ABOUT THE STUDIO
Cape Ballet Studio is a friendly studio with a passion for ballet! We aim at sharing the love of dance in a fun & safe environment. It is open to beginners, the experienced, the advanced, for all ages, all genders, all races & all sizes! Classes offered from the age of 3 years up to 100 years! Cecchetti method ballet taught with exams & showcases done.
The owner & teacher of Cape Ballet Studio, Talisha Pienaar, is an ex-profesofsional ballet dancer who danced professionally for 2 years and has completed all her major Cecchetti exams up to Advanced 2 with distinction. She also won the trophy for the highest mark for her Cecchetti Teachers exam in the Western Cape, placing her as one of the best upcoming teachers.
The Pinelands based studio is big & spacious with wooden floors & big windows for air flow throughout classes. Parents who drop off their kids like to sit outside under the trees on picnic blankets & wait for their kiddies to finish class.
Time to point your toes & jump over to Cape Ballet Studio!
TIMETABLE & FEES
MONDAYS
- 1:30 – 2PM 3-4YRS R650/TERM (1CLASS/WEEK)
- 2:15 – 2:45PM 4-5YRS R650/TERM (1CLASS/WEEK)
- 3 – 3:45PM 5-6YRS R750/TERM (1CLASS/WEEK)
- 4 – 5PM GRADE 3 (10YRS & ABOVE) R1600/TERM (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
- 5 – 6PM GRADE 5 (13YRS & ABOVE) (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
TUESDAYS
- 3:30 – 4:30PM GRADE 1 (8-10YRS )R1400/TERM (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
- 4:30 – 5:30PM GRADE 2 (9-12YRS )R1400/TERM (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
- 5:45 – 6:45PM ADULT BEGINNERS (PACKAGES: R100 DROP-IN / R180 2 CLASSES / R300 4 CLASSES / R550 8 CLASSES)
WEDNESDAYS
- 2:30 – 3:15PM PRE-PRIMARY 6-7YRS (R750/TERM) (1 CLASS/ WEEK)
- 3:30 – 4:15PM PRIMARY 6-8YRS (R750/TERM) (1 CLASS/ WEEK)
- 4:30 – 5:30PM GRADE 3 (10YRS & ABOVE) (R1600/TERM) (2 CLASSES /WEEK)
- 5:30 – 6:30PM GRADE 5 (13YRS & ABOVE) (2 CLASSES / WEEK)
THURSDAYS
- 3:30 – 4:30PM GRADE 1 (8-10YRS )R1400/TERM (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
- 4:30 – 5:30PM GRADE 2 (9-12YRS )R1400/TERM (2 CLASSES/WEEK)
- 5:45 – 6:45PM ADULT BEGINNERS (PACKAGES: R100 DROP-IN / R180 2 CLASSES / R300 4 CLASSES / R550 8 CLASSES)
Private lessons available
DRESS CODE
Ballet world, 16 Chester Rd, Rondebosch
- Leotard of any colour with matching skirt (skirt optional)
- Pink ballet tights (full length, footless or stockings just overing feet accepted)
- Pink leather or canvas ballet shoes with elastic (shoes must be fitted by a professional fitter at a reputable ballet store & elastic must be sewn on correctly, Mr Price shoes not accepted)
- Hair pulled back in a ballet bun (Compulsory)
- Names must be on ballet gear
MEET TALISHA

Talisha Pienaar’s great love for the art of ballet started at the age of three and achieved distinction for every major ballet exam she has pursued.
She was accepted into the Cape Town City Ballet company where she danced professionally for two years.
Thereafter, Talisha pursued teaching and qualified with her Cecchetti Associate Degree under the mentorship of esteemed teacher and qualified National examiner, Barbara Lewis. Moreover, she also won the Cecchetti Associate Trophy for the highest honors achieved in her Teachers Exam in the Western Cape, which places her as one of the top upcoming classical ballet teachers.
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