Established 25 years
Suzanne's School of Dance and Drama provides excellent tuition in all elements of the performing Arts to students of all ages whether they are looking for a fun pastime or a career in the industry. Our School is a friendly, relaxed, and safe environment where our pupils can flourish, enjoy themselves, and make friends outside of their own schools and we are proud to continually maintain this ethos.

Dance Classes
We have Dance classes in: Ballet (Royal Academy of Dance), Pointe and Pre-Pointe, Ballet Technique, Contemporary, Modern Jazz, Streetdance, Commercial Jazz, Tap, as well as Gymnastic Dance.

Stage Drama (Performing Arts) Classes
We have Stage Drama classes in: Musical Theatre, Lamda, Singing, Acting, and Drama for boys and girls from 5 years to 18 years.
Please click in the space below to view highlights of our Performing Arts classes from the 2019 Annual Show for an insight into the creative work and standard our pupils achieve.     
https://youtu.be/D3_nuX2rTfk

Our Dance and Drama School runs 7 days a week for children aged 2 years up to adult classes. These follow the LB Hillingdon term dates. We have extra activities over school holidays. Please see our school timetable and our School Holiday activity page for further information.  

We follow the globally recognised Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus for Ballet and the ISTD syllabus for Modern Jazz and Tap. We enter pupils for Graded exams from Primary to Advanced levels, although if pupils wish they can bypass exams and still progress as they are not mandatory, our focus being on enjoyment, exercise, and self confidence. We also enter pupils for the Lamda exams from age 5 years upwards. 

Teachers
All of our teachers are fully qualified and have experience in performance on stage and not just the completion of a Teachers course. Our staff include two former full-time Royal Ballet School pupils who have both performed with the Royal Ballet Company and the English National Ballet Company.

Please see our 'Teachers' page for further information on all of our teachers.  

We have 2 fully mirrored, ventilated Dance and Stage studios with wall mounted ballet bars and purpose fitted flooring for pointe work and Tap dancing. The Royal Academy of Dance stipulate mirrored studios are essential for pupils to observe their body alignment, posture, and technique. We also have stage lighting which pupils love to use during classes to create a fun atmosphere.

Our successes include pupils gaining entry into the Royal Ballet School, Elmhurst (Birmingham Royal Ballet), Central Ballet, and English National Ballet, as well as into West End productions of les Miserables, Chitty, Mary Poppins, and Matilda.

As a Ballet School we have had particular outstanding success with 7 full-time entries into the Royal Ballet School located at White Lodge Richmond Park: Rachel ware 2003, Leanne Morris 2004, Georgia Ware 2005, Anna-Rose O'Sullivan 2005, Lauren Porter 2008, Mia Bailey 2013, and Jasmine Whitford 2014, the last two currently still at the school.

Dance Festivals
We have a number of pupils who participate in Festivals throughout the year. These are pupils who apply themselves and commit to classes. They learn a choregraphed routine either as a solo, duet, or trio. The Festivals are structured and lead to Regional Semi finals culminating in a National Final in London. However our main emphasis is for pupils to enjoy themselves, enjoy meeting other dancers, and the enjoyment of performing on stage. Success is lovely but not solely the only reason to become involved in Festivals. However we do have particular success in Festivals which we are always so proud of.
Please see our Dance Festival page for latest news, photos, and information. 

Annual Dance Show
Our annual Dance Show takes place at the Beck Theatre Hayes on the Monday and Tuesday evenings of the October half term with the Monday show for younger children and the Tuesday for the older children. Some children will perform in both shows. There is a dress rehearsal for each evening show in the morning of that day.
All of our pupils from age 4 years to 18 years have a fantastic time as do the parents and friends in the audience. For further information and to see some trailers of previous years show please see our 'Dance Show' page from the above menu. 

Dance Shop
We also have a fully stocked Dance shop for the purchase of any dancewear. We stock Bloch, Capezio, Roch Valley, and Freed. Please see our 'Shop' page for further information on our products and opening hours.

For further information please use either the 'Click to Phone' or 'Press to Email' button below, or you can email at 'suzanneware@sky.com'. 

Alternatively just come along to a class on a pay as you go basis for 3 weeks. You can try any class for 3 weeks and then it's termly fees, however we do have a 10% discount if you pay at the end of a term for the following term. We also offer huge discounts if you do 4 or more hours per week. 

We also offer the opportunity for your child to make up their class if they miss it for any reason by doing another class of the same type on a different day. This is restricted to the same term but is a facility other Schools do not always offer. 

Please also note we have a waiting/viewing room for parents to observe their child in class.

Our Dance and Drama Studios are located through our Dance shop. We are less than a mile from Uxbridge roundabout and a mile from Ruislip High Street. The U1 bus stops directly outside our shop. We are a 3-4 minute walk from Ickenham station. There is metered parking outside our shop and residential parking after 5pm and at weekends.

We look forward to seeing you soon.  

Latest News
Dance Show Beck Theatre 2019
This years show was again an outstanding success and we believe one our best ever. The dancers, actors, singers, all performed to such a wonderfully high standard, and with the fantastic choreography, professional lighting and sound engineers it looked more like a West End show! 
Thanks to all parent helpers, too many to mention, but without whom the show wouldn't run. That is, those who helped backstage, in the dressing rooms, and those who made our props. A snapshot of the show can be viewed on our 'Dance Show' page 

Fyfe Skinner- All England Finals 2019

An absolute fantastic performance by Fyfe Skinner sealed Gold and 1st place in the Classical Ballet solo section for 7-8 years. 

It was a lovely day watching all the finalists across the various sections and seeing the consistently high standard of dancing. Fyfe and Harriet Mears also performed their Classical Ballet duet in the 10 year and under section and at 8 years did so well against the older children

June 2019

Yet another congratulations to Fyffe Skinner who has been accepted onto the Royal Ballet School Junior Associates programme. This is run on weekends, it is so difficult to achieve the level required so this is fantastic news, and often then leads onto full-time schooling at the Royal Ballet School. Every dancers dream!