Modern Jazz is a commercial style of dancing, Jazz class consists of cardio warm up, stretching, progressions down the floor. Jazz routines are in the style of music video hits and age appropriate moves.

These classes are for those that wish to look at pursuing a career in the arts industry, hence why they will be working at a more advanced level. If you wish to dance just for fun and exercise then the general classes are best suited to you. Students to be eligible for the ADVANCE CLASSES, must attend ballet, do most genre of dance and have a certain level of ability required to participate in this class’! Students will be invited and/or assessed before they can join this level. (Senior Advance Students 18 + classical not required but preferred).

Breanne / Shanice / Taylor / Sophie / Michelle / Marisa / Nakita

Musical Theatre comprises of three parts:

Acting: characterisation skills, basic acting techniques, improvisation skills, listening/response games, monologue reading.

Singing: vocal technique, breathing technique, difference between MT singing and contemporary, characterisation through vocals.

Dancing: basic dance in the styles of music chosen, era of musical etc.

Nonie

We teach two different styles – classic tap in the style of Gene Kelly and Fred Astair and street tap in the style of Tap Dogs. Tap class consists of warm up at the bar, rhythm combinations and dance routine.

Breanne / Michelle / Shanice

Hip Hop is a broad category that includes a variety of urban and street dance styles. Constantly evolving from the earlier styles of breaking, locking and popping, hip hop is a free, funky and soulful expression of movement used by artists such as Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown and Rihanna.

Marianne / Lili

Classical Ballet is a specific technique that gives you a full understanding of your body. The class which focuses on building strength, flexibility and core stability is recommend for dancers if they wish to pursue dance as a career.

Why is Classical training so important for dancers?

Even if you are planning to focus on hip hop, jazz or tap – ballet training is essential to being a good dancer, especially if you plan to go professional. It provides the technique you need to flourish in all other dance styles. Below are some reasons why ballet is important.

• Ballet is the foundation for most forms of dance. Whatever you learn in ballet, it translates to values that can be used to pursue other forms of dance. The alignment and musicality it requires are only some examples of important qualities that are enhanced through ballet and are beneficial in most other dance styles.
• The development of discipline and dedication. Ballet technique is very specific and requires practice to improve. In most cases, the qualities of discipline and dedication translate themselves to other areas of life like work and school.
• Improving posture. Let’s face it: everything in ballet requires good posture. In time, the posture utilized in the studio translates to every part of a dancer’s life.
• Improving balance and flexibility. These are two large parts of ballet technique which, consequently, diminish the likelihood of injury in ballet, sports, and other dance forms.
• Increased agility. While often slow and graceful, ballet has its swift moments as well. Football players often attribute speed and agility to their experiences cross-training with ballet during the off season.
• Aural, visual, and kinetic stimulus. In layman’s terms: You learn to connect verbal commands and musical cues with exercise demonstrations and perform them in your body. Different parts of the brain are problem solving to perform the movements in time to the music.
• Confidence. Have you ever seen a five-year-old coming out of ballet class? He/she is most likely smiling and will gladly show you what has been learned. The confidence that ballet instils is not exclusive to the five-year-old demographic. The artistry, musicality, and grace of ballet are great confidence boosters.

Michelle / Jemma / Zeffie / Stacey / Sophie

Lyrical combines the techniques of jazz and ballet. Lyrical invites dancers to use their bodies to interpret the music. Dancers gain fluidity of movement, grace and control.

These classes are for those that wish to look at pursuing a career in the arts industry, hence why they will be working at a more advanced level. If you wish to dance just for fun and exercise then the general classes are best suited to you. Students to be eligible for the ADVANCE CLASSES, must attend ballet, do most genre of dance and have a certain level of ability required to participate in this class’! Students will be invited and/or assessed before they can join this level. (Senior Advance Students 18 + classical not required but preferred).

Breanne / Marisa / Shanice / Sophie / Nakita / Taylor

Acrobatics is designed to go hand in hand with dance, acrobatics is similar to gymnastic, but we don’t use apparatus such as beams, bars and rings, we give students a variation of:

Flexibility: bends and splits

Balancing: single and partner work

Floor work: cartwheels, walk overs, flips and aerials

Vicki / Sam / Teagan

Contemporary dance is a fusion of classical ballet & jazz dance techniques. It explores the emotions of dance & uses motion to interpret music & lyrics. Choreography usually tells a story or portrays a theme and can rely greatly on the contribution of the dancers themselves.

Jemma / Zeffie

Dance aids with body awareness or a comfort with understanding of one’s abilities. Dance also helps with confidence and social skills. Interacting with others of like needs, in a non-judgmental setting, with a trained and patient instructor, enhances and encourages both social integration and confidence. On a more artistic note, dance allows creative expression, both individually and in a group setting, encourages exercise, and promotes healthier living. An argument can be made that dance stimulates the intellect and learning as well.

Throughout the class we incorporate dance steps to help cross-body movement, co-ordination, rhythm and musicality also assists in learning to concentrate, take turns, co-ordinate several body parts at the same time and counting music.

Keeping the class fun and enjoyable I like to finish of my class with a reward for their hard work. This involves sometimes a game or stickers!

Breanne

READY SET DANCE is a one hour combo class that includes jazz, tap, hip hop, singing, music and a whole lot of FUN for girls and boys.

Our studio is proud to be an official READY SET DANCE location. READY SET DANCE was the winner of the award for Best National Activity for preschoolers in 2018.

The program focuses on developing the 3 C’s for preschoolers.

CONFIDENCE, COORDINATION & CREATIVITY!

Australian Teachers of Dance (ATOD)  are the best way for your child to gain a greater understanding of the fundamentals of dance. Classes are generally smaller and are structured to work on the basics of dance through to the more difficult steps as the grades go higher.

Students can sit exams in July/Aug at the studio with an outside examiner and receive medals, certificates and reports on completion of a grade.

Students who achieve high marks in examinations are also eligible to participate in ATOD scholarships in Western Australia and Australasia.

Students can also work towards a teaching diploma in any genre on completion of ALL exam grades.

Please read the following PDF document that outlines the benefits of sitting the ATOD exams.