Curricular Classes / PE Modules
Shows, Assemblies & Performance Work
Curricular Dance Classes: Building Technique and Creativity Across Subjects
At GLS Dance, our Curricular Dance Classes are designed to help students develop a solid foundation in dance technique while expanding their creative expression. These classes are tailored to complement and enhance your school’s curriculum, providing students with an engaging, hands-on approach to learning.
We offer a wide range of dance genres, including multi-cultural dance styles, ensuring that every student has the opportunity to explore different cultures and artistic traditions. Schools often choose to align our dance sessions with current classroom themes, making it a perfect tool for bringing subjects like art, literature, or history to life through movement.
Whether you need to follow a set PE curriculum or desire a more flexible, specialist-led program, GLS Dance can tailor sessions to meet your school’s exact requirements. Not sure where to start? We’re here to offer advice and create a bespoke service that fits seamlessly with your teaching goals.
Key Benefits of Our Curricular Dance Classes:
Affordable Pricing: Dance lessons start from just £1.10 per student, offering great value for your school.
Flexible Session Lengths: Choose from 30, 40, or 50-minute classes, making it easier to fit dance into your school timetable.
Cross-Curricular Integration: Use dance to transform topics such as art, history, literature, and science into dynamic movement pieces that enhance student understanding.
Support for Kinaesthetic Learners: Ideal for students who learn best through physical activity, providing them with an expressive and engaging outlet.
Building Confidence and Creativity: Dance promotes self-esteem, a healthy lifestyle, and helps improve memory, concentration, and creative thinking.
Inclusivity for All Learners: A fantastic way to provide accessible learning for students with additional needs, making complex topics easier to understand through movement.
Perfect for PE or Topic Workshops: Ideal for PPA cover, dance units in PE, or as a fun, creative way to bring topic work to life.
Let’s Bring Your Curriculum to Life with Dance!
Contact GLS Dance today to explore how our Curricular Dance Classes can enrich your school’s learning experience and create a lasting impact on your students.
School Dance Performances: From Carnivals to Stage Productions
At GLS Dance, we specialize in creating unforgettable school dance performances that are tailored to any setting—whether it's an intimate performance in your school hall or a spectacular show at a larger venue. With experience across all age groups, from EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) through to staff performances, we can create a show-stopping piece for every group.
Our dance performances bring together creativity, teamwork, and technical skill to produce high-energy, memorable routines. From choreographing routines to leading rehearsals, GLS Dance ensures your students will feel confident and excited to showcase their talents.
What You Can Expect:
Affordable & Flexible Sessions: Sessions last between 45 to 60 minutes, with costs starting from just £1.83 per student—great value for a professional performance experience.
Tailored Performance Routines: Every project is bespoke, with our expert team creating a routine that matches your specific needs and vision. Whether it’s a small class performance or a large-scale production, we tailor every detail to make it a success.
No Project is Too Big: Whether you’re organizing a school carnival, a stage production, or an end-of-term showcase, no project is too complex for us. We’ve worked on performances of all sizes, ensuring each one is delivered with professionalism and flair.
Brisk, Manageable Pace: We believe in keeping rehearsals manageable and fun, without overwhelming students. Our goal is to make the process enjoyable, while keeping it affordable for your school.
Additional Services Available: If your performance requires custom music editing, video services, or any other bespoke features, we’re happy to accommodate at additional cost.
Benefits of Performance Dance for Schools:
Promotes Teamwork and Confidence: Students work together to create something truly special, building confidence, communication, and social skills.
Brings School Events to Life: Whether it’s for assemblies, festivals, or special celebrations, dance adds excitement and energy to any event.
A Unique Experience for All Ages: From young children to staff, we create inclusive performances that everyone can enjoy and participate in.
Enhances Creativity and Performance Skills: Students develop their dancing ability while learning important skills such as stage presence, timing, and choreography.
Ready to Create Your Perfect Dance Performance?
Contact GLS Dance to discuss your school’s upcoming event, and let’s bring your performance vision to life!
Dance In EYFS & “Write Dance”
After School Provision
After-School Dance Clubs: Extend the Fun and Foster Talent
At GLS Dance, we believe that learning doesn’t stop when the school bell rings! Many of our clients choose to further enrich their dance offering with after-school dance clubs, providing students with an opportunity to continue exploring their passion for dance in a fun, supportive environment. Even after a full day of dance lessons, many students are eager for more—this speaks to the level of engagement and excitement they experience in our classes.
These clubs are designed to foster creativity, develop choreographic skills, and offer a deeper dive into various dance genres. With a smaller group size of 18–22 students, we can provide more one-on-one attention, ensuring that every child receives personalized feedback and guidance to improve their technique.
Why Choose an After-School Dance Club?
Affordable & Flexible: If you’re already booking curricular dance lessons with GLS Dance, you can add a club on the same day at a reduced rate. This makes it an affordable way to extend your students' learning while fitting it into your schedule.
More Personalized Attention: With smaller class sizes, students receive more individualized attention, helping them refine their technique and express their creativity.
Stretching Gifted and Talented Students: For those students who have a natural affinity for dance, our clubs offer an opportunity to challenge them further, whether through advanced techniques or more complex routines.
Perfect for Preparing for Events: If your school is preparing for a festival, competition, or special event, our after-school clubs provide the extra practice and focus needed to create memorable performances.
