Baroness Angela Grant de Longueuil is a registered teacher at Royal Academy of Dance, training from an early age at Elmhurst Ballet School and then at the London Studio Centre. She started teaching ballet overseas in 1998 and opened the Angela Grant School of Dance in West London in 2003. The School commenced its classes at The Park Club in East Acton Lane (W3) and in 2009 expanded its ballet clas
ses to cover additional locations in East Acton (W3) and Wendell Park (near Bedford Park and Turnham Green) in Chiswick (W12), all in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and within a few minutes from Shepherd’s Bush and Ealing. At the Angela Grant School of Dance, we believe that children respond positively to learning ballet in many different ways. Children intuitively enjoy expressing music through dance – that’s the fun bit! However, we aim to educate as well as entertain and to that end we set clear goals. We base our lessons on the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and so, for those that choose, children can take the Royal Academy of Dance grades. Some ballet schools believe that exams create an unwelcome pressure on children - this is not our view. Our experience is that children enjoy the challenge of exams when set in an enjoyable environment, though this may be helped by the fact that our pupils have always passed! The Royal Academy of Dance syllabus has been carefully crafted to develop coordination, strength and grace, all within a formal ballet structure. So what children learn with us is exactly how professional ballerinas start their careers. Moving up through the grades gives children real satisfaction in their achievement, as well as obvious pride in their art.
