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  1. Hatha Flow Yoga
    Last Few Places
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Madlyn Ray-Jones

    Stretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable

    Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £99.00
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  2. Chinese 2 upper revision
    Course start date:  Thu 10 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Ting Poon
    Get a short introduction to the Chinese language and discover aspects of Chinese language culture in these live online communicative classes. Suitable for complete beginners.

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    Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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  3. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £79.00
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  4. Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £55.00
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  5. Italian lower intermediate conversation
    Course start date:  Fri 11 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Rosanna Carlà
    This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency. Please note this course is intended for Italian 2 lower learners (learners in their second year of study).
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  6. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  7. Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  8. Mindfulness and Meditation: De-Stress and Rejuvenate
    Evening
    Course start date:  Mon 14 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sally Page
    Learn how to de-stress, rejuvenate and cultivate calm using a variety of Mindfulness and Meditation techniques. From understanding why we get stressed, to applying this understanding in everyday real life situations. Releasing stress to cultivate an experience of calm, a positive state of mind, and significantly reduce stress levels and tension held in the body.
    Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00
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  9. Yoga for working at the desk
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Sarah Scott

    Stretch, relax and feel good! This course is suitable for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of yoga at a gentle pace. Alternatives are offered if a student finds any particular postures (asanas) uncomfortable

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  10. Italian intermediate conversation
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana
    This skills-based course is for lower intermediate learners of Italian and is intended to improve your Italian speaking skills in everyday situations. We will be looking at both formal and informal scenarios, and the aim is to help you to feel more comfortable speaking Italian in order to improve your fluency.

    Please note this course is intended for Italian 2 Upper learners (learners in their third year of study). If you are in Italian 2 lower (second year of study), please see Italian 2 Lower Conversation.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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  11. Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  12. Tap intensive (improvers)
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Benjamin Bailey
    If you have a strong foundation in tap, come and improve your technique, and increase your understanding of syncopation and your confidence in a variety of rhythms and tempos. Tap shoes are essential.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00
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  13. Chamber music: introduction
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Gisela Meyer
    Discover the pleasure of playing in small ensembles with varied instrumentation, with repertoire ranging from early to modern. For instrumentalists at Grade 3 standard or above who can read music confidently.
    Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £55.00
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  14. Taste of Japan
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Chikako Nakagawa
    From street food to monks' food, come and explore the richness of regional Japanese cuisine across the seasons in this exciting workshop.
    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £69.00
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  15. Italian beginners: speaking and listening
    Course start date:  Tue 15 Jul 2025

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Maria Fontana

    This course is for learners who have completed two or three terms of an Italian beginners course this year and now wish to do some speaking and listening practice over the summer to improve their speaking and listening skills. 

    Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00
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