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LESTA Studios · Knaphill, Woking, Surrey

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Modern dance class in Knaphill, Woking

ISTD · 5 years+

ISTD modern dance classes in Woking

What is modern? Fun, exciting, creative, energetic. The specially created ISTD syllabus brings out a dancer’s imaginative side while they explore correct technique and body alignment.

Three-week trial · £25 · LESTA Studios, Knaphill

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Younger classes gallop, skip, burst the balloon and sprinkle magic fairy dust, then progress into running with action and improvisation. Older dancers work through pop, musical theatre jazz and lyrical, with jazz pirouettes, kicks, leaps and turns as the technical highlight.

Modern is one of LESTA’s examination subjects, sitting alongside ballet and tap on the ISTD pathway for families in Woking who want both joy and a recognised syllabus.

ISTD modern dance classes in Woking and Knaphill - a creative, exam-ready syllabus taught in purpose-built studios.

How the class grows

What they take at each age

Children move up when they have taken an exam, or when teachers feel they are ready for the next class. Sometimes groups follow school years.

1
Begin
5 to 7 year olds
Galloping, skipping, bursting the balloon and sprinkling fairy dust - then running with action and improvisation. Children start working towards exams and moving up through the graded syllabus.
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2
Grow
8 to 11 year olds
Modern encompasses upbeat pop, musical theatre jazz and lyrical. Dancers start learning jazz pirouettes and other interesting techniques.
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3
Progress
12 years and over
More technique-focused classes that require dedication to detail. Jazz technique with kicks, leaps and turns is the highlight, with maturity needed for performance quality.
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Modern · Autumn Term 2026

Modern class times

Times for Modern at LESTA Studios, Knaphill. Some levels mix ages when teachers place by readiness.

Monday

6.00 to 7.00Grade 6 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)

Tuesday

6.00 to 6.45Grade 1 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)

Thursday

4.15 to 4.45Primary ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)

Friday

4.00 to 4.45Grade 1 ModernStudio Astaire (Downstairs right)

Saturday

9.00 to 10.00First Ballet, Modern & TapStudio Astaire (Downstairs right)
9.00 to 10.30Pre-Primary Ballet, Modern & TapStudio Fosse (Upstairs)
12.00 to 12.30Primary ModernStudio Astaire (Downstairs right)
12.00 to 12.45Grade 1 ModernStudio Fosse (Upstairs)
12.00 to 12.45Grade 2 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)
1.30 to 2.15Grade 2 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)
2.15 to 3.00Grade 4 ModernStudio Astaire (Downstairs right)
3.00 to 3.45Grade 3 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)
4.00 to 5.00Grade 5 ModernStudio Fonteyn (Downstairs left)

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