Ballet and Dance Classes

To The Pointe School of Ballet

Karen Butler trained at UCT School of Ballet under the guidance of Dianne Cheesman, Kim Day and Vincent Hantam. She then went on to do her BMUS Degree in dance at UCT, as well as achieving her Aerobics and Personal Fitness trainer certificates. She also dance with Cape Town City  Ballet in ballet s such as Nutcracker, Zhivago, Swan Lake, Christmas Carol, Giselle and Romeo and Juliet. Before opening her own studio she taught alongside Dianne Cheesman at UCT School of Ballet and Kim Day at Reddam Academy of Dance. She has been running her own studio for 13 years.

Her studio participates in Eisteddfods, Royal Academy of Dance exams,  and performs in various productions.

Classes offered in Claremont, Wynberg and Plumstead

•    Creative movement classes 3-5yrs
•    RAD Exam syllabus offered – all grades
•    Progressive ballet technique classes

Playalot Indoor Adventure Park, in Kuils River, is a cleverly designed, travel-themed, indoor family adventure park that caters for children and adults of all ages. This playpark offers state-of-the-art interactive learning equipment that will not only keep kids entertained but active and learning at the same time.

This creative, age-appropriate facility includes a Europe-themed soft-play zone (age 0 – 3), cleverly designed to stimulate exploring babies and toddlers; an Africa-themed play zone (age 4 – 9) filled with exciting wave & spiral slides, trampolines, ball & foam pits and unique a gigantic rainbow netted maze and a Lego lounge, and an Asia-themed play zone (age 10 – 99), with a Ninja obstacle course, trampolines, slides and a high-rope course, designed for youngsters and parents to conquer challenging obstacles together!

Other unique offerings include a 5D cinema, 9 meter climbing walls and a sky ride. Playalot is famous for their world class kiddies’ parties that take place in VIP party rooms. Choose from hundreds of trending party themes and enjoy divine catering by an in-house catering kitchen. The park also has a licensed restaurant & café serving the very best in family-friendly cuisine.

At the heart of Playalot is a shared space where parents can relax during a beauty salon or golf simulator session, whilst enjoying a much-needed drink, having peace of mind in knowing that their kids can play in a safe, secure and fun filled environment under the watchful eye of their highly trained fun marshalls. In addition, they host adult birthday parties, fund raisers, school excursions and corporate team building events. For more, just Google ‘Playalot’!