Welcome to francis academy!
We are an Acro & Dance Academy based in Sutton Coldfield offering Ballet, Tap, Acro, Baby Ballet and Tumbling classes for boys & girls from 18 months.
Dance classes for children of all ages
Classes cater for all ages and are taught to examination standards following the International Dance Teachers Association (IDTA) syllabus. Examinations are Ofqual accredited.
Francis Academy will teach your children the amazing skills to keep them fit and healthy, help build their confidence which will help in all areas of their life, whilst providing a safe environment for your children to have fun and make new friends. Each pupil will be pushed to their own ability learning new skills and disciplines, to prepare pupils for dancing professionally or to just simply enjoy as a hobby.
Acro classes
Acrodance combines the control and fluidity of dance and movement along with strength, flexibility, balance and limbering. Together they create an impressive powerful performance.
From learning your beginner skills such as a bridge to your move advanced side aerials.
Ballet Classes
Ballet focuses on posture, balance, discipline, grace, self-confidence, stamina and flexibility. Knowledge of basic Ballet is extremely important for all other styles of dance and serves as the backbone of all dance training.
We recommend that you take Ballet alongside any other dance style. In this class students will start to learn the disciplines and basics of Ballet.
The class will be based around the IDTA Ballet syllabus and there will be options to do exams further down the line. IDTA exams are government recognised exams, and will go towards UCAS points if a child decides to go to University.
Tap classes
Tap teaches students rhythm, co-ordination and timing. Students are taught to link basic steps and rhythms in this class.
This class is based around the IDTA Tap syllabus, and there will be options to do exams further down the line.
IDTA exams are government recognised exams, and will go towards UCAS points if a child decides to go to University.
What does Dance give you?
The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do, the love for dance is something that will live in them for their entire lives.
Francis Academy will teach your children the amazing skills to keep them fit and healthy, help build their confidence which will help in all areas of their life, whilst providing a safe environment for your children to have fun and make new friends. Each pupil will be pushed to their own ability learning new skills and disciplines, to prepare pupils for dancing professionally or to just simply enjoy as a hobby.
I’ve been dancing since the age of 2 and started teaching from 16.
Every child that I’ve taught to dance has been special to me.
I teach ballet, tap, Acro, tumbling, freestyle, conditioning and pointe work.