Glen Snowden

If you have always wanted to learn classical ballet – whatever your age and experience then this course is for you. The work begins at the barre where you will improve your posture and alignment and go through all the exercises and their technique. Next you will come into the centre and learn the arm positions set to music and the slow sustained movements in the adagio. Moving on to learn basic jumps in the petit allegro, and finally start to work on preparations for pirouettes and travelling allegro steps on the diagonal. These will be built into short simple choreography for the different sections.

This course is suitable for anyone over 18 who would like to try classical ballet, regardless of your age. No prior experience is needed and you will be taught in a safe, non-competitive and supportive environment. The course runs for an hour and a half on Monday and Thursday evenings enabling you to build up your fitness and stamina over a ten-week period.

COURSE TIMETABLE:

1^st session: Thursday 19 April

2^nd session: Monday 23 April

3^rd session: Thursday 26 April

4^th session: Monday 30April

5^th session: Thursday 3 May

BANK HOLIDAY 7 MAY

6^th session: Thursday 10 May

7^th session: Monday 14 May

8^th session: Thursday 17 May

9^th session: Monday 21 May

10^th session: Thursday 24 May

11^th session: Monday 28 May

12^th session: Thursday 31 May

BANK HOLIDAY 4 JUNE

13^th session: Thursday 7 June

14^th session: Monday 11 June

15^th session: Thursday 14 June

16^th session: Monday 18 June

17^th session: Thursday21 June

18^th session: Monday 25 June

19^th session: Thursday 28 June

20^th session: Monday 2 July

Trained at the Royal Ballet School, Glen Snowden has toured extensively with ballet companies in Europe, North America and South East Asia.  Recent choreographic engagements include The Bacchae for Thiasos Theatre Company performed in the amphitheatres of Pafos and Limassol (Cyprus); La Cenerentola for English Pocket Opera; The Saint of Bleecker Street for Trinity College of Music; teaching historical dance in Tokyo and a recent ballet, Von Ewiger Liebe to music by Johannes Brahms. Future choreographic engagements include a ballet to Bach cantatas.