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Early Years Ballet
Aspiring little dancers can begin ballet in our early years classes.
Swans & Cygnets is our baby and parent ballet group for children aged 18 months to 3 years old. This is a fun class that introduces toddlers to music and movement.
Pre-School Ballet is for older toddlers aged 3 years+ and helps develop confidence, musicality and coordination all on the foundation of classical ballet.
Aspiring little dancers can begin ballet in our early years classes.
Swans & Cygnets is our baby and parent ballet group for children aged 18 months to 3 years old. This is a fun class that introduces toddlers to music and movement.
Pre-School Ballet is for older toddlers aged 3 years+ and helps develop confidence, musicality and coordination all on the foundation of classical ballet.
Ballet Syllabus & Examinations
Our students follow the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Classes allow children to develop fitness, creativity, movement, expression and confidence.
RAD exams and assessments encourage dancers of all ages and ability. We offer children the chance to take part in assessments from Pre-Primary upwards. The syllabus is accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).
Our students follow the syllabus of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Classes allow children to develop fitness, creativity, movement, expression and confidence.
RAD exams and assessments encourage dancers of all ages and ability. We offer children the chance to take part in assessments from Pre-Primary upwards. The syllabus is accredited by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA).
Modern & Tap
Full of rhythm, pace and showmanship, our Modern & Tap classes allow children to enjoy other fun styles of dance. Students take these classes to either support their ballet or provide an alternative. They learn energetic and enjoyable routines with opportunities for performances and assessments.
East Surrey Dance uses the Imperial Society of Teachers (ISTD) syllabus for both.
Full of rhythm, pace and showmanship, our Modern & Tap classes allow children to enjoy other fun styles of dance. Students take these classes to either support their ballet or provide an alternative. They learn energetic and enjoyable routines with opportunities for performances and assessments.
East Surrey Dance uses the Imperial Society of Teachers (ISTD) syllabus for both.
Team
Hannah Robinson, Principal
BA (Hons) Art and Teaching of Ballet, LRAD, RAD RTS
Hannah lives in Redhill with her husband and three daughters and is Principal of East Surrey Dance. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dance with a BA Hons in Art & Teaching of Ballet and their Licentiate Award. Hannah led the Dance Department at Thomas's Clapham Day School and has taught in dance and preparatory schools across London, Surrey and Kent. Performance experience includes dancing in the Bollywood film, Salaam E Ishq.
Hannah began ESD in summer 2016 whilst pregnant with her second daughter. She has expanded the school over the last 10 years, ensuring classes stay small, nurturing and inclusive whilst building confidence, performance and skills.
BA (Hons) Art and Teaching of Ballet, LRAD, RAD RTS
Hannah lives in Redhill with her husband and three daughters and is Principal of East Surrey Dance. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dance with a BA Hons in Art & Teaching of Ballet and their Licentiate Award. Hannah led the Dance Department at Thomas's Clapham Day School and has taught in dance and preparatory schools across London, Surrey and Kent. Performance experience includes dancing in the Bollywood film, Salaam E Ishq.
Hannah began ESD in summer 2016 whilst pregnant with her second daughter. She has expanded the school over the last 10 years, ensuring classes stay small, nurturing and inclusive whilst building confidence, performance and skills.
Ciara McCooey - Ballet, Tap and Modern Teacher
BA (Hons) Ballet Education, LRAD, RAD RTS
Ciara grew up in Knockbridge, Ireland and danced before she learned how to walk. At the age of
four, she was enrolled in a stage school where she took dance, drama and singing lessons. She began
her ballet training at the age of eight and instantly fell in love. At this stage, she performed in
competitions. When she was eleven she decided to attend Coastal Ballet School in Drogheda to
further her training. Here she took graded and vocational examinations under the RAD syllabi and
also partook in modern exams (graded and vocational) under the ISTD syllabi. In 2015 Ciara joined
Dublin Youth Dance Company (a youth contemporary company) and with the company has
performed in the Irish Youth Dance Festival (2016, 2017), Dublin Dance Festival (2017) and at Castle
Malatesta in Rimini, Italy (2017).She has been awarded distinctions in all of her speech and drama
exams under the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Leinster School of Music and Drama. She has
also gained distinctions in her singing exams (Royal Irish Academy of Music) and was a member of
her school choirs in both primary and secondary school. in 2017 she moved to London and enrolled
on the Royal Academy of Dance’s BA (HONS) Ballet Education Course and also the Licentiate of the
Royal Academy of Dance programme.
BA (Hons) Ballet Education, LRAD, RAD RTS
Ciara grew up in Knockbridge, Ireland and danced before she learned how to walk. At the age of
four, she was enrolled in a stage school where she took dance, drama and singing lessons. She began
her ballet training at the age of eight and instantly fell in love. At this stage, she performed in
competitions. When she was eleven she decided to attend Coastal Ballet School in Drogheda to
further her training. Here she took graded and vocational examinations under the RAD syllabi and
also partook in modern exams (graded and vocational) under the ISTD syllabi. In 2015 Ciara joined
Dublin Youth Dance Company (a youth contemporary company) and with the company has
performed in the Irish Youth Dance Festival (2016, 2017), Dublin Dance Festival (2017) and at Castle
Malatesta in Rimini, Italy (2017).She has been awarded distinctions in all of her speech and drama
exams under the Royal Irish Academy of Music and the Leinster School of Music and Drama. She has
also gained distinctions in her singing exams (Royal Irish Academy of Music) and was a member of
her school choirs in both primary and secondary school. in 2017 she moved to London and enrolled
on the Royal Academy of Dance’s BA (HONS) Ballet Education Course and also the Licentiate of the
Royal Academy of Dance programme.
Jade Hyland - Ballet Teacher
BA (Hons) Ballet Education, LRAD, RAD RTS
Practising freelance dance educator and inclusive practitioner, Jade Hyland (she/her) grew up in Meath, Ireland, training in RAD graded and vocational exams. Jade completed her undergraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), London, where she achieved a First-Class Honours BA (Hons) Ballet Education and Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance (LRAD) with Distinction, in addition to a CertHE obtained from the University of Galway in Global Media, Political and Social Science, and Philosophy.
Jade was awarded the Iris Truscott LRAD scholarship, commending her academic achievements and passion for the art form. Her professional portfolio reflects her identity as an educator, committed to her ethos of providing dance education to all who wish to study at both ground and legislative levels. With experience teaching in a range of dance education contexts, including primary, secondary, adult, private, and community, Jade values her responsibility to nurture students and provide the tools and training necessary to fulfil their goals, foster joy for dance, and enhance their individual strengths.
Jade is thrilled to work as a Lead Artist with the Royal Academy of Dance RADiate project and teach in a variety of London-based ballet schools. Captivated by the opportunity for future growth, Jade is currently undertaking an MA in Education, Policy, and Society at King's College London and is due to graduate in 2027. Jade is excited to continue campaigning for the inclusion of dance education in the public sector in both Ireland and the UK.
Jade is thrilled to have the opportunity to teach the fantastic students at East Surrey Dance.
Locations
Woldingham Village Hall, Station Road, Woldingham, Surrey, CR3 7DB
(On the left, just after the crescent of shops)
(On the left, just after the crescent of shops)
Bletchingley Village Hall, 78 & 78A High Street, Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4PA
(Turn off to the left of Lawrences Auctioneers and the car park is behind the hall)
(Turn off to the left of Lawrences Auctioneers and the car park is behind the hall)
East Surrey YMCA, Sports & Community Centre, Princes Road, Redhill RH1 6JJ
YMCA Sovereign Centre, Slipshatch Rd, Reigate RH2 8HA