Diverse Dance Styles: We explore a variety of dance genres, giving students a more in-depth understanding of each style. Whether it's Street Dance, Jazz, or Latin, students will gain a well-rounded skill set.
Fostering Creative Endeavors: The clubs encourage children to experiment with choreography, helping them unlock their creative potential and work on collaborative routines.
What to Expect:
Tailored Sessions: Our after-school dance clubs are designed to complement your school’s needs and goals, ensuring that every session builds on the work done during curricular classes.
Fun and Engaging: While we focus on improving technique and choreography, we ensure the club remains fun, engaging, and rewarding for all students, whether they’re beginners or advanced.
Ready to Extend Your Dance Program?
Contact GLS Dance today to find out how an after-school dance club can help your students further develop their dance skills and creativity. Let’s work together to inspire the next generation of dancers!
Early Years Dance Classes: Enhancing Writing Skills Through Movement
At GLS Dance, we recognize that dance is an incredibly powerful tool for young children, helping them develop essential physical, cognitive, and emotional skills. As a full-body discipline, dance incorporates musicality, expression, and spatial awareness, making it an ideal way to engage young learners.
While we offer general dance classes for early years, many schools partner with us to deliver the successful "Write Dance" scheme of work. This program integrates dance movements, song, and mark-making activities to build the muscles and fine motor control essential for early writing skills. By engaging children in these creative and physical activities, we help lay the groundwork for writing, literacy, and physical development in a fun and dynamic way.
Why Choose Our Early Years Dance Classes?
Affordable Sessions: At just £1.10 per child for a 30-minute session, our dance classes offer great value for schools looking to improve early childhood development.
Support for "Write Dance": We specialize in supporting schools with the Write Dance scheme, ensuring that young children are developing the motor skills needed for writing through movement and song.
Self-Expression and Confidence: Dance encourages self-expression, boosts self-esteem, and helps children feel more confident in their ability to communicate physically.
Spatial Awareness and Balance: The sessions help children develop a stronger sense of spatial awareness, essential for both writing and physical coordination.
Core Strength and Posture: By engaging in dynamic movement, children build core strength and improve posture, which are key components of early physical and cognitive development.
Musical and Artistic Exposure: We expose children to a range of musical stimuli, stimulating artistic development and fostering a love for music and movement.
Motor Skill Development: Our classes focus on developing both gross and fine motor skills, essential for both writing and day-to-day activities.
What to Expect from Our Early Years Dance Sessions:
Varied Dance Activities: Each session includes a mix of dance movements, music, and mark-making activities, providing a rich sensory experience for children.
Developmental Focus: We focus on improving the key areas of development for early years students, ensuring a well-rounded approach that supports cognitive, physical, and emotional growth.
Give Your Early Learners a Strong Start with Dance
Contact GLS Dance today to discover how our Early Years Dance Classes and support for the Write Dance scheme can help your students build foundational skills for writing and beyond. Let's create a fun, engaging learning environment for your youngest learners!
Video Projects / Music Videos
Video-Based Dance Performance Projects: Creative and Memorable School Showcases
During the challenges of Covid-19, GLS Dance reimagined the way we deliver dance performances to schools. With social distancing and class bubbles in place, we introduced video-based dance projects that allowed students to learn and perform routines safely, while still sharing their talents with parents, family, and friends. These performances, shared online with parental consent, brought joy and connection during a time when traditional performances were no longer possible—and they continue to inspire new creative possibilities today.
Our video-based dance projects offer a unique opportunity for students to showcase not only their dance skills, but also their other talents and passions. From creating music videos to full performance pieces, these projects provide a lasting keepsake and a fun, innovative way to celebrate students’ hard work and creativity. One such example is the "Year 6 Music Video" at Lydiate Primary School, which became a cherished memento for students and families, marking a special moment in their school journey.
Why Choose a Video-Based Dance Performance Project?
Bespoke and Customizable: These projects are fully tailored to your school’s needs, whether it’s a small class performance or a large-scale project involving multiple students.
Safe and Flexible: Perfect for socially-distanced learning environments or class bubbles, ensuring that students can still perform and participate, even when in-person gatherings aren’t possible.
A Lasting Keepsake: Video-based performances create a memorable record of your school’s events that can be shared with families and even used as a promotional asset for the school.
Inclusive for All Students: Every student can showcase their abilities, whether through dancing, acting, or other creative contributions, creating a celebration of talent.
Engagement and Reward: Students find being featured in a video performance immensely rewarding. It gives them a moment in the spotlight and boosts their confidence, helping them to feel proud of their hard work.
Creative Collaboration: Video-based performances allow students to express their creativity in new ways, combining dance with other forms of art like music, acting, and visual design.
What’s Involved in a Video-Based Dance Performance?
These projects are bespoke, requiring significant planning, preparation, and coordination. Here’s what’s involved:
Dance Sessions: We’ll deliver the sessions to create a cohesive and engaging dance performance.
Video Filming: Once rehearsals are complete, we’ll film the performance, ensuring the final result is polished and professional.
Post-Production: Editing the video to ensure the project is ready to share with your school community.
Create a Memorable Dance Experience for Your School
Would you like to bring a video-based dance performance project to your school? Contact GLS Dance today to discuss how we can help you create a unique, creative showcase that your students and their families will treasure for years to come.