Promenade Dance School

Our mission at Promenade Dance School is to provide students of all levels with more than just dance classes, but a positive and fun experience in which the student can grow both mentally and physically as a dancer. Our highly qualified staff have a wealth of experience in teaching and have a passion and dedication for sharing their knowledge with young dancers.

Promenade Dance School aims to provide a high standard of training in a range of dance styles. Our goal is to give our students a positive learning experience and our classes focus on quality technical training applied to dance performance with a commitment to safe dance practice.

OUR CLASSES

At Promenade Dance School, we teach a range of dance styles. Our aim is to meet the individual students needs in each class and recognise that learning how to dance is a fun and exciting activity. We also teach all our students and parents / carers to foster a sense of community and belonging. Each year we provide performance opportunities to students through the annual concert and Eisteddfod participation.

★ READY SET DANCE is a one hour combo class fro preschoolers aged 2-5yrs that includes jazz, tap, hip hop, singing, music and a whole lot of FUN for girls and boys.

★ READY SET BALLET is a preschool program for children aged 2-5 years. The program includes activities that enable children to explore space creatively, develop musicality through basic ballet technique and develop co-ordination.

★ TUMBLETOWN is a preschool acrobatics program which safely and effectively trains toddlers across a variety of levels to help them maintain strong gross motor skills and kinaesthetic awareness all whilst having fun and keeping motivated!

★ Classical Ballet

Is an important technical foundation for all other dance styles. Classes offered at Promenade implement the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabuses.

★ Jazz

Programs offered at Promenade are based on the International Dance Technique (ITD) syllabus. This studio syllabus is designed to develop plyometric agility, strength, fitness, flexibility and strong jazz technique in dancers of all ages and abilities.

★ Tap

Programs offered at Promenade are based on the Australasian Dance Association syllabus. The Australasian Dance Association (ADA) specialises in the teaching of ballet, tap and Jazz in Australia and overseas.

★ Modern / Contemporary dance

Further develops dance technique from classical ballet and incorporates elements of modern dance. It allows for a greater range of movement that allows the dance student to explore creative composition tasks and musical interpretation.

★ Acro Dance

Is an acrobatic program based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in five divisions of Acro Dance: Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering and Tumbling.

★ Musical Theatre

Classes are for those of all abilities! Whether you've never done a class before, don't know of any musicals or are frightened of being on stage or perhaps, you live and breathe musicals, you wake up first thing in the morning singing your heart out and dance your way to school each day!

★ Leaps, Jumps and Turns (LJT)

Is a class designed and created by principal Felicity Jones, from her extensive knowledge and experience in dance.

★ Performance Groups

Provide students the opportunity to work on group choreography in a number of different styles with performance opportunities at local community events and eisteddfods. Students must undertake ballet to be eligible to participate in performance groups.

★ DanceStep

Is a formalised and progressive Dance Student Teacher Education Program which empowers students to serve as role models, grow as leaders and care for others in their dance studio community.

At our Dance School, we aim offer a friendly and caring environment for students and their families.