the babyballet®
founders
Mother and daughter team, Claire and Barbara are immensely passionate about babyballet® and have worked tirelessly since 1999 to make it into the award-winning reputable concept it is today – which now has over 100 franchised and licensed schools teaching over 20,000 children every week in New Zealand, the UK, Australia & Singapore.
Claire’s story
Barbara’s Story
Barbara has recently captured the nation’s hearts as she featured in The Daily Mail, The Times, on ITV News, Channel 5 News, and more!
britain’s oldest ballet dancer passes elite exam… aged 80
great-grandmother completes test with a merit 58 years after her last exam.
- Barbara Peters, 80, from Halifax, is the country’s oldest ballet dancer
- She passed a top exam from the Royal Academy of Dance in London
- The great-grandmother has been dancing since she was a two-year-old
Article published in the Daily Mail, 15/01/2018. Read more …
Or watch the ITV News coverage below!
Barbara Peters, Britain’s oldest ballerina teaching babyballet. Any dancer would be delighted to pass a top exam from a world-renowned ballet school. But when you do that at 80 – and get into the record books as the country’s oldest ballet dancer – it is all the sweeter. That is the birthday present that Barbara Peters (pictured) has just received. Read more …
“Dancing keeps me young and I love being a part of babyballet® so that I can pass on my knowledge and passion for dance and ballet to the younger generation and our babyballet® teachers.” Barbara says.
meet Twinkle, Teddy
and friends
I love this ballet school. It teaches fundamental skills in a fun way with dance and music. There is no pressure to perform. Miss Emma is very good with the students and keeping parents informed.