Senior Dance Classes for
Ages 15–18 near Canterbury
This is your time to decide what dance means to you. Build stronger technique, explore the styles you love, perform, challenge yourself and discover where your training could take you.
You're old enough to know what you enjoy. Now you can decide how far you want to take it.
At 15 to 18, dance becomes much more personal. You might want somewhere to train hard, perform and challenge yourself. You might be thinking about further training or a future in performing arts. Or you may simply want to keep dancing because it is something you genuinely love.
AIM gives Senior dancers the space to make those choices for themselves, with structured teaching, clear progression and a supportive community around them.
There is more than one reason to keep dancing.
Senior students arrive with different ambitions. AIM gives each dancer room to find the level of training, performance and commitment that feels right for them.
Dance because you love it
Stay active, spend time with friends, switch off from school and enjoy having something that is completely yours.
Dance to challenge yourself
Develop stronger technique, broaden your styles, work towards examinations and become a more confident, versatile performer.
Dance towards your future
Explore higher-level training, performance opportunities, festivals, competitions and the foundations needed for further dance or performing arts training.
A varied Senior programme for dancers ready to progress.
Senior dancers can train across Ballet, Tap, Modern, Jazz, Lyrical and Contemporary, Street, Musical Theatre, Pointe, Progressing Ballet Technique, Acro and performance skills. Your most appropriate class will depend on age, previous training and current level.
Ballet & Pointe
Graded and Intermediate Ballet, Pointe and higher-level classical technique.
Modern
Graded Modern training combining technique, strength, flexibility and performance.
Tap
Higher-level Tap classes developing rhythm, precision, musicality and technique.
Jazz & Lyrical
Performance, musicality, expression, turns, leaps and contemporary movement.
Musical Theatre & Street
Performance-led classes for dancers interested in stage, commercial and broader performing arts.
PBT, Acro & Tricks
Supporting training for strength, control, conditioning, flexibility and performance skills.
More than a weekly dance class.
Senior Troupe gives dancers the opportunity to experience the commitment, teamwork and preparation involved in higher-level performance while developing alongside other dancers who want to challenge themselves.
Festival & Competition Pathways
AIM offers three pathways so students can choose a festival and competition experience that reflects their interests, training goals and level of commitment.
The Company Pathway
For dancers undertaking a broad programme of technical training alongside their festival and competition work.
- Ballet training
- Tap training
- Modern training
- Additional supporting classes
- Weekly private lesson
- Festival and competition preparation
Performance Company Pathway
A more flexible route for students whose performance interests centre around Musical Theatre and performance-based disciplines.
- Musical Theatre
- Singing
- Acting
- Song and Dance
- Street Dance
- Ad hoc practice lessons where required
Troupe-Only Pathway
For students whose festival and competition participation is focused specifically on troupe routines.
- Participate in troupe routines
- Train as part of a committed team
- Experience festival environments
- Develop performance confidence
- Represent AIM at events
Thinking seriously about a future in dance?
The Senior years can be an important stage for dancers beginning to think about further training, performing arts college, auditions or a future career in dance and performance.
AIM can help students build the foundations for that next stage through structured technical training, performance experience, versatility and opportunities to work at a higher level.
Control, placement, strength and increasingly advanced technique.
Experience across different styles and performance disciplines.
Experience working in front of audiences and under performance conditions.
Learning choreography, adapting, performing and responding to direction.
Commitment, preparation, reliability and ensemble work.
Focused coaching where appropriate to the student's pathway.
Their decision. Your reassurance.
At this age your teenager has a much bigger say in where, how and why they want to dance. Parents, however, still need to know that the training, commitment and cost make sense.
AIM keeps the practical side clear while giving students more ownership of their own dance journey.
Clear progression with experienced, qualified teachers.
A professional training environment at AIM Studios.
Weekly classes through to competition pathways.
Recreational training or preparation for further study.
Opportunities to perform beyond weekly classes.
Challenge, community and enjoyment can exist together.
Find the right starting point.
Senior dancers do not all arrive with the same experience. Tell us what you are interested in, what you have danced before and what you would like to get from your training.
Our team can recommend the class and level that makes the most sense before you begin your trial.
Not sure which class is right?
Tell us the student's age, previous dance experience and what they are interested in. Our team can recommend the best Senior class and explain the next step.
Senior dance class questions
Does a 15 to 18 year old need previous dance experience?
Which classes are available for Senior dancers?
Can Senior students audition for Senior Troupe?
Does every Senior dancer have to compete?
Can AIM help if I am considering a career in dance?
Where are Senior dance classes held?
Your next chapter in dance can start here.
Train because you love it. Perform because it excites you. Push yourself because you want to see what you're capable of.
