Welcome

Janie Harris founded our school in Beckenham back in 1980, and successfully built its reputation in the local area and beyond as one that offers its students the very best standards of dance teaching whilst promoting a sense of joy and love of dance within the classes.  Elizabeth Whitmore took over in 2011 and continues the nurturing dance ethos for all.

Since taking over the school, Elizabeth has aspired to carry on the values that Janie embedded with the school’s foundations, namely a passion for dance, a safe environment within which to learn, and the highest teaching standards whilst ensuring fun and inclusion for all. Yet we are so much more than just a place to learn to dance. We are a community as well, where our students and their families feel a sense of belonging. It is a place to meet like-minded people, share and express an enthusiasm for dance

We strive to broaden our students’ dance horizons and develop their interests through workshops, charity fundraising, competitions, invited artists and visits to the Royal Opera House to name a few. Some of our students have been selected to train at The Royal Ballet School as weekend Associates and full time at White Lodge. We have also had students successfully audition for a wide range of vocational and higher education dance training. These establishments include Arts Ed, Brit School, Chichester University, English National Ballet School, Italia Conti School, Laine Theatre Arts, Trinity Laban, University of Roehampton and Urdang Academy.