Services | Christelle Smit Dance Studio

ABOUT US

Christelle Smit

Following her initial training and advanced teachers qualifications in Contemporary, Modern, Tap, Spanish and Classical ballet, her very successful Dance studio was established in 1976. She has been teaching dance for the past 37 years and has extensive experience as both performer, choreographer, teacher and producer. In 2003 she completed the Association of International Dance Teachers Membership exam and was appointed an examiner of this organization in 2004. In May 2005 Christelle adjudicated the Cape Town Dance Eisteddfod. In June 2006 she adjudicated the Concour de Modern Eisteddfod in Johannesburg and in August the Port Elizabeth Dance Festival. In 2007 she examined in Las Vegas and British Columbia, Canada. In 2008 she adjudicated the Roodepoort Dance Festival. In 2009 she examined in Cyprus as well as Israel. In June 2011 she adjudicated the Cape Town Dance Eisteddfod. In June 2012 she examined in Las Vegas and British Columbia. In September 2013 she will be adjudicating the Concour Eisteddfod in Johannesburg.

EXPLORE NOW

The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.

Barbara de Angelis

TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME

ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA OF DANCE

Association of International Dance Teachers

At some point in their studies, serious students intent on taking up dance as a career will make the decision to study dance as a tertiary qualification. The studio offers an exciting and stimulating environment to prepare students for a professional career in dance teaching and managing their own dance studios.

Three year internationally accredited full – time, tertiary diploma of dance course offering a wide range of classes to provide ideal stimulus for the students aiming for careers in dance. The curriculum focuses on equipping students with a high level of technique, anatomy, music, artistic and interpretative skill in dance. Students with the aspiration to be performing artists are encouraged to be creative and innovative, to focus on their area of specialty and to develop self – discipline, initiative and positive self – esteem. Student teachers are expected to participate in all full – time classes as well as separate teachers training sessions.

Advanced Associate Diploma – [requirement: Associate Diploma of Dance A.I.D.T.]

Three year internationally accredited advanced diploma of dance course including a comprehensive range of study units including practical and theoretical dance teaching skills.

Christelle Smit Dance

The Christelle Smit Dance Studio aspires to teach and promote dance to the highest standards of technique and artistry and to educate dancers of all ages with as much versatility, creativity, enjoyment, knowledge and professional training as is needed to produce dancers who are performers, as well as technicians, within an atmosphere of safety and nurturing, allowing each student to reach their full potential through an intensive training regime and to achieve this through dedication, discipline, laughter and love.

A short message from Christelle

Our children are indeed our biggest asset and through dance they are learning so much more than dance steps and music appreciation. The effort a dancer puts in over the years will be rewarded with the satisfaction of continuous improvement in performance. My aim is to promote dance and to contribute to the teaching of young dancers, to work together as dance educators never forgetting that we are all followers of a great art form – Dance

Mission Statement

The CHRISTELLE SMIT DANCE STUDIO aspires to teach and promote DANCE to the HIGHEST standard of TECHNIQUE and ARTISTRY, and to EDUCATE dancers of all ages with as much VERSATILITY, CREATIVITY, ENJOYMENT KNOWLEDGE and PROFESSIONAL TRAINING as is needed to produce DANCERS who are PERFORMERS, as well as TECHNICIANS, within an atmosphere of SAFETY and NURTURING, allowing each student to REACH their FULL POTENTIAL through an INTENSIVE TRAINING REGIME, and to ACHIEVE this through DEDICATION,DISCIPLINE, LAUGHTER & LOVE’

Business Comittment

The Christelle Smit Dance Studio is a professional, fully equipped, dance Atelier offering expert tuition and training of the highest standard in modern, contemporary, jazz, tap and hip hop genres to committed and dedicated students from the age of five years to advanced levels, who choose our efficient and reliable offering in order to feel that they have reached their full potential as well as achievement and enjoyment in dance. We offer an unique dance environment and experience. For over 37 years, we have been training and educating dancers, inspiring them with the passion and physical power of the human body in motion.

We promise our students that they can count on us for professional, efficient and reliable tuition in dance, delivered with consistency. Our brand is Nationally and Internationally recognized and we promise our students continual growth, development and enjoyment in reaching their personal goals in dance.