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NEVER DANCED BEFORE? Why not give it a try? Everyone can take part in dance. Our class programme offers an inspirational experience of quality dance, accessible to all comers – regardless of age, gender or current level of ability. All our classes are taught by qualified experienced dance professionals and the emphasis is on the enjoyment of learning about dance in a welcoming environment.
WHERE ARE THE CLASSES HELD? All classes are held in the studios at Swindon Dance. Our address is... Swindon Dance, Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QF Information concerning access can be found on the inside back cover.
FACILITIES Swindon Dance has three professionally equipped dance studios, changing rooms and showers. Two studios have sprung floors.
CAN I PAY-ON-THE-DAY? Yes, you can turn up at the advertised time and pay on the day for many of our classes. However, some classes do require enrolment, in which case you would be enrolling for one term (ten to twelve weeks - term lengths vary). These classes are indicated in the schedule as booking required.
TERM DATES: September 14th – December 12th 09 Pay-on-the-day classes continue throughout the term. There is a half term holiday for the classes that require enrolment: 26th – 31st October inclusive.
CLASS LEVELS LEVEL 1: Suitable for beginners or those with no experience in class style. Popular classes, so arrive early as places cannot be guaranteed LEVEL 2: For those who have already learned the basic principles and are ready to work at a faster pace LEVEL 3: For those who have attended other classes for at least two years or have had previous dance training - these classes are challenging and require good technical knowledge. If you are unsure about which level is suitable for you, or have any other questions about class suitability, please do contact us on: 01793 601700 AGE GROUPS Adult classes are intended for anyone over 16 years of age. You will find guidance to suitable age groups with the details for each class. WHAT DO I WEAR? It's a good idea to wear comfortable loose-fitting clothing that you can move in freely. Choice of footware depends on the dance style - start with something lightweight and comfortable. Sometimes its preferable to have bare feet. More information is available at reception and from the teachers.
For information about the cost of classes and how to book, see inside back cover. The full class schedule can also be found on our website: www.swindondance.org.uk
Adults
Adult Jazz
Fun, funky and energetic. Learn up-to-the-minute steps and styles. Always wanted to move like the dancers on MTV? This is the class for you. Great for building strength and confidence, and an ideal way to keep fit.
Mondays Mondays Mondays Wednesdays Wednesdays
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
6.15 – 7.00pm 7 – 8pm 8 – 9pm 6.30 – 7.30pm 7.30 – 8.30pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Zoe Humphries Zoe Humphries
Adults
Adult Tap
Bring out your inner Billy Elliot, Tap Dogs or Fred Astaire … get tapping! Great at any age – the tap rhythms get into your heart and soul. Excellent for improving balance and co-ordination, and a fun way to do aerobic exercise.
Tuesdays Tuesdays Tuesdays Tuesdays
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 3+
6 - 7pm 7 - 8pm 8 - 9pm 7 - 8pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Charlotte Sjoberg
Adults
Contemporary Adult Ballet
Acquire the skills and grace of ballet in our relaxed, friendly classes. Copy
Achieve the level that suits you and enjoy the benefits – good posture, better balance control, improved co-ordination and increased muscle tone. Classes usually accompanied by a musician.
Thursdays Thursdays
Level 1 Level 2
7 – 8pm 8 – 9pm
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
Booking Line 01793 601700
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh
Adults
Adult Contemporary A creative, inspirational free-flowing dance form that develops flexibility and strength of body and mind. Express yourself through movement. Learn movement sequences and some technique, all in a relaxed atmosphere. Free spirits, step this way!
Wednesdays Wednesdays
Level 1 Level 3
6.30 - 7.30pm 7.30 - 8.45pm
Vicky Bailey Various
Adults
Adult Street
A funky, energetic class fusing hip hop moves and grooves.
