MASTERCLASSES
BRIGHTON
19TH APRIL 2026
SOUTH EAST DANCE
10 - 17 YEARS
BRINGING THE BALLET NIGHTS EXPERIENCE TO THE NEXT GENERATION
Step into the world of Ballet Nights with professional-level training in an inspiring, supportive environment.
The Ballet Nights Spring 2026 Masterclasses are designed to strengthen classical foundations while developing versatility, artistry, and confidence. Dancers train across a rich programme including Classical Ballet with live music, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Jazz, with repertoire taught directly from Ballet Nights productions.
Students receive personalised coaching, individual corrections, and insight into professional rehearsal standards, while meeting and learning directly from Ballet Nights stars.
An unforgettable experience rooted in excellence, inspiration, and artistry.
JUNIOR GROUP 10 - 13 YEARS
SENIOR GROUP 14 - 17 YEARS
COURSE FEE £130.00
WHY CHOOSE BALLET NIGHTS MASTERCLASSES?
Train With Industry-Leading Professionals ✓
Dancers learn directly from the artists behind Ballet Nights, gaining first-hand experience from performers working at the highest level.
Exclusive Ballet Nights Repertoire ✓
Students have the rare opportunity to learn choreography taken straight from Ballet Nights productions — repertoire normally performed on professional stages.
Individual Attention That Supports Real Progress ✓
Dancers will receive focused, individual coaching to help refine their technique, build confidence, and support their next stage of training
A Well-Rounded Training Experience ✓
Classes cover classical ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and repertoire, supporting versatility and preparing dancers for auditions, training programmes, and performance opportunities.
Inspiration, Insight, and Aspiration ✓
Dancers gain valuable insight into professional rehearsal and performance standards, while meeting and being inspired by Ballet Nights stars who have walked the path they aspire to follow.
Whether your child is training intensively or simply passionate about dance, Ballet Nights Masterclasses are designed to motivate, challenge, and inspire the next generation of artists.
SCHEDULE
GROUP 1: 10 - 13 YEARS
10:00 - 11:30
11:45 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:15
15:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30
Contemporary with Nahum McLean
Classical Repertoire with TBC
LUNCH
Repertoire with Faye Stoeser Ekleido
Classical Ballet with Joshua Barwick
Photo opportunity and Q&A
GROUP 2: 14 - 17 YEARS
10:00 - 11:30
11:45 - 13:00
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:15
15:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30
Classical Repertoire with TBC
Contemporary with Nahum McLean
LUNCH
Classical Ballet with Joshua Barwick
Photo opportunity and Q&A
Repertoire with Faye Stoeser Ekleido
MEET THE TEAM
Manon Servage
Lyrical
Manon Servage is a 22 years old French - Canadian dancer and award winning choreographer based in London. As a dancer, she worked for some of the most acclaimed choreographers worldwide such as Juliano Nunes, Nathan Kim, Ekman / Le Pladec (Paris Olympics), Kirsten Dodgen, Tony Adigun and Lukas McFarlane (Seeds) to name a few.
She performed both on stage - Sadlers Well’s, Adelphi Theatre (west end), Orsolina 28 and on screen - Marvel, France Television, Debenhams advert, Times Square.Furthermore, Manon has been choreographing and directing many live and screened perfomances. Those include but not only: Spectrum for Culture box TV, Letters of Silence for Peridance - KNJ Theatre NYC, Eclipse for Resolution Festival and Gathering Rhythms for Ballet Nights New voices Ministry Of Sound. Lastly, Manon shares and connects with various artists around the globe having taught workshops in over 10 countries and teaching regular classes in London Pineapple Studio and The Manor.
Matthew has been a freelance pianist for nineteen years playing for ballet
classes, rehearsals, auditions, and in performance.
He started at Doreen Bird’s in 2007 under the mentorship of former Rambert
Dance Company music director, the late Nick Mojsiejenko. He stayed there for
five years before freelancing across London.
Matthew has worked with all the top dance companies and schools in the UK,
and continues to do so. He is affiliated with English National Ballet, London City
Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ballet Black, Ballet Ireland, Tulsa Ballet,
National Ballet of Canada, Rambert Dance Company, New Adventures, Northern
Ballet, Studio Wayne McGregor, DV8 Physical Theatre, Michael Clark Company,
New English Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet School, The Royal Ballet
School, Central School of Ballet, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, London Studio
Centre, Arts Educational School, The Urdang Academy, London Contemporary
Dance School, Bird College, London School of Musical Theatre, Pineapple
Dance Studios, Danceworks, Academy of Balletic Arts, and Phantom of the
Opera, London.
Matthew hosts The Ballet Piano Podcast with husband and wife, Chris and Akiko
Hobson, and former BRB principal, David Yow. It is a detailed look into the world
of dance accompaniment. Listened to in eighty-four countries and growing, it
features professionals from the world of ballet as special guests, making it
insightful and informative.
