Active Classes for Children in Ealing and Acton
We are well known for our patience and understanding. We welcome children of all abilities. Stimulating and fun classes for 6 months to young teens.
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Summer term 2022
Tuesday 19th April - 8th July
(Extra Monday 11th July for missed May Day Bank Holiday)
Half term - 30th May - 3rd June
40 minute classes £76 per term, 50 minute classes £80 per term, 1 hour classes £84 per term
Tuesday 19th April - 8th July
(Extra Monday 11th July for missed May Day Bank Holiday)
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An amazing first night, well done children! Thank you chaperones and everyone who made it happen. Good luck tonight
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Our Gym Classes
Twisters 1
Age 1-2 years
Our Twisters 1 class is an introduction to gym for 1-2 year old children along with their parent/carer. We carefully structure our classes to encourage the children to become confident in climbing, rolling, jumping and balancing. You and your child can discover together all the aspects of gymnastics under our guidance. We use songs and music to enhance our classes, along with hand apparatus and a wide variety of colourful small and large equipment which we use to aid our teaching in many ways.
Twisters 2
Age 2-3years
Our Twisters 2 is a gym class for 2-3 year old children with their parent/carer. This is a more challenging gymnastics class where in addition to teaching climbing, rolling, jumping and balancing, we introduce shape, colour and number. Encouraging the children to become confident and to be happy and enjoy their time with us is a main objective for all of us at Twisters. As your child nears three years of age and is wanting to work more independently we offer classes without the parent/carer: Dance Drama and Gymkids
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Age 3-4 years
A lively, fun and energetic introduction to gymnastics. We cover all aspects of gymnastics using each term to focus on rolling, jumping or balancing. Our carefully structured classes encourage the children to gain confidence in working independently whilst having consideration for others. Classes include
• Warm up song/activity
• Small hand apparatus
• Team work
• Floor work for necessary skills leading to handstands, forward rolls etc.
• Equipment circuit
• Stretch
Gymnastics
Age 4 -Teens
We run gymnastics classes that cover all age groups. The classes are structured to bring out the best in every child, regardless of their gymnastic experience. We cover all aspects of gymnastics and have colourful and versatile equipment to enrich our classes.
At the end of each term we invite you to come and watch your child in a demonstration class.
Our Ballet Classes
Twisters ballet begins at 2 years of age when we invite you to stay with your child as they take their first ballet steps. From three years onwards they come independently to class. To make ballet fun and enjoyable for all ages we endeavour to make our classes relaxed and happy. We use a wide variety of music, our emphasis being that the children learn to express themselves using their imagination through dance. Each week the children learn new steps, ballet mimes and movements. For the end of each term we work towards a group dance and invite you to come and watch your budding ballet dancer/ballerina! See the improvement in posture, concentration musicality and poise in your child. We welcome boys and girls of all ages and abilities.
Dance
Dance Drama Age 3-4 years
The sessions begin with a song to encourage participation in a variety of movement and dance to bring story books to life! We carefully select stories to suit all temperaments and devise ways to encourage the children's imagination and creativity.
The stories gradually unfold to music. Songs, words, movement, dance and our wide variety of small and large colourful equipment all play a part in involving children in the magic of books. Your child could sail away, fly on a magic carpet, become a bird, a fish, a lion, a dragon, a policeman a 'wild thing', playing the role of many story book characters, all in a 40 minute session!
During the term we cover several stories, at the end of each term you can come to see your child 'perform' the latest story at a demonstration class.
STREET JAZZ / TAP DANCE Age 5-7 years
A lively, fun class for children who love to dance. The 40 minute session includes a mix of tap and jazz dance, singing and cheer leading.
All are welcome so come along and have a try.
STREET JAZZ / TAP DANCE Age 7+ years
A fun energetic class for boys and girls full of a mix of dance styles. Each term the children learn many dance steps and techniques and put these into practice in several dances which they will be proud to show you at the end of term.
STREET JAZZ / TAP DANCE Age 11+ years
A fun energetic class for boys and girls full of a mix of dance styles. Each term the children learn many dance steps and techniques and put these into practice in several dances which they will be proud to show you at the end of term.