Mondays Mondays Tuesdays
Level 1 Level 2 Level 1
7.15 - 8pm 8 - 8.45pm 7 - 8pm
Tammy Spalding Tammy Spalding Vicky Constantinou
Adults
Yoga
NEW CLASS
A refreshing Integral Yoga Hatha based class for beginners or those with some experience. Yoga has huge health benefits including increased muscle tone, strength, stamina and flexibility as well as being a fantastic stress buster. The class will include postures (asanas), deep relaxation and quiet time.
Mondays
General
Booking Required
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
www.swindondance.org.uk
1 - 2 pm
Helen Ganberg
Adults
Adult Pilates
A body conditioning technique that uses muscle control and precise exercises to strengthen the deep muscles that support the posture. Fantastic for making you feel toned and balanced because you learn how to develop muscle control. For full details contact Swindon Dance.
Thursdays
booking required
General
12.15 - 1.15pm
Gemma Clapham
Integrated adult group
Adult Salto!
A creative class for adults with and without disabilities, exploring a range of expressive movement and dance styles through improvisation and other creative activities, leading to performance. Places limited, so call us soon!
Wednesdays
booking required
Beginners
NB: No classes during half term
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
Booking Line 01793 601700
1.30 - 2.30pm
Jim Brown
YOUNG
11-17 years
Jazz
DANCER
S PROG
RAMME
(YDP)
Jazz technique classes incorporating dynamic and sharp movements to latest sounds. Discover the enjoyment of this powerful and exciting class.
Tuesdays Tuesdays
booking required booking required
Level 1 Level 2
4.30 - 5.15pm 5.15 - 6pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh
NB: No classes during half term
11-17 years
Ballet
Technique-based classes without competitive pressure. Whether you’ve danced before or are just starting, this is a good, relaxed way into ballet. Not exam-orientated but big on gaining good posture, alignment and flexibility.
Thursdays Thursdays
booking required booking required
Level 1 Level 2
5.15 - 6pm 6 - 7pm
Sarah Ferris Sarah Ferris
NB: No classes during half term
11-17 years
Contemporary
Explore an energetic way of moving in these physically stimulating and dynamic classes. Develop your body alignment, flexibility, strength and self-awareness and achieve versatile movement sequences.
Wednesdays Thursdays
booking required booking required
Level 2 Level 1
4.30 - 5.30pm 4.45 - 5.45pm
Emma Langhorne Emma Langhorne
NB: No classes during half term
11-17 years
Street
Fun. Funky. Fresh. Catch the ‘street-vibe’ in the funky and upbeat class.
Mondays Mondays
booking required booking required
Level 1 Level 2
NB: No classes during half term
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
www.swindondance.org.uk
5.30 - 6.15pm 6.15 - 7pm
Tammy Spalding Tammy Spalding
14-21 years
Swindon Youth Dance Company
YOUTH
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Swindon Dance's performance group, Swindon Youth Dance Company (SYDCo), has gone from strength to strength in the last ten years. Many of its ex members are now professional dancers – with careers in companies such as Rambert Dance Company – or are training professionally. The emphasis of the group's work is choreography and the making and performing of dance. As well as performing its work at Swindon Dance, the company often represents us at regional youth performance platforms. Entry is by audition in September each year.
Tuesdays
entry by annual audition 14-21 years
NB: No classes during half term
5.30 - 7pm
Emma Langhorne
Contact reception for more information.
8-12 years
Youth Dance Zone
YOUTH
Step up and try an exciting range of urban dance styles and teachers. No need to book in advance and no dance experience required. Join the Dance Zone. Styles include: Hip Hop and Street/Jazz.
Tuesdays
pay as you go
8-12 years
4.30 - 5.30pm
Various
Contact Swindon Dance for more information.
11-17 years
Boyz Ballet
NEW CLASS
New to the Dance Zone, an introduction to ballet technique for boys only aged 8-11. Boys – if you want to become stronger dancers in any style, this new class will help you to understand and learn the core principles of classical dance technique. Have fun, get fit and walk tall.
