The Dance Department at New Hall School offers a wide range of options for students in the Senior Divisions. Based in dedicated studios in the Walkfares Performing Arts Centre, the Dance Department is one of the creative hubs of the School.

We offer ISTD examination classes in Modern, Tap, Jazz, and Cecchetti Ballet. Other dance styles such as Contemporary, Lyrical, Street Dance, Acro and Musical Theatre are offered to all students as part of the New Hall Co-Curriculum. We also offer an all-boys dance class and private coaching lessons.

New Hall School is proud to host the ISTD Janet Cram regional semi-finals and regular ISTD course training sessions.

Dance classes take place during lunchtime and after school clubs. On Saturday, we run a full dance timetable to include all dance examination classes. Senior Divisions’ students will have the option of dance as part of their Games curriculum lessons from Year 11 and above.

The New Hall Dance Festival Team regularly competes at various dance festivals throughout the year and has had the opportunity of performing in a number of venues across the UK and internationally including the Royal Albert Hall, Sadlers Wells Theatre, The Savoy Hotel, London Excel Centre and at Disneyland Paris. This group has over 75 dancers starting as young as 5 years old to 18 years old.

In July 2023, the Festival Team represented Team England at the Dance World Cup in Portugal. All 44 dancers placed in the top 10 in each of their entered categories, against 7,500 dancers.

Members of the New Hall Dance Festival team have performed in West End productions such as ‘School of Rock’, ‘Matilda: The Musical’, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’,‘ Annie’, ‘The Little Princess’, ‘Nativity: The Musical’ and ‘The Sound of Music’ UK Tour. Our classical dancers have also had the opportunity to train with The Royal Ballet School, English Youth Ballet Company, and The London Children’s Ballet Company.

The Dance Department also runs regular theatre trips and West End workshops.

The Dance Department is led by Head of Dance, Mrs Sarah Molina who has taught at New Hall for over a decade alongside a highly skilled team of teachers and choreographers.