The Oakley School of Dancing was founded in 2000 and has gone from strength to strength. Pupils who attend OSD can expect to enjoy their lessons which they will find challenging, fun and rewarding. You are welcome to come and try a lesson, please email or ring to let us know you are coming.
The principal, Jacqui Oakley, R.A.D. R.T.S., A.I.S.T.D., B.A. (Hons.) is a Royal Academy of Dance registered teacher and has set a high standard with consistently excellent examination results throughout the school. Jacqui is ably assisted by Toni Wagner, I.S.T.D. teacher, who also teaches tap and jazz in the school.
The school is friendly and inclusive. All pupils have the opportunity to perform in biennial shows which are hugely popular and successful. Jacqui has abridged and choreographed classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Coppelia and Cinderella, and the Ashton ballets La fille mal gardée and Beatrix Potter for shows which also include a wide range of Contemporary Jazz and Tap.
In its 23 years the school can boast a succession of pupils who have gone on to pursue a dance career, gaining places to study at prestigious vocational schools such as The Royal Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, Royal Academy of Dance and Trinity Laban Conservatoire, as well as study dance at universities such as Roehampton and Northampton.
Many students have successfully auditioned for short/long term courses with English Youth Ballet, National Youth Ballet, Royal Ballet Associates, London Studio Centre Associates and Norfolk Scholars.
The school is extremely lucky to be able to use Banham Community Centre main hall which is a very big facility with a sprung floor. We also use Bressingham Village Hall for classes on Fridays and Saturdays.
Ballet is taught using Royal Academy of Dance syllabuses and
Tap from the syllabuses of The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance.