Janet Marshall Dance Studio

Janet Marshall use a variety of locations, all detailed on their website. The website is a huge improvement on their previous one, and much better than the majority of ballet schools’ websites — very informative. The use a church hall for their Charlton Kings lessons, which is convenient for children at the local infant and junior schools. Families coming from slightly further afield (like us) have no problem parking the car. The teachers are very good at dealing with very young children, and the school is adept at dealing with this age group, not ridiculously strict and formal. Shopping opportunties in Charlton Kings are not up to the standards of the town centre, but the post office is handy, and Smith and Mann is an excellent shop if you’ve forgotten to bring a post-​ballet snack!

My daughter has been taking ballet lessons at the main dance school in the town centre for almost a year, and I am very impressed so far. She adores dancing and always looks forward to her lessons.
The teachers are always friendly, warm and welcoming — it feels like a little family. It does get busy in the changing rooms, but there’s always plenty of space. Their prices are comparative with other dance schools in the area.
The convenient location on the high street, just above Iceland, is great for parents — there’s just enough time to do a bit of shopping before the end of the class.
Ballet is far from the only class on offer — they also teach tap, jazz and modern to children and adults of all ages. Many of the pupils perform in local shows and festivals, although I am yet to have any experience of these as my own little ballerina is only 4. The dancewear shop stocks a well priced range of leotards, dance shoes etc and the staff will fit them for you.