What a brilliant start to the school year we have had! It has been so lovely to see all pupils thriving in their dance classes and there has been some great progress made by pupils!

We have welcomed many new faces to SLH and we hope your children have settled in well and are enjoying themselves. Thank you for all your lovely recommendations too, it means the world to us!

We have lots of exciting events in the pipeline so please see below details of some important dates for your diary…

Watching Classes

We are really looking forward to welcoming parents back to watch classes at the end of this term. This is a great opportunity for you to see your child in action and see the progress they have made this term.

Due to rising Covid numbers we have however decided to do this very cautiously and will be limiting numbers on how many adults can watch per child. You will be informed by email with more information on this nearer the time along with our Covid mitigations that we will have in place too.

See below dates of when you can watch your child’s dance class:

Tuesday 30th November- Miss Lucy’s classes

Monday 6th December- Miss Sophie’s classes (NOT South Malling Primary after school ballet club)

Monday 6th December- Miss Zara’s MT classes (last 20 minutes of each session)

Tuesday 7th December- Miss Sophie’s classes

Saturday 11th December- Miss Sophie and Ellie’s classes

Monday 13th December- South Malling Primary after school ballet club (last 15 minutes)

Term Dates

Monday 1st November- Saturday 11th December

**South Malling Primary ballet club finishes on Monday 13th December**

Christmas Workshops

We are running another holiday workshop on Monday 20th December!

This time it will be Christmas themed and will be full of festive dancing, fun & games!

Perfect opportunity for you to do some last minute shopping/wrapping while your children have some Christmas fun with us!

Infants- 9.45am-12.15pm (Receptions – Year 2)- 2 SPACES REMAINING

Juniors- 12.30pm-3.00pm (Year 3 – Year 6)– SPACES AVAILABLE

£15.00 per child and limited spaces available.

Email Sophie to book slhdanceacademy@hotmail.com

Photoshoot

I am in the process of arranging a photo shoot with a professional photographer in the new year to get some new and updated pictures for our website and social media pages. If your child would like to take part in the shoot please register your interest and drop me an email! (Please ensure you give permission for your child to be featured on our website and social media pages if you wish to get involved)

Uniform

Thank you for making sure your child is wearing the correct uniform to their dance classes. It makes such a difference when they are neatly groomed for class and we appreciate your efforts in doing so.

Visit our online uniform store if you need to purchase any new uniform items/shoes etc: https://slh.mydancestore.co.uk/

Our branded SLH hoodies and bags make lovely Christmas presents and they can be purchased here: https://getmekitted.com/slh-77-c.asp

**Order by 12th December from get me kitted to receive your order for Christmas**

Don’t also forget to join our second hand fb selling page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slhdancesecondhanduniform

Choreographic Competition 2022

Saturday 5th March

Opportunity for children to get creative and choreograph their own solos, duets, trios, quartets to perform in front of an adjudicator! Entries will open this term so watch this space for more details on how to enter…

Show 2022!

Saturday 9th July and Sunday 10th July

@ The Croft 2 Theatre, Burgess Hill Girls School.

This is the highlight of the school year and will be bigger and better than ever so get the dates in your diary now as your children won’t want to miss out! This is for our school aged children +

More details to be sent in the New Year…

Exams

Wishing some of our Primary & Grade 2 Ballet pupils lots of luck as they take their ISTD Ballet exams this Decemeber.

Next exam session will be Feb/March 2022 and you will be notified in the new year if this involves your child

Taster classes

We do still have spaces in some of our classes so if your child wishes to try a new style of dance then please get in touch to get a taster booked in ahead of the end of the term. Perfect chance to try a class before the New Year.

Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Tap, Ballet and Modern classes available!

Your recommendations to friends are always much appreciated so please feel free to pass on our details to anyone who you think may be interesting in joining us for a class!

Other

We kindly remind you that if your child ever wishes to stop a class with us that 4 weeks notice is provided please. This allows us time to offer the space to someone else on our waiting lists and ensures that hall costs, teacher expenses are covered. Your place in class will be rolled over each term unless we are told otherwise so it is vital that you let us know in advance please.

Here’s to a great end to 2021 and lots of exciting opportunities for the New Year!

Sophie and the SLH team Zara, Ellie and Lucy xx