Kalinka Dance School 18 Green Lane, Hounslow TW4 6DH

"Very friendly and supportive atmosphere. All students are treated fairly and equally and encouraged to achieve their potentials. Irina is very friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended."

"My daughter and I studied at Kalinka Dance Studio for over ten years. The teacher, Irina is a strict but kind teacher. She spots children who want and willing to learn and gives them an opportunity to grow on the dance floor and on stage. There are opportunities to compete with other local children ballet schools, and if won to compete at the national level! Every year Irina prepares a ballet show of around 25 to 30 dances in a hired theatre, to show all the parents what their children were busy with. The costumes are outstanding and everyone dances, from 2 to 17 ( in my case 35! But I was the only one). My daughter and I competed all the ballet grades (1 to 5) with very high marks and I am proud of myself to do it so late, especially proud of my daughter who not only received high grades awarded by International Dance Teachers’ Association, but has developed a beautiful posture and grace. Highly recommend Irina as some of her students even were considered for Olympics!"

"My daughter has been coming to Leighton Buzzard classes since they started. The classes are very well organised by the teacher Irina. She has an excellent method of teaching which her students are able to understand and pick up. My daughter really loves coming and looks forward to going every week. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMEND"

"I don’t understand negative reviews here. My daughter has been with Kalinka for 5 years and I couldn’t be more happy with Irina. She is a true professional, teaching to a very high standard. One review said she was strict, but she is just maintaining the discipline required for every child to benefit from her teaching. Kids this age can be full of energy and a bit unruly, but Irina masterfully handles her classes of girls (and a few boys) in the most respectful way. Also not sure why someone found appropriate to comment about segregation, the classes are very international and mixed. On the contrary I feel Irina is really passionate about teaching and goes above and beyond to provide opportunities for every child, even organising public performances throughout the year. My daughter is always keen to go to class and this is pretty much the highlight of her week. Overall, getting the chance to benefit from a russian trained teacher of this standard for such a reasonable price is completely unheard of. I highly recommend if you want your child to learn ballet."

"These ballet classes are great and we've been coming to the school for a long time. Every year there are Grades that my children get to participate in and we always come away with very high marks. There are elements of the classes that are based on gymnastics, ballet and other types of dance like jazz and modern. It all helps them develop new skills like coordination, poise, balance. stretching and it's great to watch them do a cartwheel."