unlock a level of talent that surpasses their original expectations.

The Academy’s approach to teaching delivers students with a deeper insight into their personal ability at an earlier age than most. Our progressive training programme provides a comprehensive approach to your child’s physical and personal development as a dancer, nurturing the mind as well as the body. We empower students with the ability to take ownership of their technique so they can enjoy exploring their possibilities, and improve at a faster rate.

We will only select students with a realistic chance of succeeding as a professional ballet dancer. Classes are therefore small with a very personal approach to each child’s training.

Academy Teachers

Paul Farrell

Juniors: Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Anita Young

Seniors: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Tania Fairbairn

Seniors: Monday and Tuesday Juniors: Wednesday and Thursday

Moira McCormack and Luke Abnett (@theballetphysio)

Physios

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Student Destinations

  • Francesca – The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Lucy – The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Amelia C - English National Ballet (ENBS)
  • Izzy - English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Natalie - Paris Opera Ballet School
  • Lucie – Elmhurst Ballet School
  • Amelia E - Elmhurst Ballet School
  • Carys - Tring Park
  • Amelia - Royal coinseravtoire of Scotland (RCS)
  • Tamsin - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS)
  • Isla - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS)
  • Millie T – Central School of Ballet
  • Molly – Central School of Ballet
  • Hero - central School of Ballet
  • Lily – Central School of Ballet
  • Millie - Central School of Ballet
  • Abbie – Tring Park School for the Performing Arts
  • Rain –  The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Amelie – The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Clarice – English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Jess – The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Anya – English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Jemima – English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Tara – The Royal Ballet School (RBS)
  • Sacha – Zurich Dance Academy
  • Sophie – English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Anabelle – Central School of Ballet
  • Shanti – English National Ballet School (ENBS)
  • Leo – European School of Ballet
  • Felix – European School of Ballet
  • Issie – Central School of Ballet
  • Grace – Central School of Ballet
  • Jacob – English National Ballet School (ENBS)

Companies include - The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Hungarian National, Norwegian, Paris Opera Ballet, Sarasota, Estonian National and many more!

 

For any ABA enquiries please contact: admin@balletboost.com