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Strength, Grace, Enjoyment, Discipline
About Claremont Ballet School
Our Philosophy
Thank you for your enquiry into our Ballet School!
Jeremy and I have spent many years performing and teaching.
We hope you or your child can join us in our love of ballet.
Our classes offer your child the opportunity to appreciate the art of Ballet, Dance and Music.
We aim to teach them to grow in the discipline of Ballet, developing strength,
endurance, grace, mastering such a beautiful skill plus the simple pure enjoyment of moving their bodies.
Here everyone is a special star!
We are a Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) School, registered to enter the children into internationally recognised examinations. These exams are optional, but highly recommended.
We offer classes from Beginners to Adults covering a whole range of levels. We both teach the kids as we feel we have very different skill sets and experience.
Dominique focuses mainly on the littlies and Jeremy on the older Vocational dancers.
We also participate in The Cape Town Eisteddfod, have ‘’Open Watching Days’’ at the end of each term, a Showcase at the end of the Year and a large Stage Production at the end of the first term.
Founders & Directors
Dominique
Jeremy
Dominique and Jeremy Hodges are the founders of Claremont Ballet School and have 2 children who are also a part of the school, Julietta and Michael Hodges. Julietta their daughter also teaches ballet to beginners.
Teachers
Jeremy Hodges
Teacher, Director, choreographer
Teaches Grade 5 up to Advanced 2
Dominique Hodges
Teacher, Director, choreographer
Teaches Beginners up to Grade 5
Julietta Hodges
Teacher
Teaches Beginners
About Jeremy Hodges
Jeremy teaches and trains the dancers from Grade 2 onwards to Vocational level and Adults. He is very passionate about Ballet and with his extensive experience in Performance and Pas de Deux he has so much to give. He focuses on execution of correct technique, passion and calls them up to a high standard.
Jeremy started his training at Arts Educational School in London, he then went on to dance professionally for 20 years. Companies he worked at, Northern Ballet, UK; Hamburg Ballet, Germany; Houston Ballet, USA; PACT Ballet, Pretoria, CAPAB Ballet, Cape Town where he decided to stay.
He has performed in so many Ballets, too numerous to mention, working up from Corps to Soloist to Principal Ballet Dancer. With partnerships with Janet Lindup, Juanita Yazbek, Daria Klemetova, to mention a few. After his extensive career, he worked in the hospitality industry and then started working in the fitness industry. He is a qualified Pilates Instructor, Studio Instructor, Personal Trainer. He obtained his Professional Teachers Diploma with the RAD in London. Also teaching in various capacities in Leeds, U; ballet private classes, LEEDS EXTENDED Services for Children in three dance genres. Zumba dance classes. And so started the wonderful new chapter of teaching Ballet full time once they moved back to Cape Town.
About Dominique Hodges
Dominique teaches and nurtures the young Ballet dancers from Beginners to Grade 5’s in good foundational technique. Sharing the love for everything Ballet, music appreciation and the love of performance is what she encourages.
She trained in ballet with the RAD since she was 4 and after school got awarded her Ballet Teachers Diploma with distinction in Contemporary Dance at UCT Ballet School. Achieving her longlife dream of joining the Ballet Company she did so joining CAPAB (Now called Cape Town City Ballet). A desire to travel more propelled her to continue to dance professionally overseas performing in various genres in many countries. After 7 years of dancing, it was time to settle down and start teaching. Teaching has included two personally owned Pilates studios; locally and the UK. Dance classes for adults at UK FE Colleges, Studio instructor at gyms, Zumba, Childrens' Dance classes for Leeds Extended Services, teaching 3 genres of dance.
Choreography has also been her passion since High School, being the sole choreographer for her schools' plays, My Fair Lady, Oliver & Fiddler on the Roof. She now loves choreographing CBS shows with narrative and flair. Her motto : “We aim to entertain”.
With added qualifications as Nutritionist, Coach and Mentor her heart is to bring out the best in each individual dancer, calling them to be their very best.
