Welcome to reading more about our Heels Dance Classes.

Saddleworth Ballet School's Heels Dance Classes are taught by American dance practitioner and educator, Kathryn Ann Key. Kathryn was born in Sweet Home Alabama, and has forged a successful career dancing alongside Jason Derulo on Good Morning America, starred in world tours with productions like Disney Live, Alvin & the Chipmunks, and The Smurfs, and performing for the biggest theme parks, music videos, cruise lines, and television productions.

In order to develop our dancer's versatility to the highest level, we offer Heels Dance Classes fused with Cabaret, Musical Theatre, Latin Dance, Commercial, Street Dance, Jazz, Contemporary, and Ballet. Our professional heels training prepares our students for stage work on the West End or Broadway, on tours with famous music artists, or music videos, or for National Character dances used in Classical Ballets. Heels are a necessity for dancers and have long been an industry staple. They play a pivotal role in all genres and dancers must master the skill of performing in heels.

Our methodology is progressive, with students learning how to stand in heels with the appropriate posture, walking, transferring weight, and building up to stylistic performance combinations. As part of this, we teach our students the history of heels dance, from classic Court dances of the Renaissance period, the Jazz Age and The Harlem Cotton Club of the 1920's, The Golden Age of Hollywood films centred around stars like Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse in the 1960s, choreographer Bob Fosse’s signature jazz hands, hunched shoulders and isolated movements in the 1970's, the Broadway production of Dreamgirls choreographed by Michael Bennett and Michael Peters in 1981, Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal in 1988, alongside the 21st century heels phenomenon that has taken the performance industry by storm, with the likes of Beyonce, the Pussycat Dolls, and the innovators and teachers who continue to popularise heels today, including Dana Foglia and Aisha Francis. Owing to this, our students learn how to embody characters, tell stories through movement, and how to deliver a dynamic presence.

On a Saturday, we offer a 1 hour Heels Dance Class. This 1 hour class is designed to accommodate the expectations of the aspiring student. This is open to ages 11 and above.