Plett Pointe

🩰What is the best thing ballet teaches you...

Resilience?
Discipline?
Confidence?
How to keep going, even when things don't go perfectly?

Long after the classes and performances are over, these are the lessons that stay with you for life. Ballet doesn't just shape dancers... it shapes people. ✨

Why is ballet so good for baby brains? 🩰🧠

Ballet isn’t just “cute movement” it’s serious brain-building work happening through dance.

When babies and toddlers are introduced to movement-based activities like Ballet, their brains are rapidly forming new neural connections that support learning, coordination, and emotional development.

Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes:

✨ Brain + body connection is firing fast
Simple steps like pointing toes, balancing, and turning help strengthen the communication between the brain’s motor and sensory systems.

🎵 Rhythm builds cognitive pathways
Moving to music supports memory, pattern recognition, and early maths skills, the brain LOVES rhythm.

🧠 Boosts coordination & spatial awareness
Learning where the body is in space helps with future skills like writing, reading, and sports.

💛 Emotional regulation starts early
Structured movement with music helps little ones learn calm focus, patience, and confidence.

👶 Language development gets a lift
Following instructions like “arms up” or “freeze” supports listening skills and vocabulary growth.

Ballet in early childhood isn’t about perfection, it’s about wiring the brain for balance, focus, creativity, and confidence.
And the best part? It feels like play. 🩰
📸Jimmy Parratt

✨ Meet Our Teachers ✨

At Plett Pointe, our passionate teaching team is dedicated to inspiring confidence, creativity, and a love for dance in every student. 💙

With experience in Royal Academy of Dance training, Solo Dance Sport, and performance, our teachers create a supportive environment where dancers can grow, shine, and enjoy every step of their journey.

We are so proud to have Nicole van Strijp, Suanne Stoltz, and Jen Axelson guiding and encouraging our dancers each week. 🌟🩰

✨ At Plett Pointe, every class is more than just a group of dancers — it’s a little family. ✨

We are so proud of these beautiful ballerinas and everything they have achieved. Their awards are a celebration not only of their hard work and dedication, but of their courage to step on stage, support one another, and grow in confidence with every class.

We believe in nurturing each child — building strong technique, yes, but also kindness, resilience, and a true love for dance.

Watching these dancers shine, both on stage and in the studio, is what it’s all about. 💗

✨ Celebrating each and every Ballerina ✨

On Saturday, 18 April, our dancers took part in the American Academy of Ballet Performance Awards, held at Greenwood Bay College.

Each dancer performed their very best, and for some, it was their very first time on stage 🤍

We are incredibly proud of every ballerina — not only for their achievements, but for their courage to step onto the stage, to perform, to learn, and to grow.

At Plett Pointe, we celebrate every milestone and nurture each dancer’s journey and love for dance.

Just a little snippet of our dancers in action as they prepare for their American Academy of Ballet Performance Awards 💖

Growth doesn’t happen overnight—it comes from showing up, trying again, and never giving up 🌟

Nurturing each dancer and their love for dance every step of the way.

🔥 Eisteddfod Season is HERE! 🔥

The stage is calling… and now is the perfect time to step into the spotlight ✨

Our Solo Dance Sport program at Plett Pointe is designed to grow confident, versatile dancers while building a true love for performance.

💃 Learn 12 different dance styles
🌟 Build confidence, technique & stage presence
🎭 Prepare for Eisteddfod performances
💥 Express yourself through movement and music

Whether your child is new to dance or ready to take their skills to the next level, Solo Dance Sport offers an exciting journey of growth, discipline, and creativity.

✨ Now is the time to enroll and be part of this exciting season!

✨ It’s never too late to begin… or begin again ✨

Join our Adult Ballet and Silver Swans Ballet classes at Plett Pointe and discover the joy of movement, music, and grace.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or returning to ballet after years, these classes are designed to help you feel stronger, more confident, and beautifully connected to your body.

🌿 Improve posture, balance & flexibility
🩰 Build strength in a gentle, supportive way
🎶 Move to beautiful music
💛 Enjoy a welcoming, uplifting community

Our 10-week course starts next week — the perfect time to do something just for you.

Step into the studio, take a deep breath… and let your ballet journey begin 💫

📩 Message now to book your spot (limited spaces available)

Suanne 072 772 45 43
Jen 082 935 86 55