CTA Performing Arts

CTA Performing Arts is a dance and drama school in Chiswick, London, established in 2008. It is a family business run by founder and Artistic Director Georgina Burns and her husband Phil. The school describes itself as one of the leading dance and drama schools in London, offering over 70 classes per week in dance, drama, and musical theatre. The school aims to provide a magical performing arts experience and create a safe space where students feel a sense of belonging outside of home and school.

CTA Performing Arts is located at 2 Belmont Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5UH. The school operates from West London studios.

CTA Performing Arts offers classical ballet classes including Pre-Primary Ballet, Standard Ballet, Grade 3 Ballet, Grade 6/Intermediate Ballet, and Senior Ballet and Pointework. The school also offers tap, modern dance, modern fusion, acro dance, hip hop and street dance, musical theatre, drama and LAMDA training, circus classes, and a Dance Company program. Ballet/Tap/Modern combo classes are available for younger students. The school partners with ISTD, LAMDA, DSOA, and Alixa Flexibility.

Students aged 15 months to 18 years can join CTA Performing Arts. The school welcomes children who love to sing, dance and act, those who wish to pursue a career in performing arts, and those attending for confidence, fitness, and friendship. A free trial class is offered to get started. Some programs such as the Dance Company are by invitation, and certain elite classes require audition.

CTA Performing Arts caters for students aged 15 months to 18 years. Classes are structured across different age groups and experience levels, from beginner classes for toddlers through to advanced levels including Grade 6/Intermediate Ballet and Senior Ballet and Pointework.

The school offers the CTA Performing Arts Dance Company program by invitation. Students with exceptional potential in drama may be invited to an exclusive drama festival class. The school prepares students for LAMDA exams in Speech and Drama and Musical Theatre. Classes and teacher assistant programs are designed to inspire leadership skills. The school aims to nurture students to reach their full potential as performers.

CTA Performing Arts is affiliated with ISTD, LAMDA, DSOA, and Alixa Flexibility. Founder Georgina Burns is an AISTD. Tap classes include tap warm-up, skill development, progressions, centre combinations, and routines. Dance Company students must take a minimum of two additional classes each week, with one being ballet. Students in acro classes are encouraged to also engage in another dance style. The school emphasizes values of Joy and Creativity, Leadership, Growth Mindset, and Personal Mastery.

CTA Performing Arts can be contacted by phone at 020 8742 2861 during operating hours Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, or by email at redacted@example.com which is monitored 24/7. The school is located at 2 Belmont Road, Chiswick, London, W4 5UH.