Waterfront Theatre School - Cape Town - South Africa

Admission is by evaluation. Classes are held throughout the week from 3.30pm-6.30pm and Saturdays from 9.00-3.30pm. The time-table is according to the level of the classes. Children usually attend one afternoon a week and on Saturday. More advanced students will attend more often, but classes are consolidated to minimise the effect on school work. Contact the Administrator for admission details. Log on to the above websites for further information on the children’s classes and examination system. Funk-jazz and hip-hop classes are available for the recreational child, and are offered in addition to syllabus work. Recreational Drama and Musical Theatre classes are also taught.

There are twelve levels of dance, drama and musical theatre, inclusive of the teaching and higher level performing diplomas. The dance genres taught are classical ballet, modern theatre dance, funk jazz/hip hop, tap and contemporary dance ( which is included in the modern theatre dance at higher grade levels).

Private tuition is offered in drama and musical theatre building up to the full time course, ( Trinity College of London).Examinations are held twice a year in June and October/November. For further information on the dance, drama and musical theatre syllabi, link to www.istd.org and www.trinitycollege.uk

A dance production is held annually to showcase the various styles of dance taught. This production sometimes takes the form of an original musical production involving the musical theatre and drama departments. A separate showcase is held to show the talents of the individual students taking the Trinity examinations. The primary, Grade 1 and grade 2 children have their own " showcase" to avoid lengthy rehearsals.

The College puts forward children for TV Commercials. Film. Corporate and Stage Productions with leading managements. We require up to date photographs on CD. If the student works through an existing agent, the College must be informed and prior permission is required.

The Imperial Society of Teacher's of Dancing has established a separate syllabus for boys, with the emphasis on body work, physical development and a masculine, athletic approach to dance. The boys have separate classes taken by a male teacher where possible. Towards the examinations, the boys' group join with the girls to " polish" the work common to both sexes. The boys also take part in the full tap, jazz, drama and musical theatre currriculum.

Entry is by individual assessment, and no student is accepted unless all fees are up to date with their previous teacher, and the previous teacher has been correctly informed that the child will be moving studios. This is in accordance with the WPDTA code of ethics.

Age 5 years to 18 years. The Part-Time School commences at the age of 5 years with " Primary", consisting of three periods, ballet, drama and modern dance. The course is designed to develop musicality, imagination, eye-hand co-ordination and physical control. The course has been developed by British educationists and the Dance Faculty of the Imperial Society of Teacher's of Dancing, London. Strict guidelines are adhered to for this age group. The classes are 30 minutes in duration, making a period of 9am to 11 am on a Saturday morning, with breaks, which are fully supervised at all times.

At Grade 1 level, the classes are taught twice a week, and the periods are extended to 40 minutes each on a Monday, and 1 hour each on a Saturday. Tap dancing is added to the curriculum on a Saturday.