Our Acting Beginners Course offers an introduction to acting in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Ideal for those with little or no acting experience, this beginners acting course provides the chance to explore acting technique in a playful and practical way. 

Whether you are an aspiring performer; wish to revitalise your creativity; or simply want to try something new and build self-confidence, you will find this course active, fun and rewarding.

This course includes movement and physicality but can be adapted for accessibility issues, please email for more details.

Ballet, as well as being both a beautiful and a highly technical dance, is also great fun and a perfect way to keep yourself fit and in shape. Come and experience Ballet in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

If you are a complete beginner who has always fancied trying a ballet class but not sure if it will be for you, take one of our Ballet Taster Classes. You’ll get a flavour of what ballet is about before you sign up for our longer course.

BALLET TASTER CLASSES CONTENT
Skills Explored:

- Understand posture and awareness of your body in space.
- Develop basic co-ordination of arms / feet / head.
- Learn basic combination of steps
- Barre exercises and stretches including learning each exercise name and meaning
This taster's the perfect way to make sure Ballet is definitely for you - and if it is, City Academy is the place to do it.

Dancing like there’s nobody watching – as the saying goes – is easier said than done. And for millions of people, the thought of stepping onto the dance floor is simply terrifying!

Our Absolute Beginners Dance Classes are suitable for complete beginners or for those looking to start from scratch again – those wanting to improve coordination, link moves together and find comfort and confidence in various dance styles. You'll be taught all the dance essentials: terminology, travelling steps, and, most importantly, rhythm.

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS DANCE CLASSES CONTENT
Exact course content may differ depending on course length and your needs, but topics covered will generally include:

- Learning the basic elements of dance and movement
- Transitions and travelling steps
- Learning foundational dance step (ball change, box, chasse, etc)
- Developing an understanding of rhythm and timing
- Improving coordination skills
- Building confidence in yourself, while learning in a fun, supportive and relaxed environment
Like all of our dance lessons at City Academy, you'll receive friendly advice and feedback throughout the course.

Have you always fancied learning how to dance but are not sure whether it’s for you? Take this Absolute Beginners Dance Taster class to get a real flavour of what dance at City Academy is all about before you sign up for our longer course.

This taster is suitable for those without any dance experience – you’ll get an idea of what the Absolute Beginners Dance course is like in a supportive and fun environment, learning under the guidance of your professional teacher.

As well as being a fun introduction to the longer course, the taster is also the perfect opportunity to ask your teacher any questions you might have about dance and what to expect from City Academy's courses.

ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS DANCE TASTER CLASS CONTENT:
- Dance technique, including one of the following: rhythm, performance, turns, dynamics
- Transition and travelling steps
- A step-by-step short sequence
- Building confidence and learning to have fun whilst you dance

As with all of our dancing classes, You will receive friendly advice and feedback from your teacher throughout the class.

Explore the professional arts world – and gain UCAS points

Gold is the highest level of Arts Award, giving young people insight into life as an arts professional. They'll hone their existing artistic skills, acquire new ones, gain practical experience of different roles in the arts world and develop leadership expertise. Worth 16 UCAS points, it's also a great boost to university and job applications.

Where artistic challenge meets arts leadership
Silver Arts Award gives young people the chance to take on an artistic challenge and a leadership role too. As well as being about creativity, it's about becoming a reviewer, researcher and project manager. Participants build a broad range of transferable skills as they complete their portfolio and gain a Level 2 qualification.

Our 5 Day Singing Foundation course is an inspiring and creative experience designed for anyone who wishes to develop their vocal technique, explore their musical identity and grow in confidence

Participate in a planned progression of technique and repertoire singing lessons, masterclasses and workshops, concentrating on core vocal techniques designed to give students a foundation in singing and performance skills. Our course is formulated to give a rounded base in vocal performance and technique, building confidence and skills through a practical approach to training.

Kick start your writing with our Creative Writing School - 5 day Intensive courses, part of our Summer Schools and Intensives programme. On our writing course, you will develop your ideas in a supportive environment with guidance from an expert tutor. Try your hand at multiple writing formats, from prose to screenplay, and develop your writing style.

No previous experience is required. Just bring an idea with you to work on during the course.

Our Creative Writing 5 day Intensive takes place from October - May. If you would like to join a 5 day creative writing course between May and September you can find details of the Summer School programme on our website linked below.

CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL
During our creative writing course you will:

- Develop an understanding of storytelling principles and structure
- Learn how to develop characters
- Learn to use descriptive prose and critical thinking
- Explore multiple writing formats
- Outline your ideas and develop them with the help of an expert tutor

The most technical of theatre disciplines, Musical Theatre requires you to sing, dance and act all at the same time.

Our Musical Theatre - Beginners course introduces you to the fundamental techniques needed to perform on the West End stage, and is the perfect way to explore the magic of musicals.

If you love musicals and want to have a go yourself but don’t know where to begin, try our Musical Theatre Taster Classes. Under the instruction of our teachers (who are all West-End performers themselves) you’ll have the chance to belt out some classic numbers, while getting a flavour of what a City Academy Musical Theatre course can offer you.

MUSICAL THEATRE TASTER CLASS CONTENT
Class content will generally include:

Introduction to fundamental techniques via song and dance warm-up exercises
Integration of singing, dance and acting
This taster's the perfect way to make sure that Beginner’s Musical Theatre is definitely for you - and if it is, City Academy is the place to do it.

Our Improvisation Classes - An Introduction is a fun and super social way to spend the day.

Through a series of games and short-form improv exercises geared to spark your imagination. You’ll work on the techniques needed to explore playfulness and improvise your heart out in a supportive and open environment.

Learn to listen with intent, be a great storyteller and react to others impulsively, creating great improvised scenes.

You don’t need any previous experience in acting or performing. This improv class will get your imagination and creativity into full swing. Come to build confidence, have fun and improve your communication skills.

The progression forward from this course is: Improvisation - Level 1