On pointe ballet studio was established in 1997. It grew from a humble 6 pupils to a well sustained studio today.
Riette Odendaal is the owner of the studio. Qualification - Cecchetti Diploma from the I.S.T.D. (Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing) Head office England.
We teach children form 4 years to adult at Kunstedraai our art centre at 35 Offenbach street, Vanderbijlpark.
Classes are being kept small to ensure individual attention. Classes start from around 13:00 for the smaller children till early evening for senior pupils. We teach both boys and girls and have a holistic approach, not only ballet but also healthy eating habits, social skills etc.
Our yearly programme consists of Cecchetti Society syllabus work, we also take part in numerous festivals (SA Dance championships and Vaal Triangle Dance festival) as well as our own Virtual Arts Festival established in 2020. Our annual studio show is usually in September at Ettiene Rosseau theatre to show off the talent of our studio. Annual exam session is October with professional examiners appointed by the Cecchetti Society.
Resent accomplishments:
Overall studio winners at the SA dance school championships 2017 (Vaal Triangle)
Winners in the ballet division SA dance school championships 2018 (Vaal Triangle)
During the South African Dance school championships we have received numerous awards as well as special awards.
Some of the most recent results:
2021
During our most recent exams three of our Advanced 1 pupils passed with a Distinctions and two merits. Very good results for this high level!
2020
90% of the studio received distictions for their items at the ADK virtual Arts festival.
2019 SA dance school Championships
6 – first places in different catagories
4 – second places
1 – third place.
Special awards:
Best senior ballet solo
Beautiful elegant dancers
Great elegance and clean choreography
Lovely flow in your performance
Beautiful concept and elegance
Lovely concept, danced extremely well
2019 Vaal Triangle Arts Festival
All students 77% and higher.
Some of the benefits of ballet:
Physical
Muscular strength, suppleness, fitness in a fun way, co-ordination, balance, grace, develop brain – they have to remember sequences or put sequences together in unprepared work.
Emotional
Self confidence, self worth, determination,
Social
Learn to follow instructions, goalsetting, manage stress, build frienships, learn to work in groups, helps introverts to perform on stage and in front of an audience.
