Kim Lyons School of Dance & Drama
The Kim Lyons School of Dance & Drama aims to help children and young people to develop their talents in the areas of drama and dance. In the dance classes students will learn classical ballet, modern dance, hip hop and tap, while in the drama classes they will learn mime, physical movement, characterisation, voice and comedy.
I have been dancing with kim lyons for fourteen years now and i would most definitely reccommend her classes. I disagree with some of the parents that say she is never there, she rarely misses the classes but everyone is entitled to miss a day here and there. The girl that is helping kim is training to become a teacher and thats why she does the classes. Kim also DOES prepare her students for exams and i know this because i have done my exams up to grade 5. Kim also does shows so that her students get the experience of a proper performane. All in all i would say that anyone looking to take up ballet should enroll with her.
As a parent of a child who has attended the last two terms of Kim Lyons ballet school in Donaghmede, I will not be re-enrolling. I can safely say that Ms Lyons rarely attends the classes, and on the occasion she is there, tends to focus on 3-4 children, out of a class of approx 20. To put it in to figures, I would estimate Ms Lyons attends 3 out of every 10 classes. My child tells me they spend more time stretching that learning anything. And while Im sure stretching saves on injury, I did sign my child up for ballet...not stretching. Ms Lyons does have an assistant (young girl about 15-17 years old), who "teaches" the children the majority of the time, obviously so as Ms Lyons absence is regular. Just to note, I have nothing personal against the lady in question, as she has been quite a pleasant person when we spoke. I will be looking for a new ballet school. What a shame for both my child and Ms Lyons. I have talked with several parent who also concur with the above.
After a good many yearrs of going to Kims ballet school in Lucan I would strongly advise against enrolling here. She does not prepare any students for exams which is useless if you wish to persue a career as a ballet dancer or teacher. When I left the ballet after 8 years not 1 phonecall was made to ask if I was ok or if I would consider coming back which goes to prove that all Kim Lyons is interested in is the money. NOT the art of dance.