



Timperley, Altrincham and Cheadle, Stockport based dance school for children aged 2+
Timperley, Altrincham and Cheadle, Stockport based dance school for children aged 2+
Its fantastic to be back to normal dance classes. Please continue to sanitise your hands as you enter the building and you cannot attend if you have any Covid-19 symptoms, have been asked to isolate or are waiting for PCR test results. I'm really looking forward to being able to do a show again in the summer.
Thank you!
Lesley x
I have taught preschool dance for many years for dance schools, leisure centres and in community centres. These classes are a really fun introduction to dance and children can attend from 18 months old. I teach tap, ballet and creative dance as the children get more able and include lots of imaginative ideas, props and time for the children to dance in their own way to music they recognise and love. Parents are welcome to stay for all my preschool classes – only 1 parent/carer per child. There is no set uniform for this age so any clothes and shoes that the children can safely run around in are fine for them to wear. Free trial classes are available and fees are payable by the half term in advance.
All these classes are a mix of dance styles meaning children can learn lots of different types of dance in the same class so children can learn lots even though they only come once a week. The classes start with tap and ballet when the children are 4 and then I add in modern stage, musical theatre, singing, gymnastic dance, freestyle/street and contemporary depending on the age and interest of the group. Lots of students have joined me in my preschool classes and continued to attend until going to university and beyond. A few have gone on to dance professionally. I make the classes as much fun as I can and always aim to make them stress free and affordable for parents. I have collection of second hand dance shoes that can be borrowed and I provide all costumes for my shows for a small hire fee. Free trial classes are available for new customers. Please contact me to book.
I run a variety of fitness classes for adults including Pilates, aerobics, Barre fitness and body toning. In the past I’ve taught Salsa aerobics, step, adult tap and ballet and many other types of fitness classes in leisure centres, adult education colleges, community venues and health clubs. I currently teach for Cheadle Hulme Fitness which is an amazing community club, Aquinas College and Life Leisure. For more information about Cheadle Hulme Fitness please visit their website www.cheadlehulmefitness.org.uk Please contact the venue/club directly to book.
For times and locations of classes please see the timetable below.
I started dancing when I was 6 and began teaching dance and gymnastics at 16. I went on to perform in and later choreograph pantomimes and studied dance and dance teaching full time and the Merseyside Dance and Drama Centre and Preston College. I’ve trained at the Royal Academy of Dance, The Northern Ballet School, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Centre and some local dance schools. I began teaching NATD ballet, tap and modern at the Altrincham Dance Centre and the Richmond School of Dance when I left dance college and later went on to take over and rename the Altrincham Dance Centre as the Lesley Taylor School of Dance. I taught Baby Ballet for a school in Wilmslow (not in any way related to the franchise) and in many other venues and leisure centres. I qualified as a fitness instructor in 1995 and have taught a wide variety of classes including Fit Kids, aerobics, step aerobics, jive, Salsa, Pilates, body conditioning, stretch classes and many styles of dance fitness. I’ve taught fitness classes at many health clubs, leisure centres, adult education colleges and community settings. More recently I have qualified to teach gymnastic dance, musical theatre and contemporary dance.
I love teaching such a wide variety of classes from the tiny little dancers to the more mature members of my fitness classes and everyone in between. I aim to make learning to dance hassle free and affordable for parents. I hold a show every year and exams when they children are ready to progress but these are completely optional. I provide all the costumes for shows for a small hire fee and all the show routines are taught within normal lessons.
I hold the following dance & fitness qualifications:
Time | Activity | Venue |
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1:30pm - 2:30pm | Dance Aerobics and Body toning | Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church, Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7AL |
6:50pm - 7:50pm | Pilates | Aquinas College, Nangreave Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6TH |
8:00pm - 9:00pm | Pilates | Aquinas College, Nangreave Road, Heaviley, Stockport, SK2 6TH |
Time | Activity | Venue |
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1:30pm - 2:30pm | Dance Aerobics and Body toning | Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church, Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7AL |
4:00pm - 4:30pm | Preschool Class (age 2-4) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
4:35pm - 5:20pm | Grade 3 ballet, tap and modern (age 11-13) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
5:20pm - 6:15pm | Grade 4 ballet, tap, modern and pointe work (age 14-16) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
Time | Activity | Venue |
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4:00pm - 4:45pm | Preliminary ballet, tap and modern (age 6-8) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
5:00pm - 6:00pm | Intermediate Foundation Modern and Grade 5 Ballet (age 15-18) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
8:00pm - 8:45pm | Pilates | Brinnington Park Leisure Complex, Northumberland Road, Stockport, SK3 |
Time | Activity | Venue |
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9:50am - 10:20am | All Little Dancers fun preschool dance class (age 1.5-3years) | Cheadle Village Hall, Brook Road, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1PQ |
10:30am - 11:15am | All Little Dancers ballet, tap and creative dance (age 3-4 years) | Cheadle Village Hall, Brook Road, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1PQ |
1:30pm - 2:30pm | Dance Aerobics and Body toning | Cheadle Hulme Methodist Church, Ramillies Avenue, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 7AL |
Time | Activity | Venue |
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9:00am - 9:30am | All Little Dancers Preschool ballet, tap and creative dance (age 2-4) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
9:35am - 10:20am | Ballet, tap and modern (age 5-6 -school year 1) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
10:20am - 11:00am | Ballet and tap (age 4-5 -school reception age) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
11:00am - 11:45am | Preliminary ballet, tap and modern (age 6-8) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
11:45am - 12:30pm | Grade 1 & 2 ballet, tap and modern (age 8-11) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
12:35pm - 1:35pm | Grade 3 Ballet, tap and modern (age 11-14) | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
1:45pm - 2:30pm | Barre Fitness and Pilates – adult class | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
2:45pm - 3:30pm | Private Lesson | Lyburn Hall, Brook Close, Off Brook Lane, Timperley, Altrincham WA15 6RH |
Free trial classes are available for most classes.
8 September - 18 December Half Term: 27, 28, 29, 30 October Christmas Holiday: 19 December - 4 January
Altrincham 5 January - 9 April Half Term: 16, 17, 19 February Easter Holiday: 10 - 26 April Stockport 7 January - 1 April Half Term: 18 February Easter Holiday: 8, 15 April
Altrincham: 27 April - 16 July Stockport: 22 April - 15 July Half term: 29 May - 13 June
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