Find a class by age
Browse Woking dance classes by age
Choose a pathway, then a style. LESTA teaches in three purpose-built studios in Knaphill: ISTD ballet, tap and modern at the core, with jazz, acro, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre around them.
Knaphill studios · ISTD school
Start with who is dancing, not a long list of styles
Families from Knaphill, Bisley, Brookwood, Horsell and central Woking come to LESTA for the same reason: a proper studio, qualified teachers, and a syllabus that grows with the child. Toddler classes follow Melody Movement and the Early Years Foundation Stage. From Year 1, children can take ISTD examinations in ballet, tap and modern, or simply dance for the joy of it.
Unsure where to begin? Tell us an age and what they love - we will match a class at LESTA Studios, Guildford Road, Knaphill (GU21 2EP). Parking is immediately outside.
2.5 to 4 yearsToddlers & preschool
Melody Movement
Imaginative music and movement in our Knaphill studios, aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Explore this pathwayReception to teensSchool-age children
ISTD & open styles
Ballet, tap and modern on the ISTD syllabus, plus jazz, acro, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre.
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Audition or inviteExcel programme
Junior, Inter & Senior
Coaching, mentoring and performance for dedicated dancers training at LESTA Studios.
Explore this pathwayBrowse by age
Find a class by their age
Not sure which style to start with? Choose their age and we will show the classes that fit, plus times for Autumn Term 2026 at LESTA Studios, Knaphill.
2.5 to 4 yearsBy age
Toddlers & preschool
Melody Movement for 2.5 to 4 year olds: music, movement and story in our Knaphill studios.
Classes & times
ReceptionBy age
Reception
First Ballet, Modern & Tap with Melody Bear - the bridge from preschool play into graded ISTD work.
Classes & times5 to 7 yearsBy age
5 to 7 years
Primary and Grade 1 work across ballet, tap and modern, plus jazz, acro, hip hop and musical theatre.
Classes & times
8 to 11 yearsBy age
8 to 11 years
Stronger technique, richer rhythms and contemporary - plus Excel for dancers who want more.
Classes & times12 years+By age
12 years and over
Higher grades, pointe for selected dancers, senior jazz and hip hop, and Senior Excel.
Classes & timesEarly years
First steps
Melody Movement and First Ballet, Modern & Tap - the preschool and Reception bridge before graded ISTD work.
Melody Movement
Imaginative music and movement for 2.5 to 4 year olds in Knaphill, with Melody Bear as their weekly adventure guide.
View classFirst Ballet, Modern & Tap
The follow-on Melody Bear syllabus for Reception-age children - fairy-tale ballet with the first steps of modern and tap.
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Styles from Year 1
ISTD ballet, tap and modern sit beside jazz, acro, contemporary, hip hop and musical theatre - mix a syllabus class with something purely for fun.
Ballet
ISTD ballet from Grade 1 to vocational work, including pointe for selected senior dancers at our Woking studios.
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Tap
Rhythms, improvisation and ISTD tap technique for children from 5 years.
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Fun, energetic ISTD modern - from fairy dust and gallops to jazz pirouettes, kicks, leaps and turns.
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Jazz
Kicks, leaps, turns and half-term choreography to pop, Disney and musical theatre - no exam pressure.
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Acro
Acrobatic Arts in a dance context - flexibility, strength, balancing, limbering and tumbling, taught safely.
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Contemporary
Expressive contemporary combining lyrical, jazz and ballet - storytelling, floor work and fluid movement.
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Hip Hop
Energy, groove and choreography - from playful basics to popping, locking, breaking and freestyle.
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Musical Theatre
Singing, acting and dance in one class - Disney, pop and West End numbers that build real performance confidence.
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Conditioning & technique
Foundation classes that strengthen every other style, and that Excel dancers take as a minimum.
Conditioning
Core strength, balance, alignment and flexibility - the fitness class that makes every other dance class better.
View classLeaps & Turns
Firebirds, turning box leaps, fouettés and more - following the Rosina Andrews Method for elevation and multiples.
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Progressing Ballet Technique
Innovative ballet-specific conditioning that trains the muscle memory behind every exercise, from junior to advanced.
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Weekly class, then a proper stage
Dances for the Rhoda McGaw Theatre are made in ordinary lessons. Watch the school in motion, then browse stills from 16 to 18 April 2026.
Term dates
Fees are based on 12 weeks per term and 36 weeks per year, divided equally over 12 months and collected monthly by GoCardless. Autumn Term 2026 runs 13 weeks to balance a shorter spring term.
Autumn Term 2026
Monday 7 September - Saturday 12 December 2026
Half term: Monday 26 October - Saturday 31 October 2026
Spring Term 2027
Monday 4 January - Thursday 25 March 2027
Half term: Monday 15 February - Saturday 20 February 2027
Summer Term 2027
Monday 12 April - Saturday 17 July 2027
Half term: Saturday 29 May - Friday 4 June 2027