Under the direction of Evelyne Aregger Esterhuyse, classes at Cape Ballet Centre aim to bring the joy of dancing into the studio and give every student the opportunity to dance with confidence and incorporate the skills they acquire through dancing into their daily lives.

 

Cape Ballet Centre caters to all ages and abilities, from beginner to advanced, and embraces an ethos of support and generosity that enables dancers to learn and develop at their own pace in a positive and inspiring environment.

Our professional studio is fully equipped with sprung floors, mirrors, changing rooms, a shower and an additional warm-up studio.

 

 

Instructors

Evelyne Aregger Esterhuyse, Switzerland

Director of Cape Ballet Centre
Royal Academy of Dance Professional Dance Teaching Diploma
Vaganova Methodology Certified Teacher 
Cuban Methodology Certified Teacher

Evelyne is the founder and director of Cape Ballet Centre (CBC) one of the first ballet school in South Africa to offer ballet classes to both children and adults. 

Originally from Lucerne, Switzerland, Evelyne moved to Cape Town in 2005 and has been teaching dance to children and adults for nearly 30 years.

After moving to Cologne, Germany in 1993, Evelyne completed her Professional Teaching Diploma with the Royal Academy of Dance. From 1996 to 2005 she taught students from Pre-Ballet to Advanced levels in a multiple-dance school in Cologne, where she managed the ballet department. In 2003 Evelyne was certified in the Russian Vaganova Method through the Borrmann Ballettpädagogenverband, Germany and in 2022 she completed the Cuban Ballet Methodology through the Alicia Alonso University Institute of Dance, Madrid.

Married with two children, Evelyne is passionate about dance teaching and believes that ballet is beneficial for everyone, whatever their age or ability. Her caring and supportive classes are focused on detailed technique balanced with a sense of fun, lyricism and joy in dance.

Lindy Raizenberg

Qualified Ballet and Irish Dance Teacher
Masters in Choreography

Lindy Raizenberg was a teacher and lecturer at the UCT School of Dance for many years, obtaining a Masters degree in Choreography as well as teaching Classical Ballet, National Dance and lecturing in Stage Craft and Choreography to the many young dancers who studied at the School. She was a member of CAPAB Ballet Company (now Cape Town City Ballet) where she continues to teach classes for the company. She is also their resident Stage Manager and is involved in the many exciting new productions performed by the company. Lindy loves working in the adult ballet environment as dancers are enthusiastic and keen to experience the freedom of movement and a sense of musicality offered in her classes. Her classes offer a positive and encouraging environment to those who wish to experience the joy of dance!

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Kate Millar

UCT Diploma in Dance education

Kate is a Capetonian and started her dance training at age 6, she has always loved dancing with ballet being her passion. After school she went on to study it at UCT School of Dance where she graduated with a Dance Teachers Diploma.

After university she went and taught for four years in the Middle East (Dubai), a variety of dance genres which included Modern, contemporary and classical ballet. Kate has enjoyed teaching children from age 3 through to adults for many years and is looking forward to sharing her dance knowledge, enthusiasm and passion for dance with all CBC students.

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Rayanah Rezant

American Academy of Ballet Certified Teacher
Cuban Methodology Certified Teacher

Rayanah joined Cape Ballet Centre as a student in 2011. It was here that her passion for ballet was nurtured as both a dancer and teacher. For the past 7 years she has assisted teaching CBC's Pre-Ballet (ages 3-4) and was officially employed by CBC in 2017. 

Rayanah completed her American Academy of Ballet (AAB) Certificate of Ballet Teacher's Training in 2021.

She completed the Cuban Ballet Methodology through the Alicia Alonso University Institute of Dance, Madrid in 2022.

Pianist

 

Gavrin Mahaffey   

Gavrin has always had an interest in ballet but decided to transfer her interest from the dance studio to the piano. In her twenties, she gained years of experience playing the piano for Cape Town City Ballet, as well as for dance instructor and director, Dianne Cheesman. She currently plays for the Cape Academy of Performing Arts. With many years’ experience as an RAD and Cecchetti exam pianist, Gavrin enjoys inspiring dancers with improvised music and is constantly motivated by the work dancers do.

 Terms and Conditions

Description of services

Cape Ballet Centre is a small business in the arts, entertainment and recreation industry that provides a service in the form of ballet classes for adults.  

Return and Refunds policy

The provision of services by Cape Ballet Centre is not subject to availability as the booking of classes will be managed by our booking app. If the classes are full, students will be waitlisted, and informed in case of cancellation. If there are no available spots the clients class will be available as a credit for the next booking.

Cape Ballet Centre will be selling dance cards, if cancelled 12 hours prior to the first class, Cape Ballet Centre will refund the client within 30 days. Cancellation of orders by the client will attract a 5% administration fee.

Customer Privacy policy

Cape Ballet Centre shall take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information of users. For the purpose of this clause, "personal information" shall be defined as detailed in the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA). The PAIA may be downloaded from: http://www.polity.org.za/attachment.php?aa_id=3569. 

 

Payment options accepted

Payment may be made via Visa, MasterCard or by bank transfer into the Cape Ballet Centre’s bank account, the details of which will be provided on request.

 

Card acquiring and security

Card transactions will be acquired for Cape Ballet Centre via PayGate (Pty) Ltd who are the approved payment gateway for all South African Acquiring Banks. DPO PayGate uses the strictest form of encryption, namely Secure Socket Layer 3 (SSL3) and no Card details are stored on the website. Users may go to www.paygate.co.za to view their security certificate and security policy.

 

Customer details separate from card details

Customer details will be stored by Cape Ballet Centre separately from card details which are entered by the client on DPO PayGate’s secure site. For more detail on DPO PayGate refer to www.paygate.co.za. Cape Ballet Centre will not store any credit card details. 

Merchant Outlet country and transaction currency

The merchant outlet country at the time of presenting payment options to the cardholder is South Africa. Transaction currency is South African Rand (ZAR).  

Responsibility

Cape Ballet Centre takes responsibility for all aspects relating to the transaction of services sold on this website, customer service and support, dispute resolution and delivery of goods.

 

Cancellation by Cape Ballet Centre

Cape Ballet Centre reserves the right to cancel any booking forthwith and without liability on its part in the event of any cause beyond our control which shall prevent Cape Ballet Centre from performing its obligations in connection with any bookings. In case classes will be cancelled, Dance Cards will be extended for the time the school will be closed and paid drop in classes will be credited.

 

Country of domicile

This website is governed by the laws of South Africa and Cape Ballet Centre chooses as its domicilium citandi et executandi for all purposes under this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notice, or other documents or communication of whatsoever nature.

 

Variation

Cape Ballet Centre may, in its sole discretion, change this agreement or any part thereof at any time without notice.

 

Company information

This website is run by Cape Ballet Centre based in South Africa trading as Cape Ballet Centre and with registration number 2013/010654/07.

 

Contact details

Cape Ballet Centre
2 Hof Street
8001
Cape Town

Email: adultballet@capeballetcentre.co.za

Telephone: +27 73 1078787

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