Disciplines

Ballet

Ballet is the foundation of all dance styles, helping dancers build strength, flexibility, core stability, musicality. Renowned worldwide for its grace, ballet provides an essential base for every dancer.

At Excel, ballet offers a wonderful introduction to dance, especially for younger students. It encourages excellent posture, balance, coordination, and poise, while also nurturing creativity through expressive movement, storytelling, and imaginative play with the younger classes.

Our ballet classes start for students aged 3 through to 18 years. Students can progress through optional IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) grade exams and medal tests, allowing them to grow in both skill and confidence.
 

Street Jazz

Our jazz classes are high-energy, fun, and perfect for dancers of all levels. Combining lots of different dance styles, students build strong technique while dancing to music they know and love. Each class includes a dynamic warm-up, traveling sequences, and a routine that develops weekly. With kicks, leaps, spins and expressive choreography, dancers also improve flexibility, strength—and most importantly—have a great time! It is a wonderful way for kids to stay active, build confidence, and express themselves through dance.

Street Jazz dance classes start from 3 years through to 18+ years.
 

Hip Hop & Commercial Street Dance

Hip Hop dance style originated from the 1970s when people danced outside anywhere they could, just for fun and freedom. Hip hop dance is all about moving to the beat with cool, freestyle moves that come straight from the streets. Commercial street dance takes those awesome moves and turns them into sharp, exciting routines you might see in music videos and on TV!

In these popular classes students learn fun styles like breaking, popping, locking, and house — all full of energy and personality. It’s a great way to boost confidence, get moving, and have a blast while learning some super cool dance moves!

Hip Hop and Commercial Street dance classes are available at Excel Performing Arts from 8 years to 18. There is also a young adult class for 18-25 yrs.
 

Performance Class

Our Performance Class is for passionate, dedicated dancers who love being on stage. Students train as a team to learn high-energy routines (mainly jazz dance based), for exciting public events like the St Albans Christmas Lights Switch-On and Dancemania.

To join, dancers must be enrolled in at least two other classes last Excel Performing Arts (including jazz) and show strong commitment and teamwork. New places open in January and September across three age groups: 8–11yrs, 12–15yrs, and 16–18yrs. Perfect for performers ready for the next step!