At En Pointe, we believe dance should always have a place to thrive. By becoming a Friend of En Pointe, you’ll help us continue to provide the best dance training in York, care for our beautiful studios, improve our facilities, and most importantly, ensure we can keep our costings as affordable as possible for all our families.
Your monthly contribution keeps dance classes affordable for families and keeps the children dancing. Supporting not just our dancers, but the space and spirit that make En Pointe so special.
Together, we keep En Pointe dancing.
What they’re saying
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En Pointe has always been about more than dance. It’s about giving every child a place to belong, to express themselves, and to grow. The support from our Friends helps us protect that space and keep the arts thriving in our community.
Donya, Principal of En Pointe
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Being part of Friends of En Pointe feels like we’re giving something back to a place that gives our children so much. The studio is like a second hom. Full of joy, care, and creativity. Supporting it each year just feels right.
Ben, Dance Dad
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En Pointe has helped me grow in confidence and given me so many memories. Knowing that families are helping to keep our studios and shows going makes me feel proud to dance here.
Student, Age 16
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Every contribution from our Friends makes a visible difference. Whether it’s new mirrors, improved sound, or just keeping the studios beautiful, it all helps us give our dancers the best environment to shine.
Rachel
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“Its a pleasure to give to such a fantastic dance school. What En Pointe offer is second to none.”
Megan
What we do with your contribution
We care deeply about keeping our classes affordable for every family. As costs such as rent, utilities, and business rates continue to rise, we’re asking our community to stand with us. Your support ensures that En Pointe remains a space where dancers of all ages can learn, grow, and shine.
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Your contribution helps us keep dance class fees as low as possible, meaning more families can offer their child the love of dance and nurture every dancer as an individual.
It allows us to offer one-to-one feedback and guidance, either in person or by email, so every student feels supported in their progress. It also helps us continue providing professional pathways through RAD, ISTD, ATAP and now GCSE Dance, giving each dancer the chance to grow with recognised qualifications.We’re proud to run a free weekly baby group, introducing little ones to the joy of music in the studio from the very start of their journey.
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Your contribution helps us care for the heart of En Pointe, our dance studios.
It supports the maintenance of clean, safe, and inspiring spaces where dancers can create, rehearse, and perform. It also allows us to replace and refresh essential studio equipment. -
Your support helps us welcome every family with warmth and care.
It enables us to keep a dedicated reception space open for our community, offering friendly assistance to anyone who needs help, information, or reassurance during their time with us.
Keeping Dance Affordable for Every Family
At En Pointe, we believe that every child should have the chance to dance without financial pressure becoming a barrier. We work very hard to keep our fees as low as possible so that families across our community can continue to enjoy the joy and confidence that dance brings.
Your contribution plays an important part in making this possible. When you join Friends of En Pointe, you help us cover the growing costs that families never see, such as rent, utilities, business rates, equipment care, and the general upkeep of our studios. Your support lightens that load, which means we do not have to pass these increases on to parents through higher class fees.
Every contribution helps us maintain dance's affordability while still providing our students with a professional, inspiring, and safe environment to learn and grow. It is a true act of kindness toward every family that feels the magic of this school.
Together, we can keep En Pointe accessible, welcoming, and full of opportunity for every dancer who walks through our doors.
Our Wall of Names
As Friends of En Pointe grows, we want to celebrate the people and businesses who choose to support our dancers and studios. One idea we are excited about is creating a Wall of Names. This will be a special place that recognises everyone who helps keep our school strong for the future.
We are still exploring the best way to bring this to life. It may be a physical wall in our reception area where families can see their names when they arrive for class. It may be a digital display that plays in the building or on our website. Or it may become a combination of both so that every supporter is recognised in a way that feels modern, creative, and true to the spirit of En Pointe.
Whatever form it takes, the Wall of Names will be a place of gratitude. It will reflect the kindness of our community and the shared belief that dance should remain accessible, inspiring, and full of opportunity for every child.
Your name, or your business name, will become part of that story. A lasting reminder that you helped keep En Pointe dancing.
Ready to Join Us
We would love you to stand with us as we support our dancers, our studios, and the future of En Pointe. Every friend makes a real difference and helps us keep our school a place where children can grow, shine, and feel proud of who they are becoming.
Join us today and help keep our dancers centre stage.
Shape the future of En Pointe
First Position represents an extraordinary level of support and plays a vital role in the future of our school.
Your generosity helps us with major improvements and long term projects that benefit every dancer, from enhanced flooring and lighting to specialist equipment and studio developments. This tier strengthens the heart of En Pointe and protects the creative space our dancers call home.
As a First Position supporter, your name will appear on our Friends of En Pointe wall and you will receive personal thanks from our team for helping keep En Pointe strong for the next generation.
Lift every dancer a little higher
Second Position offers a stronger level of support that helps us continue improving the spaces where our dancers learn and grow.
Your contribution allows us to upgrade equipment, improve facilities, and make thoughtful changes that enrich every class and rehearsal. This level of giving helps create a studio environment that inspires confidence, creativity, and joy.
As a thank you, your name will feature on our Friends of En Pointe wall, along with occasional updates showing the difference your support makes.
Help keep our studios shining
Third Position is a gentle and steady way to support our dancers and studios.
Your monthly gift helps us with the essentials that keep En Pointe running each day. It contributes to clean and safe studios, refreshed equipment, and the small but important details that help our young dancers feel proud to walk through our doors.
Your name will be added to our Friends of En Pointe wall as a heartfelt thank you for being part of our dance family.
How Your Support Makes a Difference
Supporting En Pointe is about more than sponsorship. It is about believing in the arts and giving young people the chance to grow through dance.
Your contribution helps us give every young person a chance to dance, look after our beautiful studios and create a space where dancers can feel inspired, confident, and proud of what they achieve. It also supports the wonderful team of teachers and staff who make En Pointe such a special part of our community.
With your help, we can keep our studios safe, welcoming, and well-equipped so every dancer can flourish.
As a thank you, your business will be recognised on our Friends of En Pointe wall and in selected communications, such as social media posts, printed programmes and our website, showing your support for creativity, opportunity, and the families who make up our school.
Together we can keep York dancing.