Pre-Primary Tap

Information for boys & girls over 6 years

Please note: if you are enquiring for more than one child, you will need to complete and submit separate forms for each child.

Pre-Primary Tap

Children in Reception year at school can join our energetic and funky Pre-Primary tap classes. Building on what they have learned in Preparatory tap, children develop correct stance, musical timing and the ability to dance a given number of steps in a sequence. We focus on clear and rhythmic beating, coordination and nurturing a sense of performance. Ballet and modern must be learned alongside Pre-Primary and Primary tap to help with strength, placement and understanding of line.

Pre-Primary tap classes teach children the basic tap skills that will be needed for their first tap dancing examination which will be Primary Class Examination. Students can then go on to study tap up to ISTD (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance) Advanced 2 level.

Primary modern must be learned alongside Pre-Primary tap to help with strength, placement and understanding of line. Saturday children also learn Pre-Primary ballet.

► Class Times

Pre-Primary Tap, Primary Modern and Pre-Primary Ballet Class Times

Please refer to our timetable for class days and times for Pre-Primary tap, Primary modern and Pre-Primary ballet. It is compulsory for Saturday children to learn all three genres alongside each other, whereas weekday children need only to take tap and modern with the option of ballet on a different day:

https://southlondondancestudios.co.uk/studio-timetable/

► Uniform

Uniform Pre-Primary Tap, Primary Modern and Pre-Primary Ballet Classes

Please refer to our uniform list on the web page below for items required for Pre-Primary tap, Primary modern and Pre-Primary ballet classes:

https://southlondondancestudios.co.uk/general-information/uniform-for-dance-classes/

After an initial period of half a term, your child must be wearing correct uniform.

Most uniform items and all dance shoes must be purchased from a specialist dance shop. ‘Duo Dance’ in Herne Hill is the closest – 020 7274 4517. ‘Dancia’ in Covent Garden and ‘Julienne’ in Beckenham also stock some items of our uniform.

We hold second hand uniform sales at the studios usually at the start of each term, please visit above web page for more information and refer to newsletters for forthcoming sale dates.

► Fees

30 minute tap or modern class	£70	12 week term
45 minute tap or modern class	£84	12 week term
30 minute Pre-Primary ballet class	£74	12 week term
45 minute Pre-Primary ballet class	£106	12 week term

Please note the following additional fees:

Annual membership (Autumn term – all current students) – £12
Registration fee (Autumn Term – new students) – £12
Registration fee (Spring Term – new students) – £9
Registration fee (Summer Term – new students) – £6