Kick off the festive season and get into the Christmas spirit in our seasonal A Christmas Carol workshop.
Join us for a special pop up class featuring iconic repertoire from Christopher Gable CBE's A Christmas Carol. With different classes for children and adults, everyone can get involved in the merriment.
Pop up for Adults
When: Saturday 23 November 12.45 - 4.00pm
Teacher: Jane Tucker
Where: Northern Ballet, Leeds
Price: £35
Whether you're an aspiring ballet dancer or you're only familiar with the basics. As long as you have a confident understanding of the fundamentals of ballet, our adult pop up class will accommodate all skill levels, with seasoned ballet teacher Jane Tucker guiding you every step of the way.
After booking, you'll be emailed a form to fill in with required information.
Refunds are eligible through to 15 November.
Pop ups for Children
We have two different classes available for children depending on their age. Children will take part in a classical ballet class, repertoire class, guest Q&A and photo opportunity as well as a demonstration at the end of the day.
Guest teacher: Dominique Larose
We are pleased to announce that Northern Ballet Leading Soloist Dominique Larose will be guest teaching our children pop up classes and leading a Q&A for participating children.
Guest teacher: Cara O'Shea
Former Academy of Northern Ballet Associate Artistic Director Cara O'Shea is returning to guest teach our 9-11 pop up class, sharing her expertise from her many years teaching classical ballet.
Ages 9-11 with at least six months experience
When: Sunday 1 December, 9.30am-2.30pm
Teacher: Cara O'Shea with guest teaching segments from Dominique Larose
Where: Northern Ballet, Leeds
Price: £35
Ages 12-15 with at least two years experience
When: Sunday 1 December, 9.45am-2.30pm
Teacher: Dominique Larose
Where: Northern Ballet, Leeds
Price: £35
After booking, you'll be emailed a form to fill in with required information.
Refunds are eligible through to 20 November.
Upcoming Dates
23 Nov 2024 at 12:45
Adults1 Dec 2024 at 09:30
Children aged 9-111 Dec 2024 at 09:45
Children aged 12-15
Guest Teacher
Dominique Larose
Dominique is a Leading Soloist for Northern Ballet and joined the Company in 2014. She was born in San Francisco, California and trained at the Ayako School of Ballet, Tanz Akademie Zürich and the Academy of Northern Ballet's Professional Graduate Programme.
During her time at Northern Ballet, Dominique has danced many principle roles including Daisy in The Great Gatsby, Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and the Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker. In A Christmas Carol she'll be dancing Belle and The Ghost of Christmas Past.
She has been a Guest Performer for both Cape Town City Ballet and Southern California Ballet. She's also taught on Northern Ballet's Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) programme and Northern Ballet's Professional Graduate Programme, as well as at the Ayako School of Ballet.
Guest Teacher
Cara O'Shea
Cara trained with London Junior Ballet where she won a competitive scholarship in her graduation year, and was a Cecchetti Scholar for four years, winning the senior division at the Cecchetti Mabel Ryan competition in 1999. At age 16 she joined Northern Ballet School in Manchester on the Classical Ballet focus where, in her final year, she decided to concentrate on teaching as a career and so stayed for an additional year to obtain teaching experience at the school.
Cara joined the Academy of Northern Ballet as a trainee classical ballet teacher in 2007 and had the unique opportunity of training intensively as a teacher under the personal supervision of Yoko Ichino. She received her teaching certificate from Northern Ballet in 2009 and went on to become Head of the Lower Levels of the CAT programme. Cara has taught at several different training establishments including Northern Ballet School, Chelmsford Ballet Company as well as summer schools in Ireland.
Cara has taught at several different training establishments including Northern Ballet School, Chelmsford Ballet Company as well as summer schools in Ireland.
Cara has performed with Chelmsford Ballet Company, dancing the role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty aged 15, created several roles with National Youth Ballet of Great Britain, danced principal roles with Manchester City Ballet and has appeared with Northern Ballet.
Teaching Faculty
Jane Tucker
Born in West Yorkshire, Jane undertook her early training with the Northern Dance Centre and completed it at Central School of Ballet and Northern Ballet School, where she performed and toured with Manchester City Ballet.
Jane began her professional career with Hong Kong Ballet in 1994, touring extensively through Asia, North America and Canada. She returned to her roots joining Northern Ballet Theatre in 1999 and enjoyed three years touring around the UK and China. Throughout her dancing career, Jane has performed in most of the classics and premiered in many new works: The Last Emperor, A Streetcar Named Desire and Madam Butterfly to name a few.
Jane gained Distinction for the Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma at the RAD, London in 2002 and has accumulated extensive teaching experience to date. Since graduating from the RAD Jane has toured Australia undertaking workshops and classes in companies and vocational colleges including the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts. Within the UK Jane has taught for various schools - Northern Ballet School, Elmhurst, NSCD, SLP College and Theatreworks. She helped produce Sleeping Beauty for the Liverpool Proscenium Youth Ballet Company and provided classical training for contemporary companies Darkin Ensemble and Diversity Dance. She has also coached boys for the West End production of Billy Elliot. She is currently a Classical Ballet Tutor for our CAT programme.
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