Silver Swans® Shy
Adult Ballet Classes (Prerequisites: none)
This is a gentle class specially designed either for those at the beginning of the ballet experience or for anyone wishing to fine-tune the essentials.
Learn classical ballet exercises and terminology while strengthening your balance and coordination from the ballet barre to the centre of the dance space. In addition, an adapted choreography is taught from the classical ballet repertoire, and stories from the stage are shared.
Annemarie, a licensed Silver Swans® teacher through the Royal Academy of Dance, brings decades of experience as a teacher and professional dance artist to the dance floor.
Silver Swans® Gliding
Adult Ballet Classes (Prerequisites: some ballet)
This class is specially designed for those who have attended a ballet class as a child or adult. Enjoy learning ballet technique in a clear, well-structured way while regaining the joy of movement and music. In addition, an adapted choreography is taught from the classical ballet repertoire, and stories from the stage are shared.
Research shows that 75% of the factors affecting quality of life and longevity are related to lifestyle, while only 25% are hereditary. Classes help improve your mobility, posture, coordination, and energy levels. Dance, in particular, can play a vital role in ensuring a longer, better quality of life.
Annemarie, a licensed Silver Swans® teacher through the Royal Academy of Dance, brings decades of experience as a teacher and professional dance artist to the dance floor.
Movement Coaching
Private Sessions
Movement coaching is not just for elite athletes. Everyone, regardless of age, condition, or ability, can benefit from movements designed to strengthen, balance, and coordinate the body.
Annemarie specializes in helping clients online and in-person to recuperate from injury or to correct movement dysfunction. In these nurturing sessions, you will be guided through effective exercises that help improve memory, spatial awareness, and fluidity in your everyday movements.
Leave each session feeling energized and with a renewed sense of well-being and confidence.
Silver Swans Summer Session 2025
Registration is OPEN.
Find out details and secure your place HERE.
Summer Sessions offer a special opportunity to explore adapted choreography from classic story ballets. Led by Annemarie, these sessions feature a ballet class designed specifically for older adults, and include guest appearances, workshops, and live music. Join us for a memorable and enriching experience in dance and creativity for you.
What People Are Saying
“To me, taking dance class feels healthy, challenging, skill-building, nourishing, stimulating, expressive, reminiscent, soulful, and regardless of my talent or lack of it, beautiful!”
— Cheryl, Silver Swans Participant
“As a novice dancer, I found that Annemarie is a gifted teacher: kind, encouraging, and masterful in adapting more complex ballet choreography to meet the varying abilities of mature students. With a welcoming group of fellow participants, I made (I hope!) modest strides in integrating brain and body, mastering some ballet fundamentals, and rediscovering the joy of dance.”
— Kate, Novice Swan
“Once a week in my kitchen, using a chair as a barre, I am coached through a series of dance movements while listening to beautiful music. Through her instruction, Annemarie draws me into a studio, takes me behind the curtain, and then brings me onto the stage. How does it feel? Like magic.”
— Moira, Silver Swans Participant