adult ballet retreats
Papillon ballet retreats are a perfect way to indulge your passion for ballet irrespective of your technical ability.
Based in the Northamptonshire countryside, it is the chance to come together with like-minded people and spend a few days dancing and sharing the uplifting feeling that ballet brings.
Upcoming retreats
Our First RETREAT
31ST OCTOBER – 2ND NOVEMBER (3 Days)
£250
Join us on our first ballet retreat. Spend three days immersing yourself in dance. Ballet classes, repertoire, conditioning and much more.
contemporary ballet retreat
coming soon
Contemporary ballet blends classical ballet technique with the freedom of movement found in contemporary and modern dance.
beginners retreat
coming soon
A retreat for those with less ballet experience. Classes will be simpler and at a gentler pace.
About US
We are Zoë and Gemma, teachers at Papillon School of Dance, a small but successful Royal Academy of Dance ballet school in Northamptonshire. We pride ourselves on offering ballet at all levels for everyone, irrespective of age, including intergenerational classes. Dancing doesn’t have an age limit and different generations working together brings a real positivity to lessons. We believe that adults should be given as many opportunities as the children to take exams or join in performances if they want to.
Our own love of ballet, taking classes, teaching and watching live performances led us to want to offer ballet retreats as we ourselves are always on the lookout for a retreat, workshop or class we can take part in and extend our knowledge and experience.
Whatever your background, you will be welcome; we want to share our passion for ballet with you. We believe that ballet should be inclusive and we run our school with that ethos.
Ballet is an expressive art form, whether you are just starting out or working at a professional level, the most rewarding thing is the sheer Joy of moving and expressing yourself, it is communication without language. We can’t think of a better way of spending a long weekend!
Our aim is that you will go home feeling inspired, that you can tell you have worked, you have experienced something new and there was a general sense of camaraderie and warmth in the classes.
