Dance

Listen to The Millfield School podcast with Director of Dance and Drama, Rhian Fox

A woman with short red hair smiles as she holds papers in front of a dark stage.

Dance is an extremely popular main games option; we are lucky to have two well-equipped dance studios with brand new professional Harlequin sprung floors which enables us to offer over 30 classes throughout the week.

Classes are available in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Street Dancing, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. Ballet classes are offered to all abilities from Grade 5 to Grade 8. There is also opportunity to study the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate Ballet vocational qualifications offered by the R.A.D, the I.S.T.D Intermediate Foundation Modern qualification and Grade 6 Tap. In other disciplines, lessons range from beginners to advance level. The wide choice of sessions ensure students of all standards are catered for.

Our six dance tutors offer a wide range of expertise to prepare students for exam work, taking junior and senior dance classes, and acting as choreographers for dance shows and school musicals. At the start of the year, auditions are held to form the school's senior and junior elite dance troupes: 'Bazique', 'Lavolta' and 'Veleta'. Students selected in an elite group will dance full time. These groups enable our very best dancers to experience a wide range of dance styles and develop skills in a variety of disciplines. Alongside these elite groups, dancers who wish to pursue a career in Dance can also apply to be a part of 'Aspire'. 'Aspire' caters for our gifted and talented dance students across all year groups, and dancers involved will have performance opportunities outside of school.

Two dancers in red dresses perform on a dark stage with red lighting in the background.
Six ballerinas in light-colored dresses perform on a dark stage with spotlights illuminating them.
A dancer in a blue dress crouches on a dark stage with a single red rose in the foreground, illuminated by a spotlight against a black background.
Two dancers in mid-air, one in a red leotard and striped tights, the other in a grey tunic, are suspended against a dark background with twinkling lights.
Dancers in colorful tops and black pants strike a pose on a dark stage with abstract lighting in the background.
A ballerina in a white tutu and corset holds a blue rose aloft on a dark stage with a blurred figure and stairs in the background.
A young girl with her legs in the air emerges from a large blue trunk in the foreground, while wrapped presents and twinkling lights adorn the dark background.
A dancer leaps across a smoky stage illuminated by blue spotlights in the background.
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Millfield dance and drama students work with leading UK dance company and RADA mentor during ‘Curiosity’ programme

Millfield dancers and actors have begun a series of workshops and projects as part of the bespoke Curiosity programme for the spring term. Devised by Director of Dance and Drama, Rhian Fox, students will be working with one of the biggest dance companies in the UK, as well Royal Academy of Dramatic Art mentors.

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Millfield students performing in annual dance show, Cinderella