Autumn Ballet School 2026
We are delighted to be able to provide an Autumn Ballet School holiday option for all students from any ballet/dance school, aged 8 and/or Grade 2 and above, to attend a 4-day programme during the second week of the April School holidays (13th to 16th April).
Classes will run from approximately 9:00 until 3:30 pm Monday to Thursday. Please note Lvl1 may finish at approximately 2:30pm.
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- Limited number of private 30min lessons will be available.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Autumn School 2027 – Juniors/Intermediates
aDvANCE Programme 2026 – Intermediates/Seniors
Tutors for 2026 will include:
Classical, Creative and Choreography
Rachel Dawson; RAD RTS, ARAD, TCP Diploma in Dance Performance
Rachel trained at the New Zealand School of Dance gaining her Diploma in Dance Performance. She achieved her RAD Teachers certificate in 2001 with distinction.
Rachel danced in numerious nation dance competitions, Wellington fringe festivals, toured with Paul Jendon Dance Company in Australia and was second in line to play the role of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings. She moved to England in 2007 with her two children and husband. Since 2010 Rachel has been teaching at the Royal Ballet School for their ‘Primary Steps’ programme and creative workshops in Primary school. Alongside this she headed up the junior and senior ballet schools at Cambridge Theatre School. For the last 14 years Rachel was the vocational teacher for Cambridge Performing Arts and cover teacher for the Centre for Advanced training. She also taught on the Radiates Programme developed by the RAD to offer creative dance to children. Additionally, Rachel co-delivered the primary sector dance-bance lectures to teachers to enhance their CPD for ISTD.
Rachel is delighted to have students regularly gain placement in the JA/MA associate programme and White lodge at the Royal Ballet School.
She has a passion for choreography and enjoys inspiring students through creativity and technical knowledge.
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Classical, Contemporary and Lyrical
Arwen Sullivan – RAD RTS, CBTS, Rambert RTS
Arwen Sullivan began learning ballet at the age of 4, where she found a love for feeling music through movement. She has trained in lyrical dance and has recently begun learning contemporary and jazz. Arwen is also passionate about sewing and costume design as she enjoys finding ways to reflect the character, narrative, and music visually.
Originally studying in a Originally small town, Miss Arwen is passionate about making ballet accessible to a wide range of students and is dedicated towards helping others achieve their goals and dreams.
When granted the opportunity to co-teach ballet lessons, she discovered the wonderful feeling that comes with seeing students grow and succeed. This inspired her to move to Wellington and undertake a Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies with the Royal Academy of Dance. Through this she gained understanding of children’s developmental stages, anatomy, supplementary training, and further practical teaching experience.
Classical Repertorie
Martha Maclean; Adv Dip of Professional Dance (Elite Performance)
Martha Maclean joined En Pointe as a student when the Academy first opened, before continuing her full-time training at Classical Ballet 121 in Sydney with Gillian Revie. There, she completed her Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) and RAD Advanced Two examination with distinction and undertook a part-time secondment with Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year.
She then completed her Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, where a highlight was performing a pas de deux in Pina Bausch’s Tannhäuser Bacchanale as part of WAAPA’s 2022 collaboration with Tanztheater Wuppertal.
After finishing her classical training, Martha pursued university studies, recently completing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French through Victoria University of Wellington and the Institut d’études politiques de Paris. She is delighted to return to En Pointe to share her love of ballet and support students to find joy and confidence through dance.