Performance Platform Masterclasses

A new addition to The Performance Platform, an exciting opportunity for talented young dancers.

It’s time to get your performance skills finely tuned with The Performance Platform masterclasses series!

Three Sundays a term we will be purely focusing on how you perform by learning a solo and mastering the art of musicality, dynamics, facial expression and much more, as well as technical application. It’s not as simple as just smiling! This series will enhance opportunities across the board for aspiring ballet dancers as it is a crucial skill even during classwork at auditions.

The ballet class will focus on presentation followed by a longer Solos Masterclass where we aim to build confidence and an ability to deal with nerves by ensuring each dancer performs alone (when ready) to their peers during these sessions. So it becomes common practice and less of a worry for them. This is a good half day training with the option to continue on for a full day including contemporary and choreographic skills. This too can be booked as a separate afternoon for those budding contemporary dancers.

Two ages -based groups:

• 9 to 11/12 – grade 4 to 6 / Intermediate Foundation
• 12 to 16 – minimum level: strong Intermediate Foundation

To apply, complete the online application form, including two pictures: first arabesque and á la seconde en l’air. For further information please contact theperformanceplatform@balletboost.com

TEACHERS

JAMIE CARTER

Born in London, Jamie trained at London Studio Centre and joined Sarasota Ballet, Florida, USA in 2007. His repertoire included ballets by Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Kenneth MacMillan, Paul Taylor and Martha Graham. Jamie began to choreograph in 2010 and made over 10 ballets of Sarasota Ballet.

From 2009 to 2012 he was assistant director of Images of Dance at London Studio Centre.

Since leaving the company in 2019 he has taught open professional classes at Pineapple Dance Studios, Dance Works and Dance House in Dublin. He has been a gust teacher for London Studio Centre, the Urdang Academy, and Kings International Ballet Academy.

JAMIE CARTER

CARRIE TAYLOR JOHNSON

Carrie Taylor Johnson BSc MBPsS ARAD PDTD

As a student Carrie trained with Marilyn Baker and Tring Park gaining Bronze at The Genee International Ballet Competition and Young British Dancer of the Year Competition 2003. She has danced worldwide with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Ballett am Rhein (soloist), New Adventures (principal) Phantom of the Opera and the Mconie Company. Most recently she danced in Disney’s ‘Nutcracker & The Four Realms’.

She is a graduate of the Professional Dancer’s Teaching Diploma 2015 (Distinction) and currently teaches at The Urdang Academy and London Studio Centre. She is a guest teacher for New Adventures and Yorke Dance Project and has taught at the Royal Academy of Dance’s Singapore, Kuala Lumpar and Battersea Summer Schools. Most recently she taught for the RAD’s prestigious Phyllis Bedell’s Bursary.

In 2019 Carrie was Associate Artistic Director of National Youth Ballet nurturing young aspiring artists and in previous years hasstaged Christopher Hampson’s” Carnival” and Drew Mconie’s “Old Man of Lochnagar”. Carrie holds a BSc in Psychology & Sports Science and completes her MSc in Applied Sports Psychology this September. She is using techniques, tools and strategies from these studies to help dancers optimise their performance potential and wellbeing on and off stage.