Thursdays
pay as you go
8-11 years
NB: No classes during half term
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
Booking Line 01793 601700
5.15 - 6pm
Sarah Josh
Boys 8-17 years
D-Boyz & D-Men
YOUTH
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Learn new moves and make your own dance. Creative. Fun. Funky! No previous experience required.
Tuesdays Thursdays
booking required booking required
8-10 years 11-17 years
4.30 - 5.15pm 6 - 7pm
Hannah de Cancho Emma Langhorne
NB: No classes during half term
11-17 years
Fusion Youth Dance A vibrant and fast-paced youth dance group with opportunities to explore, create and perform dynamic dance fusions. Open to everyone with or without dance experience
Fridays
booking required
11-17 years
5 - 6pm
Emma Langhorne
NB: No classes during half term
11-17 years
Youth Dance Academy The Youth Dance Academy is a DCSF Centre of Advanced Training for dancers (aged 11-17) demonstrating exceptional potential, ambition and commitment to become a professional dancer.
Saturdays
selection for Sept 2010 begins May 2010
11-17 years
12 - 5.30pm
See www.swindondance.org.uk for more details
11-17 years
Youth Dance Academy URBAN A national training programme for today’s Urban dancer. Contact Vicki Bailey ydaurban@swindondance.org.uk or 01793 521097
Sundays
selection for Sept 2010 begins May 2010
See www.swindondance.org.uk for more details
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
www.swindondance.org.uk
11-17 years
11am- 4.30pm
FOR YO
For 2-4 years
Parents & Toddlers
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Fun classes that use dance, rhymes and stories to help build confidence in movement. Accompanied by a musician in Wednesday sessions. Toddlers must be accompanied by an adult.
Tuesdays Wednesdays
booking required booking required
10.15 - 11am 1.30 - 2.15pm
Jemma Turland Jemma Turland
NB: No classes during half term
5+ years
Children's Tap
There's certainly lots of fun to be had learning to tap dance! Our inventive approach gives everybody a great time. Progress is not exam-based. An excellent way to improve balance and co-ordination.
Mondays Thursdays
booking required booking required
Level I & 2 Primary 5-6 years
4.30 - 5pm 4.45 - 5.15pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh
NB: No classes during half term
3+ years
Children's Ballet
Our children's classes are relaxed and uncompetitive – they are graded according to ability but progress is not based on exams. We take a creative approach to technique, with emphasis on enjoyment. Accompanied by a musician.
Mondays Mondays Thursdays Thursdays
booking required booking required booking required booking required
Level I 7-8 years Level 2 9-10 years Beginners 3-4 years Primary 5-6 years
NB: No classes during half term
SWINDON DANCE, REGENT CIRCUS, SWINDON
Booking Line 01793 601700
3.45 - 4.30pm 5 - 5.45pm 3.45 - 4.15pm 4.15 - 4.45pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh
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5-16 years
Jazz
E ZONE
The Saturday Dance Zone classes are a great place to start for people coming to dance for the first time, and a jazz class an excellent place to begin. Relaxed, dynamic and inspirational – great music, great MTV-style moves. Give it a try!
Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays
Booking Required Booking Required Booking Required Booking Required
5-7 years 8-10 years 11-12 years 13-16 years
9 – 9.30am 9.30 - 10.15am 10.15 - 11am 11.00 - 11.45pm
Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh Sarah Josh
4-16 years
Creative dance
A seriously joyful class designed to exercise the imagination. Our approach is child-centred, experimenting with movement and music in ways that lead to children making their own dances.
