JM School of Dance

Why Ballet Matters 🩰

Ballet is about so much more than learning steps and getting through a syllabus; it gives dancers skills that support them throughout their dance journey!

Technique – building strong foundations to support alongside every style of dance.
Discipline & focus – learning to listen, concentrate and persevere, learning strict structural habits, spatial awareness, and musicality that improve performance across every genre.
Posture & balance – developing control, coordination and body awareness.
Emotional articulation – learning to express and communicate through movement.

These are skills that dancers can carry with them far beyond the dance class!

That’s why ballet will always be such an important part of the JM dance journey💜

One more day until we get those dancing shoes back on!💃

So excited to see you all & kick off September with a bang! We have got so much to look forward too & I can’t wait to get back to it!🫶🏻

See you Monday JM team xx

Jumping on the trend but had to be done🕺

Nothing like being part of the JM family, such a special place & forever grateful for our fabulous little bubble of brilliant humans❤️

2026/2027 enrolment now open!🕺🥳⭐️

We have opened up our enrolments for September and can’t wait to welcome so many more wonderful performers to our JM dance family!

Whether you have a little one bursting with energy, a teenager wanting to try a new hobby or a mum who wants to keep fit and make friends - we are just the place for you🙌🏻

Email [email protected] for more information , we’d love to welcome you to our dance family❤️

Class of 2026 - Erin Walford - Jelks

We are so proud of our beautiful Erin as she prepares to fly the nest and start her new journey at TBA. After all her incredible hard work and determination, Erin has successfully gained places at many prestigious performing arts schools.

After receiving offers from Italia Conti, Performers, Arts University Bournemouth, Chichester, Circomedia and TBA , she has chosen to continue her journey at The Brighton Academy .

Erin, I am so beyond proud of you and have completely adored getting to know and teach you, you are an absolute ray of sunshine and I can’t wait for them to see what we get to see every week! Keep shining & we are supporting you every step of the way lovely girl!🫶🏻🕺⭐️

Happy Summer Holidays ☀️🍉🦋

What a gorgeous summer term with our wonderful JM family & fabulous end to our academic year! Super proud of you all and everything you have thrown into this term, from summer sizzlers, summer fairs and everything in between, you’ve been a dream and I have loved being a part of every bit of it.

We are seeing lots of your lovely faces throughout summer with our summer schools and workshops, if we won’t be seeing you, have the best summer, you deserve it! See you back from 7th September❤️

Class of 2026 - Molly Way

We are incredibly proud of our lovely Molly as she prepares to start her new exciting journey at SOTE. Molly has only been dancing with us for under a year, however, she has made such lovely progress and continues to work hard in all her classes. After a tough audition season, Molly received different offers from Performers College, Chichester University, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA) and The School of Theatre Excellence (SOTE). Molly has decided to continue her journey at SOTE one their CertHe Dance and Musical Theatre course.

We are so proud of you Molly & can’t wait to support you in this new adventure🙌🏻⭐️❤️