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David Plumpton
Pianist
Nahum Mclean
Contemporary
Nahum McLean is a London-based choreographer and dance artist whose career spans some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, and Sadler’s Wells.
Trained at Prodanza Ballet Academy in Havana and The Ailey School in New York, he has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Laura Alonso, New York Dance Lab, and Richard Alston Dance Company.
His screen and stage credits include West Side Story (international tour), Inala – A Zulu Ballet (West End), and films Barbie and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. He is Co-Founder of BlacBrik and Founder of ADDA, championing culturally rooted contemporary dance.
Faye Stoeser is a UK-based choreographer and dancer working across contemporary dance, commercial projects, and underground club and battle scenes.
She trained at London Studio Centre, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons), and performed with Rambert 2 in works by Ohad Naharin, Benoit Swan Pouffer, and Itzik Galili. Her credits include Rambert Dance Company, Clod Ensemble, Dickson Mbi, and Keneish Dance, alongside BBC, Wicked (film), Kylie Minogue, Sam Smith, and MAC. Faye is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Ekleido, whose work has toured internationally to Sadler’s Wells, Glastonbury, and The Place, with commercial clients including NIKE, Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela, British Vogue, RAYE, and Joy Crookes.
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Faye Stoeser
Repertoire
Joshua Barwick
Classical Ballet
Joshua Barwick has had an extensive career as a professional dancer performing for various companies including Northern Ballet, Rambert Dance Company and Studio Wayne McGregor.
Joshua is currently a full-time classical ballet tutor and rehearsal director at Elmhurst Ballet School as well as a guest teacher at other dance establishments. Joshua has his own weekly ballet class at Pineapple Dance Studios in London and is a regular guest teacher for English National Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, New English Ballet Theatre and Studio Wayne McGregor. Joshua brings with him a breadth of experience working in a variety of genres, to a wide range of ages and levels but always with the focus of finding a passion for dance.
Nahum Mclean
Contemporary
Nahum McLean is a London-based choreographer and dance artist whose career spans some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, and Sadler’s Wells.
Trained at Prodanza Ballet Academy in Havana and The Ailey School in New York, he has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Laura Alonso, New York Dance Lab, and Richard Alston Dance Company.
His screen and stage credits include West Side Story (international tour), Inala – A Zulu Ballet (West End), and films Barbie and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. He is Co-Founder of BlacBrik and Founder of ADDA, championing culturally rooted contemporary dance.
Matthew has been a freelance pianist for nineteen years playing for ballet
classes, rehearsals, auditions, and in performance.
He started at Doreen Bird’s in 2007 under the mentorship of former Rambert
Dance Company music director, the late Nick Mojsiejenko. He stayed there for
five years before freelancing across London.
Matthew has worked with all the top dance companies and schools in the UK,
and continues to do so. He is affiliated with English National Ballet, London City
Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ballet Black, Ballet Ireland, Tulsa Ballet,
National Ballet of Canada, Rambert Dance Company, New Adventures, Northern
Ballet, Studio Wayne McGregor, DV8 Physical Theatre, Michael Clark Company,
New English Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet School, The Royal Ballet
School, Central School of Ballet, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, London Studio
Centre, Arts Educational School, The Urdang Academy, London Contemporary
Dance School, Bird College, London School of Musical Theatre, Pineapple
Dance Studios, Danceworks, Academy of Balletic Arts, and Phantom of the
Opera, London.
Matthew hosts The Ballet Piano Podcast with husband and wife, Chris and Akiko
Hobson, and former BRB principal, David Yow. It is a detailed look into the world
of dance accompaniment. Listened to in eighty-four countries and growing, it
features professionals from the world of ballet as special guests, making it
insightful and informative.
Faye Stoeser is a UK-based choreographer and dancer working across contemporary dance, commercial projects, and underground club and battle scenes.
She trained at London Studio Centre, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons), and performed with Rambert 2 in works by Ohad Naharin, Benoit Swan Pouffer, and Itzik Galili. Her credits include Rambert Dance Company, Clod Ensemble, Dickson Mbi, and Keneish Dance, alongside BBC, Wicked (film), Kylie Minogue, Sam Smith, and MAC. Faye is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Ekleido, whose work has toured internationally to Sadler’s Wells, Glastonbury, and The Place, with commercial clients including NIKE, Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela, British Vogue, RAYE, and Joy Crookes.
David Plumpton
Pianist
Faye Stoeser
Repertoire
Joshua Barwick
Classical Ballet
Joshua Barwick has had an extensive career as a professional dancer performing for various companies including Northern Ballet, Rambert Dance Company and Studio Wayne McGregor.
