Caterham Dance Classes

The class takes place in Soper Hall, which is right next-door to Morrisons car park in Caterham, it is free to park here for up to three hours and just a short walk away.

Unfortunately there isn’t anywhere inside Soper Hall where parents can wait while the class is on but Morrisons is nearby, so some parents spend the time doing the food shop! There are a couple of nice parks nearby (one near the Police Station in the valley and Queens Park at Caterham-on-the-Hill.

For the first-week parents are encouraged to watch the class, however, we feel the children thrive in a more focused environment, without an audience each week. This also means that our open weeks and shows to be more of a surprise for parents.

We try to keep classes to 20 children per group max. There is also a class assistant present for younger groups.

There are children from all different schools attending, including Caterham School, St John’s Junior School, Whyteleafe Primary, The Hayes Primary, Keston Primary, Merstham Primary, Hamsey Green Primary and Beaumont Primary. Many of our older students attend St Bede’s, de Stafford, Riddlesdown, Woodcote and Oxted schools.

We have a good mixture of boys and girls in the class, this does change from term-to-term so be sure to ask when booking your trial in for a more accurate ratio.

Yes – there are sibling discounts available.

We ask everyone to wear leggings or joggers with a t-shirt or vest and jazz shoes, trainers or plimsoles on their feet. The Star Steppers t-shirts are £10.00, and we ask our members to wear them for shows and public performances.

Fees are paid in half-termly blocks of 6-7 weeks approx. We send out invoices via e-mail and parents pay (preferably) online by BACS or we also accept cash or cheque.

The end of term shows are included in the cost of the class and usually performed in the second to last class before the end of term. Every other year we put on a Big Show – in previous years this has been £25 per child and includes costume(s).