Contemporary Dance and Creative Movement Classes for Kids & Young People in Brighton & Hove.

Our Contemporary Dance and Creative Movement classes for Kids & Young People are welcoming, engaging and fun. Through natural physical movement, games and exercises we aim to nurture curiosity, creativity, confidence and well-being.

Many kids arrive nervous and shy for their first session, and within weeks they will be running into the studio and excited to dance! There is no need for prior dance experience as we welcome students of all abilities. New students joining us with prior dance experience will be placed in a faster paced class to suit their knowledge and technique level.

Sessions are a mixture of free movement, guided play alongside more formal teachings in technique, alignment and strength. Each student’s individuality, creativity and imagination is always kept in mind! Smikle students are encouraged to develop their own unique creative moves as well as collaborating, sharing and working together and supporting each individual class member.

CREATIVE MOVEMENT

  • Friendly and welcoming movement classes for children at Smikle Dance Studio. Sessions explore a mixture of free movement and guided play. A physical and fun way to support your child's curiosity, creativity, confidence and well being.

  • Ages 5 to 11 years old.

    Creative Movement sessions are our ideal for beginners with no formal dance experience.

  • Weekdays after school. Please see current timetable below.

CONTEMPORARY DANCE

  • Contemporary dance classes for kids, focusing on technique, alignment, expression and creative movement. Develop class work, centre exercise, and dynamic travelling phrases. Includes conditioning and barre for certain levels.

  • Children aged approximately 7 - 12 (and up), with options for different levels of experience and abilities.

  • Weekdays after school. Please see current timetable below.

CREATIVE ACADEMIES

  • A structured weekend programme nurturing creativity, technique, choreography, artistry and confidence. Includes contemporary and creative sessions, choreography and mindfulness (ballet technique /yoga).

  • Aspiring young movers aged 8 + who are creative, show a talent for the performing arts and are ready to spend a couple of hours a week at the studio being part of a fun group of like minded kids.

    Entry is by audition and students must be doing a relevant weekday contemporary dance class.

  • Weekends after school. Please see current timetable below.

BALLET / BARRE

  • We have a fresh and non pressured approach to learning ballet, whilst still focusing on all the amazing benefits of this technique. Classes are about strength, grace, alignment and coordination alongside performance and fun. We focus on the anatomy of ballet and how it can support an individual dancers overall training instead of being grade or syllabus driven.

  • Ages 7 to 12 years old.

    These sessions support are current dancers who are already doing creative dance or contemporary dance.

  • Weekdays after school. (and sometimes within the Academies & performance Companines) Please see current timetable below.

PERFORMANCE COMPANIES

  • Longer weekday sessions, training in both contemporary and creative practice. Including a 3-4 day intensive to work with a professional choreographer. (during school holidays).

  • Entry by audition. Our performance companies are for talented creative dancers who love to perform, develop choreography and are ready to commit more time at the studio rehearsing performance work and developing their creative practice.

  • Weekdays after school. Please see current timetable below.

BOYS CLASSES

  • A fun energised and nurturing environment where boys can meet , move and play and develop their creativity, technique, choreography, artistry and confidence.

  • Aspiring young movers aged 8 + who are creative, show a talent for the performing arts and are ready to spend a couple of hours a week at the studio being part of a fun group of like minded kids.

    Entry is by audition for Boys Co and students must be doing a relevant weekday contemporary dance class.

  • Weekdays after school. Please see current timetable below.

KIDS & YOUTH 25/26 CLASS SCHEDULE

MONDAY

Boys Creative Movement/Contemporary Technique (age 8 - 11) 5:00pm-6:00pm

Youth Ballet (age 13 - 16) 5:30pm-6:30pm

(Creative Collective (age 13+) 6:30pm-7:30pm TBC)

SYD Boys Co (Seniors ages 15+) 7:30pm- 9pm (entry by audition)

TUESDAY

Kids Creative Movement (age 6 - 7) 4:15pm-5:15pm

Kids Creative Movement (age 8 - 9) 5:15pm-6:15pm

WEDNESDAY

Kids Creative Movement/Contemporary Dance (age 10 - 11) 4pm-5:00pm

Kids Contemporary Dance & Conditioning (age 10 - 11) 5:00pm-6:00pm

Boys Contemporary Dance & Conditioning (age 10 - 11) 5:00pm-6:00pm

Creative Movement & Choreography (age 12 -14) 6:15pm-7:30pm

SYD Boys Co (Juniors ages 10 - 13) 6:15pm- 7:30pm (entry by audition)

Youth Contemporary Dance 1 (14+) 7:30pm - 8:45pm

THURSDAY

SYD Junior Ballet (age 10 - 13) 4:00pm-5:00pm

SYD Company Juniors - Smikle Youth Dance (age 10 -13 entry by audition) 5:00pm-7:00pm

SYD Senior Ballet (age 14 - 18) 5:30pm-6:45pm

SYD Company - Smikle Youth Dance (age 14-18 entry by audition) 7:00pm-9:00pm

FRIDAY

BATCH Youth Advanced Ballet (ages 15 - 18) 4:30pm-5:45pm

BATCH Youth Advanced Contemporary (ages 15 - 18) 6:00pm-7:15pm

SATURDAY

Smikle Kids Creative Academy (age 8-10 entry by audition) 9am - 11:00am

Creative Academy Juniors 2 (age 11 -13 entry by audition) 9am - 12:15pm

Creative Academy Seniors 1 (seniors 14 -18 entry by audition) 12:30pm - 4:30pm

Creative Academy Juniors 1 / Seniors 2 (age 12 -17 entry by audition) 12:30pm - 4:30pm

SUNDAY

Smikle Kids Creative Academy (age 9-11 entry by audition) 11:00am - 2pm

Our kids and youth classes begin each September, providing the perfect start to a new season of dance and creativity.

If you're interested, please click below to register or add your child to our waiting list. We will be in touch to discuss the next steps and joining opportunities.