Important Information about the Sara Anderson School of Dance
Uniform Requirements
All ballet uniforms can either be purchased directly from Sara Anderson School of Dance or from PW Dancewear at The Colombo.
Specific uniform requirements will be given to you when you enrol.
Students' hair must be off the face and secured for all classes. This is to eliminate any unwanted distractions and to allow all students to feel like a dancer. The specific hairstyle depends on the type of class. Sara can advise you on hairsyles.
Annual Showcase Performance
Every year at the end of Term 1 the Sara Anderson School of Dance puts on an exciting showcase performance in the Papa Hou Theatre at the Christchurch YMCA
We endeavour to make this event as big as possible and it gives the students a feel for what being in a theatre is like and to catch the performing bug! It's a very exciting time.
Please enjoy our
photos of past Showcase Performances by clicking here.
Current Term Dates
2020 DATES
Full dates for 2020 coming soon.
About Sara Anderson
Sara Anderson - Director, bbodance Ballet & Preschool Classes
Sara began dancing at five years of age and started full time training at the National Ballet School at 16 years old. From there her dancing career lead her to tour around the world and is now an examiner for the BBOdance organisation where she gets to tutor and examine around the country and in Australia.
Learn more about Sara
Location
Our studio is located at 62 Orbell Street in Sydenham. We have two studios with sprung floors to maximise our dancers' comfort. There is a waiting area for parents, changing rooms and toilets for dancers and a kitchen area as well.
View the location map here.
Prices
We charge our dance fees on a monthy basis, charged at the beginning of the month throughout the year. This is to spread the costs evenly.
We have worked this out based on the amount of minutes per class per week and averaged out across the year and then divided into a monthly amount. This is to spread the costs evenly for parents throughout the year.
If the students choose to participate in the Showcase Performance there will be additional costume fees for that and also examination and competition fees are extra, as required.
For all our class fees for 2021 please
download our Class Fees document.
Parents & Siblings in Class
Generally we welcome parents and siblings in the studio to watch and observe your child, especially for the
preschool dance classes.
However, we ask that you keep noise to a minimum to avoid distraction or you may be asked to wait outside in our comfortable waiting space.
Water is allowed in the studio space but no other drinks or food is allowed. You may go outside the studio to consume this.
Robert Harris Cafe is located in the same building as our studio and that can also be a good place to wait. There is a toy box there which is great for younger children.
