Welcome To Swan Lake Dance Academy.....
"Let us first teach little children to breathe, to vibrate, to feel, and to become one with the general harmony and movement of nature. Let us first produce a beautiful human being, A DANCING CHILD." ~Isadora Duncan
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Jane Yap
(Principal)
NBS. Manchester, RAD T Dip, RAD RTS,
AISTD Dip (Modern Theater), AISTD (Imperial Ballet and National)
Jane trained at Northern Ballet School (NBS) in Manchester, UK. She studied on the Full Time Professional Dance Teacher Training Course and was trained by Graded and Major examiners of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD.UK) and The Imperial Society of Teacher of Dancing (ISTD.UK).
In that three years of studies, she was awarded her RAD Teaching Diplomas together with all of the written papers in Anatomy & Technique / Psychology, Child Development and Learning / History of Ballet / Music in relation to the teaching of Dance and too gained the ISTD Teacher Associates Qualifications in Imperial Ballet, National Dance, Modern Jazz Theatre with Honours which she eligible to enter students for four difference types of UK dance examination board and also together with her variety dance examinations in Advanced levels.
Beside the syllabus works, Jane’s also studied Master Jazz Theatre with renowned choreographers “David Needham” and “Eric Carpenter” from United State. She participate in several yearly productions giving her invaluable experience and an understanding of the time consuming and demanding process of staging a dance work from initial rehearsals with the choreographer to stage calls and costume fittings. -performed in the school’s own 430-seat public theatre.
With this great experience, it’s helped Jane to build the versatility, confidence and stamina essential for this area of professional theatre. As well as performance skills like microphone technique and strong projection and focus on stage, she also learned the importance of set and lighting design, costumes, make-up and props in the overall cohesion of a performance.
Upon her return from UK, she set up Swan Lake Dance Academy in 2003. She has 15 years of teaching experience and entered students for UK Dance Examination Board, 100% successful until now. She choreographed tremendous differences dances styles for shows, events, competitions and teaches holiday dance workshop locally. Now, Jane is running her own dance academy and producing annual recitals.
Ballet
What’s the benefit of learning Ballet ?
Ballet, the basic of all dance forms, combines the beauty of music with dance. The benefit of learning ballet include development of good posture, self discipline while learning technique and musicality.
Ballet training provides young ballet dancers with opportunities to develop grace, fitness and self confidence while enjoying learning to dance professionally.
Pre-School Dance (4 - 7 yrs)
In the babies class, ballet is taught in a fun, but disciplined way, so that young children can enjoy the lesson, some singing also takes place and lessons are structured to teach the vital skills of watching, listening and social interaction.
Tots Move and Groove is the per-school side of Swan Lake and teaches the RAD " Dance To Your Own Tune" per-school dance curriculum from UK.
Royal Academy Of Dance (RAD.UK)
The Royal Academy of Dance has an international reputation for ballet training excellence. The purpose of this training ad the exams is to develop discipline, confidence in performance and personal scene of achievement.
Swan Lake Dance Academy classes taught by certified RAD ballet teachers, specifically prepare students for successful completion of an exam administer by an RAD examiner.
Modern Dance
What’s the benefit of learning Modern Jazz Dance?
Modern Jazz Dance defies a single permanent definition. This is due to its ability to adapt, develop and evolve with the changing fashion in dance.
Through a carefully planned and well-tried examination syllabus, which combines modern dance, jazz and other dance styles, young people are trained to become disciplined and versatile dancers who have a professional attitude toward dance.
The Imperial Society of Teacher of Dancing (ISTD. UK)
The Imperial Society of Teacher of Dancing (ISTD) is the world’s leading dance examination board. Formed in 1904 it is today a registered educational charity, and is the only organisation that cover the full spectrum of dance styles on a truly global scale.
Each year upward of 250,000 people are examined, for whom we provide examination to assess their proficiency.
Shows / Events and Performance !
Students of Swan Lake Dance Academy................
