Performing arts classes
Early Stages for 4-6 year olds
Children are never too young to start gaining skills for life
Early Stages is designed to introduce young children aged 4-6 years to Stagecoach. Developed specifically to the needs of pre-school and infant school children these sessions work to enhance the learning, development and creativity of young people, giving them a safe environment to grow and stretch themselves. Each child becomes more confident, socially aware and can discover their full potential in small class sizes (maximum 15), while having lots of fun and making new friends.
Early Stages classes run alongside the main Stagecoach schools, where young people learn skills in each of the three Musical Theatre disciplines of singing, dancing & drama, so it is an easy step when it is time to transfer to the next stage. This usually happens when a child is 6 years old, depending on individual circumstances.
Running for 90 minutes, the Early Stages class is split up into three 30 minute sessions, where young children learn performing arts skills through singing, dancing and drama classes:
Singing classes -
Children identify where their voices come from and how sounds are made and formed. Young kids get the opportunity to develop rhythm and timing, improving diction, alongside learning popular show songs.
Dance classes -
Working in a group, children learn fun and contemporary routines, which help improve coordination, balance and spatial awareness, while developing strong motor skills.
Drama classes -
Through role play and improvisation young children get to stretch their imagination, experimenting with words and feelings. By interacting with others in the group they learn vital social skills such as giving, taking and sharing. In themed fantasy worlds and through storytelling kids can express themselves physically and emotionally, learning new words and phrases while memorising lines through repetition.
Parents receive individually written reports on their child's progress twice a year.
"Early Stages, introducing young children to the joy of performance"
Early Stages classes run alongside the main Stagecoach schools, where young people learn skills in each of the three Musical Theatre disciplines of singing, dancing & drama, so it is an easy step when it is time to transfer to the next stage. This usually happens when a child is 6 years old, depending on individual circumstances.
Running for 90 minutes, the Early Stages class is split up into three 30 minute sessions, where young children learn performing arts skills through singing, dancing and drama classes:
Singing classes -
Children identify where their voices come from and how sounds are made and formed. Young kids get the opportunity to develop rhythm and timing, improving diction, alongside learning popular show songs.
Dance classes -
Working in a group, children learn fun and contemporary routines, which help improve coordination, balance and spatial awareness, while developing strong motor skills.
Drama classes -
Through role play and improvisation young children get to stretch their imagination, experimenting with words and feelings. By interacting with others in the group they learn vital social skills such as giving, taking and sharing. In themed fantasy worlds and through storytelling kids can express themselves physically and emotionally, learning new words and phrases while memorising lines through repetition.
Parents receive individually written reports on their child's progress twice a year.
"Early Stages, introducing young children to the joy of performance"
What We Do
Stagecoach Theatre Arts has been nurturing and developing young people's potential for almost 25 years.
Early Stages is designed to introduce young children aged 4-6 years to Stagecoach.
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