Joshua is currently a full-time classical ballet tutor and rehearsal director at Elmhurst Ballet School as well as a guest teacher at other dance establishments. Joshua has his own weekly ballet class at Pineapple Dance Studios in London and is a regular guest teacher for English National Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, New English Ballet Theatre and Studio Wayne McGregor. Joshua brings with him a breadth of experience working in a variety of genres, to a wide range of ages and levels but always with the focus of finding a passion for dance.
Nahum Mclean
Contemporary
Nahum McLean is a London-based choreographer and dance artist whose career spans some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, and Sadler’s Wells.
Trained at Prodanza Ballet Academy in Havana and The Ailey School in New York, he has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Laura Alonso, New York Dance Lab, and Richard Alston Dance Company.
His screen and stage credits include West Side Story (international tour), Inala – A Zulu Ballet (West End), and films Barbie and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. He is Co-Founder of BlacBrik and Founder of ADDA, championing culturally rooted contemporary dance.
Matthew has been a freelance pianist for nineteen years playing for ballet
classes, rehearsals, auditions, and in performance.
He started at Doreen Bird’s in 2007 under the mentorship of former Rambert
Dance Company music director, the late Nick Mojsiejenko. He stayed there for
five years before freelancing across London.
Matthew has worked with all the top dance companies and schools in the UK,
and continues to do so. He is affiliated with English National Ballet, London City
Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ballet Black, Ballet Ireland, Tulsa Ballet,
National Ballet of Canada, Rambert Dance Company, New Adventures, Northern
Ballet, Studio Wayne McGregor, DV8 Physical Theatre, Michael Clark Company,
New English Ballet Theatre, English National Ballet School, The Royal Ballet
School, Central School of Ballet, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, London Studio
Centre, Arts Educational School, The Urdang Academy, London Contemporary
Dance School, Bird College, London School of Musical Theatre, Pineapple
Dance Studios, Danceworks, Academy of Balletic Arts, and Phantom of the
Opera, London.
Matthew hosts The Ballet Piano Podcast with husband and wife, Chris and Akiko
Hobson, and former BRB principal, David Yow. It is a detailed look into the world
of dance accompaniment. Listened to in eighty-four countries and growing, it
features professionals from the world of ballet as special guests, making it
insightful and informative.
Faye Stoeser is a UK-based choreographer and dancer working across contemporary dance, commercial projects, and underground club and battle scenes.
She trained at London Studio Centre, graduating with a First Class BA (Hons), and performed with Rambert 2 in works by Ohad Naharin, Benoit Swan Pouffer, and Itzik Galili. Her credits include Rambert Dance Company, Clod Ensemble, Dickson Mbi, and Keneish Dance, alongside BBC, Wicked (film), Kylie Minogue, Sam Smith, and MAC. Faye is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Ekleido, whose work has toured internationally to Sadler’s Wells, Glastonbury, and The Place, with commercial clients including NIKE, Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela, British Vogue, RAYE, and Joy Crookes.
David Plumpton
Pianist
Faye Stoeser
Repertoire
Joshua Barwick
Classical Ballet
Joshua Barwick has had an extensive career as a professional dancer performing for various companies including Northern Ballet, Rambert Dance Company and Studio Wayne McGregor.
Joshua is currently a full-time classical ballet tutor and rehearsal director at Elmhurst Ballet School as well as a guest teacher at other dance establishments. Joshua has his own weekly ballet class at Pineapple Dance Studios in London and is a regular guest teacher for English National Ballet, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, New English Ballet Theatre and Studio Wayne McGregor. Joshua brings with him a breadth of experience working in a variety of genres, to a wide range of ages and levels but always with the focus of finding a passion for dance.
LOCATION
HOW TO GET HERE
By Bus:
Brighton & Hove Buses run frequent services across the city and surrounding areas.
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There is a bus stop directly outside Circus Street on North Road, a very short walk to the venue.
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Alternatively, many routes stop near Old Steine or North Street (both a short walk away).
By Train:
Brighton Railway Station – approx. 15-minute walk to the venue.
From the station, you can walk directly (see walking directions below), or take a short bus ride into the city centre.
Walking Directions (from Brighton Station):
Approx. 15 minutes walk.
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Exit Brighton Station and head downhill towards the city centre
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Continue towards North Street / Old Steine
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Follow signs for Circus Street / Market Square
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The venue is located at The Dance Space, 2 Market Square (BN2 9AS)
BALLET NIGHTS UK TOUR 2026
11 MARCH — 3 OCTOBER 2026
In March 2026, we embark on our first-ever UK tour, bringing our acclaimed format to the Opera House Manchester, Theatre Royal Brighton, and Richmond Theatre, followed by our October landing at Darlington Hippodrome.
Audiences will experience a uniquely curated programme spanning classical favourites, modern masterpieces, emerging talent, and brand-new creations that redefine what a dance show can be, with additional venues and dates soon to be announced.
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