The South London Dance Academy

The South London Dance Academy is a dance school founded to create a friendly and happy environment to nurture a child's desire to dance, providing an exceptional standard of teaching to encourage and motivate students of all ages and abilities. The academy is led by Principal Megan Box-Bardwell BA(Hons), LRAD, ARAD, RAD RTS, who has nearly two decades of teaching experience across London and Surrey and is an associate of the Royal Academy of Dance.

The South London Dance Academy operates at two locations in South London: SLDA @ St Andrews United Reformed Church, Rear Halls of St Andrews United Reformed Church, Brockley Road, SE4 2SA, and SLDA @ Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich, Dance Studio, Homestall Road, SE22 0NR. Classes are offered in East Dulwich and Nunhead.

The academy offers classical ballet from preschool to vocational level, modern theatre dance, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, musical theatre, and competition team classes. Adult classes include ballet, contemporary and jazz, and tap on a drop-in basis. Additional offerings include a GCSE Dance course, holiday camps for children aged 4+, workshops, and facilities hire from September 2025.

The academy welcomes students of all ages and abilities, from preschool children to adults. Children can join regular classes, holiday camps, and workshops, while adults can attend drop-in classes in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and tap. Students can book a free introductory lesson or trial class. Dancers showing exceptional aptitude, technique, skill, performance, and commitment may be invited to join the competition team.

The academy caters for students from preschool to vocational level across all dance disciplines. Adult classes are offered at beginners and general levels, with ballet classes not suitable for beginners. The competition team accepts dancers aged 5-18 years across Junior, Intermediate, and Senior teams. The academy supports students dancing for fun, fitness, academic enrichment, or professional career training.

The academy offers opportunities through its competition teams, which compete in local festivals and aim to qualify for the All England Dance Finals. Competition formats include group, quartet, trio, duet, and soloist categories. The academy supports dancers seeking to develop technique and skills for a professional career in dance, as well as those dancing for fitness, fun, or enjoyment.

The academy uses an inclusive teaching method where pupils develop technical and expressive skills and knowledge of multiple dance genres through weekly classes, performance, examinations, and enrichment trips to dance performances. Every child has access to highly trained and qualified specialist dance teachers. The curriculum covers classical ballet, modern theatre dance, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and musical theatre.

The academy offers performances, examinations, and enrichment trips to dance performances as part of its teaching approach. The competition teams compete in local festivals and aim to qualify for the All England Dance Finals, with competitions available in group, quartet, trio, duet, and soloist categories across Junior, Intermediate, and Senior age divisions.

You can contact The South London Dance Academy by phone at 07948601568 or by email at redacted@example.com. The academy operates at two locations: SLDA @ St Andrews United Reformed Church, Rear Halls of St Andrews United Reformed Church, Brockley Road, SE4 2SA, and SLDA @ Harris Girls Academy East Dulwich, Dance Studio, Homestall Road, SE22 0NR.