Dance Arena Ballet & Stage School
Dance School in Halifax, West Yorkshire
Innovation Arena Performing Arts Centre was established in 2008 due to the amalgamation of Dance Arena Ballet and Stage School established in 2002 by Gail Marsden and Dance Innovation established in 2001 by Toni Diaper. Having been friends and colleagues for many years Gail and Toni decided to join their schools together. Thus providing the community more opportunities in the performing arts genre, by encompassing both professional training and educational training. Both Principals have constantly maintained a 100% pass rate in students exams in all disciplines all with Merits and Distinctions.
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Dance Arena Ballet & Stage School
read moreDiscover our unique setting, where discipline and dedication sits side by side with free-flowing creativity, music, and artistic expression. Our classes are fun and inclusive that nurture both confidence and technique. We are passionate about our teaching and strive to inspire our students to be the very best they can. After a glittering professional dance career spanning over a decade, Principal and founder Gail Marsden left her international touring days behind to focus on choreography work in the UK.
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read moreThere are many benefits of properly taught formal dance training, many of the skills learnt are easily transferred to the outside world and will set students up for the future. They will learn among others, self-discipline, self-esteem, listening skills, expressiveness, patience, team work alongside the core strength and physical fitness benefits. For the younger students we offer the Melody Movement / Melody Bear Syllabus. These are for both boys and girls aged 18 months to 4 years and have been specifically designed to enhance your child's physical development, coordination, spatial awareness, sensory development, creativity and self-expression, working individually, with a partner, or as a group.