Exciting Events
When you join Freesoles Dance there will always be events and activities foe you to look forwards to including a variety of performances, workshops and social activities.
Freesoles Dance Autumn Term 2024
Events explained.....
Open days are a chance for you to come in to the school and watch your child's class. This is a chance to observe dance class as it is delivered on a week by week basis, to see what and how your child is learning and to ask and questions you may have. It is also a chance for teachers to feedback to you and discuss your child's progress. Our next open days are for ballet classes. Future open days for different dance styles will follow throughout the year.
Open days
Exams and mock exam practices
Exams are a great opportunity to showcase work that has been practiced and developed to a high standard. Dance exams are a fabulous mark of achievement and demonstrate a commitment and level of expertise in the discipline studied. At Freesoles Dance we offer educational and vocational qualifications at all levels and have something to suit everyone but not all children will take the same exams or at the same time because we believe in only entering children for exams we know are right for them. There is no escaping though that exams are hard work, require commitment, attention and perseverance and so children need as much practice and support as possible which is why we also run mock exam sessions and exam practice days to allow children to orientate themselves and become familiar with live dance exam etiquette and to be well prepared.
Workshops
At Freeeoles Dance we understand the importance of giving young dancers a breadth of opportunity and experiences and are keen to bring as many dance styles to our students as possible. In the past we have hosted workshops by the prestigious Northern ballet based on Beaty and the Beast and The Ugly Duckling, to highlight just one example, and this term are excited to host an evening of Freestyle dance (at no additional charge) for all students across all disciplines age 6 and upwards. Freestyle dance takes aspects of many other dance styles and so we believe will appeal to student across our ballet, acrobatics, ballroom and street dance classes and at no extra cost to you we hope as many students as possible will take up this great opportunity to learn something new. The workshop will be based on competitive freestyle dance and will explore slow freestyle dance and styles which are not taught in our Saturday classes therefor bringing something different for everyone.
Dance Class photo week
This year we will be holding a school photo week during regular class times to get stylish and individual photos of our students, individually, with friends and in class groups. Everyone loves to have dance class memories and photos with their friends and we want all our students to always look back on their time at Freesoles Dance with fond memories and with great reminders. These class photos may also be nice for family members for a Christmas card or holiday family news letter.
Shows
Our next school show will be 'Freesoles Presents Alice' based on the stories of Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the looking glass. The performance will be staged at Beverley Parkway in the Theatre on Sunday 26th January 2025. Tickets will be on sale shortly and t shirts are already on sale in our uniform shop. Taking part in performances teaches creativity, choreography, performance, presentation skills and great communication and team work. Dancing on stage also allows children to experience theatre first hand and lets them feel proud and excited and encourages a great sense of ambition and achievement. Being in the theatre is great fun!
