Ballet Dance classes in Weymouth

Ballet classes are where most of QTA's dancers start, and it's easy to understand why. Ballet is the foundation for every other type of dance.

We follow the ISTD syllabus, and have a 100% exam pass rate.

Join us for a free ballet taster class
Join us for a free ballet taster class
A group of young ballet dancers in red leotards and white tights standing in line in a dance studio, with some facing the mirror and others facing away, practicing ballet.

What we teach in our ballet classes

We build our ballet lessons on proper technique from day one: posture, placement and control, taught in a way that suits the students at each level.

We begin by patiently coaching the youngest dancers in our nursery ballet class to learn the basics, and raise the level of complexity through the grades so lessons continue to challenge dancers working towards Intermediate and Advanced grades.

Alongside the physical steps, dancers learn to actually listen to the music they're dancing to, picking out the phrasing and dynamics rather than just counting beats.

Making ballet lessons fun

Ballet can sometimes be seen as stuffy, but that’s not true in the ballet classes at our Weymouth dance studio! We work hard to make our lessons fun, as well as teaching the movement, posture and control that will stand our students in good stead for all their other dance lessons with us.

What this class builds

Technique and control, and a real ear for musical interpretation.

Young girl in a blue dress and ballet slippers sitting on the floor with her legs extended, smiling at the camera, with another girl in a blue outfit in the background.
Young girl in a blue dress and ballet slippers sitting on the floor with her legs extended, smiling at the camera, with another girl in a blue outfit in the background.
A young girl with red hair tied in pigtails stands barefoot next to a closed white door, wearing a navy blue dress and smiling while looking to her left.
A young girl with red hair tied in pigtails stands barefoot next to a closed white door, wearing a navy blue dress and smiling while looking to her left.

Pre-Pointe classes

Our Pre-Pointe class is where the groundwork for pointe work happens, well before a dancer puts a pointe shoe on. The class focuses on strengthening the feet, ankles and legs, alongside the kind of foot flexibility that pointe work needs. It's a deliberately gradual class, building the strength safely rather than rushing a dancer towards pointe before their body is ready for it.

What this class builds

Foot, ankle and leg strength, laying the groundwork for the actual pointe work to come.

Pre-pointe class
Pre-pointe class

Pointe classes

Pointe is where years of ballet training really start to pay off.

Our pointe class works through the syllabus pointe work itself, alongside the specific strengthening that pointe work demands. This means that dancers are building the foundation and doing the work on it at the same time, rather than one after the other.

Pointe work is incorporated into ISTD exams from Grade 6 Ballet onwards, so it sits as a natural next step for dancers who are ready for it, rather than an optional extra bolted on.

What this class builds

The strength and technique for safe, syllabus-based pointe work.

Ballet dancer wearing a white tutu with silver embellishments, performing on stage with a black background.
Ballet dancer wearing a white tutu with silver embellishments, performing on stage with a black background.

Modern Ballet

Depending on their ability and workload, students may have the opportunity to prepare a modern ballet solo/duet/trio for festivals.

A ballerina performing a dance move on stage, wearing a light gray dress and beige tights, with her head tilted back and arms extended.

Ballet Classes FAQs

  • We welcome young dancers into our Nursery Ballet class from 2 years old.

  • No - exams are there to give our lessons a structured syllabus and a focus for those who want to take exams. It is not mandatory and students can progress through the grades without taking exams.

  • We encourage our Nursery and Pre-Primary students to bring a toy with them to class, which we involve in the teaching! We use songs and nursery rhymes to keep lessons fun.