Silver Swans for Beginners

Please note this is a 10 week course with a one-week half term (w/b Mon 10 Mar).

Beginners Silver Swans ballet for 55yrs plus is a great way to keep active and help physical and mental wellbeing. Lots of fun for all those who love to dance. The class is designed and adapted to suit all dance lovers and everyone is welcome. Specially designed for older learners, Silver Swans ballet classes will help improve your mobility, posture, co-ordination and energy levels.

Research shows that most of the factors affecting quality of life and longevity are related to lifestyle, while only a small percentage is hereditary. This means that there’s no excuse for not getting more active whatever your age and dance in particular can play a vital role in ensuring a longer and better quality of life.

Dance can be put ahead of other physical activities in the variety of health benefits that it brings. Ballet and dance are also very social activities and

Developed by the Royal Academy of Dance, Silver Swans classes can be great places to meet new people with a passion and joy for life.

Wear – Ballet shoes or split sole dance sneakers. Tights/Leggings, Leotard or T-shirt and short ballet skirt. If possible wear black or pink to give the group a classic ballet look.

Di has dance teaching qualifications in:
IDTA – International Dance Teachers Association
AIDTA – Associate International Dance Teachers Association – Tap, Modern Jazz, Hip Hop.
Dancecor Dance Organisation – Classical /Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop.

She has also trained and studied in the Fitness industry and has gone on to qualify in Les Mills /Body Jam, Zumba, Strictly FitSteps, Aqua Aerobics, Adult 50+ Dancecise, AeroDanceFit and Peoples Exercise with Disabilities.

Di has extensive Musical Theatre experience as performer, director and choreographer across a wide spectrum of theatrical productions both Amateur and Professional.
She also ran her own Dance Academy for a number of years teaching pupils of all ages and has successfully put a number of pupils through their teaching examinations. Other pupils are currently performing professionally in various Musical Theatre and Dance Companies worldwide. She established the Mplosion Dance Company, one of the first Cross-Cultural South African Dance Companies who performed successfully at many National Arts Festivals. Di has not only performed professionally herself in Dance and Musical Theatre but has also choreographed and directed professionally working with numerous performers and theatre directors.