Highgate Ballet School has a class to suit your young dancer at every stage from 2+
Founded in 1995 by Julie Cronshaw, a former professional ballet dancer with an international career dancing and teaching, was trained at the Royal Ballet School. Highgate Ballet School offers Cecchetti classical ballet training and pre-ballet classes with live piano accompaniment, ballet exams, coaching and regular performance opportunities.
Respected worldwide for its high professional and artistic standards the Cecchetti Method is a traditional classical ballet training which is bio-mechanically sound and based on the theoretical and physical principles of Enrico Cecchetti.
Cecchetti Method is a branch of the ISTD, the UK based governing body providing QCA recognised exams and teacher training for dancers worldwide.
Highgate Ballet School dancers develop musicality, confidence, curiosity and intelligence, as they learn a traditional classical ballet technique. These skills transfer easily into other dance styles and reach positively into all other aspects of their lives.
Our former students can be found in UK and International vocational ballet schools, ballet and dance companies, and the West End
Find out more about our performance groups here
Teachers and pianists at Highgate Ballet School are highly qualified and all staff are CRB checked.