WHAT IS CHARACTER DANCING?

You will see this type of dancing in Famous ballets such as Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, or Don Quixote where fairy tales, stories of royalty and ordinary people are told through character dance. 

Character work teaches musicality, rhythm and mime, often working with a prop such as a watering can, a garland or headdress. Students gain knowledge and understanding of various rhythms and time signatures used in character dance.

Character Dance represents about a third of the syllabus. The children will need to bring their character shoes & character skirt to each lesson so they can practise the style of dancing which culminates in them learning & performing a solo in their exam.

Character dance is a brilliant opportunity to enrich young children’s knowledge of the world and cultural through dance.

Black Character Skirt with three ribbons to be purchased from the Ballet Box in Caterham and black canvas low heel character shoes with pink elastic popper strap. (The character skirt must measure 2 inches below the bottom of the knee - mid calf for an exam)

Grade Three is Ukrainian, Grade Four is Italian and Grade 5 Polish and Spanish.

Grade 3 - Grade 8 - Black Character Skirt with three ribbons to be purchased from the Ballet Box in Caterham and black canvas cuban heel character shoes with pink elastic popper strap. (The character skirt must measure 2 inches below the bottom of the knee - mid calf for an exam).