Please take note to changes in fee scale and slight adjustments to timetable.
Registration for Choiseul. Mongouge and. Soufriere TBD
Upcoming Events:
May 2024 - Classic Ballet Examinations for all Vieux Fort Students
November 2024 - 45th Anniversary Launch
Start your journey through dance.
Classical Ballet | Modern Theatre Dance | Tap
Founded in 1979, the St. Lucia School of Ballet & Modern Dance (also known as the Ark of St. Lucia) is the leading teaching facility for training in Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre Dance and Tap.
Classes are geared to develop the technical ability required in Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre Dance and Tap. We also aim to stimulate self-discipline, muscle co-ordination, rhythm, musicality and a sense of performance.
Whether you are a student desiring to become a performer or teacher, male or female, there is a class for you! The St. Lucia School of Ballet & Modern Dance provides personalised attention to students so that they can harness their potential to excel at dance to tertiary level, and to appreciate the performing arts.
Candidates are entered for International Examinations /assessments annually.
Classical Ballet classes follow the examination syllabi of the Royal Academy of Dance (U.K.), the largest examining body and training body for Classical Ballet in the world.- www.rad.org.uk
For Modern Theatre Dance and Tap, we follow the examination syllabi of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (U.K.), another internationally recognised institution.-www.istd.org
We have classes at the:
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Balata Studio
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Castries Cultural Centre
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Rodney Bay- Harmony Marina Suites
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Roman Catholic Parish Hall - Vieux-Fort
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Reunion, Choiseul
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Mongouge, Choiseul
The dance school runs year round concurrently with the academic school year and thus is divided into three terms. Dance fees cover a term's tuition and are payable in advance. Fees are dependent on the level of study and the frequency of classes.
Examinations
Dance is highly competitive. Annually, students are eligible for international assessment, which can assist both parent and student to monitor their progress.
Classical Ballet, Modern Theatre Dance and Tap examinations are held locally with examiners sent from the Royal Academy of Dance and Imperial Society of Teachers or Dancing to assess the students.
Examinations results are internationally recognised carrying accreditation to tertiary education; formal study, discipline and excellence in the art form.
Our Mission
To train the young at heart to unleash the passion and creativity of dance with the focus of being a recognised center of excellence and a regional hub for the performing arts.
Presentations and awards are given annually. Major school productions are conducted when students are available.
Meet our Director
Theresa Lowrie - Collymore
– RAD RTS, AISTD dip., SLMM, SLMH
Theresa Emelia Lowrie-Collymore was born in London, England. Her father was a champion ballroom dancer and her mother was an accomplished pianist and painter who fueled her passion for dance. She particularly loved classical dance and fancied watching and listening to fairy tales with the beautifully illustrated supernatural, weightless, tiny hands and feet of the fairies and princesses. So, from five years old, with a keen ear for music and movement, Theresa began ballet.