Discover the world of ballet with our dedicated masterclasses for male identifying dancers aged 8-11 and 12-14.
Age 8-11 masterclass is led by Northern Ballet Soloist Harris Beattie and will consist of a warmup, technique class, repertoire and a demonstration.
Age 12-14 masterclass is led by Northern Ballet Coryphée George Liang, followed by repertoire led by Northern Ballet Soloist Filippo Di Vilio. These workshops are designed to empower young dancers to refine their technique and unleash their artistic potential.
Each masterclass will consist of a technique focussed ballet class followed by captivating repertoire inspired Northern Ballet's Merlin.
Join us as we unlock the secrets to strong, graceful movements and breath-taking storytelling, guided by an expert teacher.
Boys Masterclass Age 8-11
Sunday 7 December, 10:00 - 13:15
Teacher: Soloist Harris Beattie
Where: Northern Ballet, Leeds
Who: For 8-11 year old male identifying dancers with 6 months + experience
Price: FREE
Boys Masterclass Age 12-14
Sunday 7 December, 09:45 - 13:15
Teachers: Coryphée George Liang and Soloist Filippo Di Vilio
Where: Northern Ballet, Leeds
Who: For 8-11 year old male identifying dancers with 6 months + experience
Price: FREE
George Liang
George is from Taipei in Taiwan and trained with the New Zealand School of Dance, Canada’s National Ballet School, and I Shin Dance Studio. He previously danced with The National Ballet of Canada, before joining Northern Ballet in 2018.
Throughout his time at Northern Ballet, George has danced various roles across productions, most recently including Tybalt and Paris in Romeo & Juliet. George also choreographs regularly for the Company, creating pieces for Sketches in 2023 and 2024. George will be choreographing Northern Ballet's latest children's ballet, Hansel & Gretel alongside Northern Ballet Junior Soloist Harris Beattie.
George guest teaches for The Academy of Northern Ballet often and was a performer in Northern Ballet's inclusive short film Every Little Thing is a Change.
Harris Beattie
Harris is from Aberdeen and trained at Danscentre and Central School of Ballet, graduating in 2018 with BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and Performance. In 2017 he won the prestigious Gold medal at the Genée International Ballet Competition. Past performance experience incudes performing works by Wayne McGregor, Kenneth MacMillan, Matthew Bourne and Jenna Lee with Ballet Central. He joined Northern Ballet in 2018.
Roles Harris has danced at Northern Ballet include Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, the Nutcracker Prince in The Nutcracker and Beast in Beauty & the Beast. He also choreographed a piece for Sketches 2023 and will be choreographing Northern Ballet's latest children's ballet Hansel & Gretel alongside George Liang.
Harris also guest teaches for the Academy of Northern Ballet, having led a Boys Masterclass in 2023.
Filippo Di Vilio
Harris trained at Danscentre in Aberdeen and Central School of Ballet, graduating in 2018 with BA (Hons) in Professional Dance and Performance. In 2017 he won the prestigious Gold medal at the Genée International Ballet Competition. Past performance experience incudes performing works by Wayne McGregor, Kenneth MacMillan, Matthew Bourne and Jenna Lee with Ballet Central. He joined Northern Ballet in 2018.
Header image featuring George Liang by Riku Ito. Other photos by Emily Nuttall, Riku Ito and Emma Kauldhar.
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