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Louise O’Flaherty: 0208 840 4452 (Ealing) or Hermione Murray 07375 401 701 (Acton)
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How to book
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If you have checked availability and there is a place on your chosen class please fill in either the Acton or Ealing enrolment form:
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Our Team
Twisters has the same group of extremely dedicated teachers that they began with and pride themselves on providing a range of classes for children who they feel really benefit from their vast wealth of experience.
Louise attended Elmhurst Ballet School and then was fortunate to be accepted by the Royal Ballet School. This training was invaluable¸ teaching discipline, hard work and dedication. She is also trained in tap, jazz, modern, Spanish and contemporary dance and qualified to teach aerobics. After school Louise worked as a professional dancer all over the world. She finished her performing career in London where she married and settled in Ealing. Louise began teaching at Crackerjack when she started her family and in 2003 decided to open her own school in West Ealing with her fellow teachers.
Hermione opened Twisters in 2003 with fellow teachers Louise O’Flaherty & Isobel Booth and has been delighted to be teaching children's classes in Gymnastics & Dance ever since.
Hermione trained in Dance Education at The London College of Dance, where she also met Helen Kennedy.
Whilst bringing up her four children Hermione taught adults classes after completing the Exercise to music course.
Hermione is a British Gymnastics Level 3 coach in both General and Pre School Gymnastics.
Hermione trained in Dance Education at The London College of Dance, where she also met Helen Kennedy.
Whilst bringing up her four children Hermione taught adults classes after completing the Exercise to music course.
Hermione is a British Gymnastics Level 3 coach in both General and Pre School Gymnastics.
Helen has loved dance and gymnastics since she was a young child. She
attended the London college of Dance and Drama where she qualified as a
dance teacher. She then spent 10 years dancing around the world as well as
uk trade shows and TV - Helen can even be seen dancing with Colin Firth in
the BBC production off Pride and Prejudice.
After having her 2 children she qualified as a Level 3 gymnastics coach and
has been teaching at Twisters ever since.
attended the London college of Dance and Drama where she qualified as a
dance teacher. She then spent 10 years dancing around the world as well as
uk trade shows and TV - Helen can even be seen dancing with Colin Firth in
the BBC production off Pride and Prejudice.
After having her 2 children she qualified as a Level 3 gymnastics coach and
has been teaching at Twisters ever since.
Cindy is a qualified level one and two gym coach. She has been teaching for 17 years working with children of all abilities. She is also a qualified aerobics instructor and teaches a variety of classes during the week. Cindy has been part of the Twisters team from day one and was instrumental in the setting up of the school. She works with a fantastic team, dedicated to providing unique classes for children .
Liz trained in contemporary dance and ballet and received a BA (Hons) in Dance Theatre from Laban Centre, London, and an Associate teaching qualification from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. She has performed with a variety of companies, including Transitions Dance Company and The Royal Opera, touring nationally and internationally. Liz has taught dance at all levels from professionals to students and from youth groups through to babies. She now teaches ballet and assists gym classes at Twisters, as well as teaching creative dance at Montpelier School. She also teaches SwingTrain, a dance fitness class based on vintage swing, jazz and lindyhop styles of dance.
``Inspired by my own experience, to pass on all the advice I can to the next generation!``
Here is a list of her top achievements in her career so far
2016 NCAA Balance Beam Champion
UCLA's winner of the Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal
NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
AAI Award Nominee
Scored 2 perfect 10s on beam (3/6/16 and 3/16/14)
Six-time All-American
Two-time NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
2015 World Championships for Jamaica- qualifying Jamaica's first ever spot at the Olympic Test Event
2014, became the first gymnast to do a sideways side aerial to a layout full dismount
2013 World University Games floor finalist
2012 Great Britain Olympic Team reserve
2012 European Championships, Team 4th
2011 World Championships for Great Britain helping to secure a team spot in the 2012 Olympics
2011 European Championships AA finalist
2010, 2011 British beam champion
Abbie started dancing at Joyce Butler School of Dance at the age of 4 and left when she was 18 with merits and distinctions from exams boards such as ISTD, IDTA and RAD, ranging from tap, modern, ballet, pointe and street dance.
She trained in Musical Theatre at The BRIT School from 2018-2020 and then went on to gain a Foundation in Musical Theatre at ArtsEd in 2021.
