About the class

A professional level ballet class that embodies the fundamental principles of ballet technique through a balanced class structure with the aim of maintaining a high standard of technique. It encourages precision, agility and fluidity of movement, develops physical strength and flexibility whilst also developing vocabulary, musicality and artistic expression. This class is designed for professional dance artists, recent dance graduates and those with significant ballet experience and is delivered in a fun, supportive, encouraging and welcoming environment.

Teacher- Angela Reay

Angela Christie Reay ARAD QTLS ATS FSET Cteach CID Angela trained in Classical Ballet, National and Modern Dance techniques at the Northern Ballet School in Manchester.
On completion of her training at the age of 18 she secured a position as a soloist ballet dancer with the Stadtischen Buhnen Muenster in Germany. She then went on to have an extensive, international, 12 year career as a professional dance artist predominately in the State Theatres of Germany performing in Classical and Neo-Classical ballets, Contemporary dance works, Musical Theatre Productions, Dance Theatre, Operas and Operettas as well as working in television. She later trained as a specialist classical ballet teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and worked as a freelance RAD teacher for 4 years before joining the Performing Arts Academy at Newcastle College where she worked for 21 years teaching ballet technique across the dance and musical theatre degree programs. She has taught the ballet technique on Dance City’s Masters in Advanced Dance Performance for the past 2 ½ years. For the past nine years she has also worked at Dance City delivering the Professional Ballet Classes for the regions professional dance artists. In July 2019 Angela completed the Advanced Teacher.