Saturdays Saturdays Saturdays
Booking Required Booking Required Booking Required
SWINDO
4-6 years 7-10 years 11+ years
9.30 - 10.15am 10.15 - 11am 11 - 12.00pm
Kathy Geddes Kathy Geddes Kathy Geddes
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DANCING WITH SWINDON DANCE At Swindon Dance we believe that everyone can take part in dance. Our class programme offers an inspirational experience of quality dance, accessible to all comers – regardless of age, gender or current level of ability. All our classes are taught by qualified experienced dance professionals and the emphasis is on the enjoyment of learning about dance in a welcoming environment. Dance can contribute to our overall wellbeing – it can keep us fit on the inside as well as the outside, since it exercises the body, mind and spirit. Dance is increasingly recognised as a positive route to overall healthy living and a great way to get those endorphins flowing. Many of the classes and dance groups are designed for young adults and children. This is a direct result of our policy to provide opportunities for young people to experience the magic of dance and tap into their natural creativity, imagination and expressiveness.
Classes at Swindon Dance DO I NEED TO BOOK?
Many classes do not require bookings, they are pay-as-you-go. You can come along at the indicated time and pay for the class you want to attend that day. However, the classes in this leaflet marked booking required do need to be booked in advance. Bookings may be made in person, over the phone or by post. We accept most credit / debit cards. Please make cheques payable to Swindon Dance.
01793 601700 open 10am - 7pm Monday - Friday
10am - 1pm Saturdays
HOW MUCH DO THEY COST?
Prices for both pay-on-the-day sessions and classes that require booking are listed below. All offer great value for money. There are two types of concessionary card...
Dance Card, available from Swindon Dance, which gets you 10 classes for the price of 9. It's open to all and can be used for any pay-as-you-go class. You need to bring it with you each time you attend and get it marked at reception. SwindonCard, available from Swindon Borough Council. If you have one of these, the centre column of the price list is for you. If your SwindonCard is marked Concession 2, the right hand column is for you.
Adult classes Pay-on-the-day (1hr): Pay-on-the-day (3/4hr): Dance Card (1hr): Dance Card (3/4hr):
£5.25 £4.20 £47.25 £37.80
Conc 2 £3.75 £2.95 £33.75 £26.55
DIRECTIONS AND ACCESS
Adult enrolled classes Salto!
£68.25
Conc 2 £40.00
Swindon train station and bus station are only 10 minutes away.
Pilates (12 weeks) (or 2 x 6 weeks)
£80.00 £40.00
£68.00 £34.00
From the train station, cross the road and turn right then left into Bridge Street. Bridge Street becomes Regent Street.
Yoga (12 weeks) (or 2 x 6 weeks)
£63.00 £31.50
£44.00 £22.00
Young Dancers Programme (YDP) 1hr class (per term) 45min class (per term) Dance Zone (pay on the day) Boyz Ballet (pay on the day)
£47.25 £42.00 £4.20 £3.50
Conc 2 £33.00 £29.50 £2.95 £2.45
£36.75 £36.75 £36.75
Conc 2 £25.75 £25.75 £25.75
Younger ones (per term) Parents & Toddlers Children's Ballet, Tap (30min) Children's Ballet (45min)
£35.00 £29.50 £42.00
Conc 2 £24.50 £20.50 £29.50
Saturday dance zone (per term) Jazz 5-7 (30min) Jazz/Creative (45min)
£29.50 £42.00
Conc 2 £20.50 £29.50
Youth groups (per term) Fusion Youth Dance D-Boyz D-Men
We are located at the top of Regent Street, one of the main pedestrianised shopping thoroughfares. Look for the red brick building with a clock tower.
Off-street parking is readily available. Closest are the Wyvern Theatre and College car parks. The Wyvern has disabled parking and a pedestrianised route to Swindon Dance. There are four 4-hour disabled parking bays outside Swindon Dance. Swindon Dance welcomes wheelchair users. There is wheelchair access to the ground floor and a lift to the upper level. Public areas have automatic doors. There are disabled toilet facilities on the ground floor.
Swindon Dance
Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QF
www.swindondance.org.uk design: hotpepperdesign.co.uk
SWINDON DANCE IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REGISTERED IN ENGLAND & WALES NO. 5467343 REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1111476