Wendorff Dancing Academy

OUR DANCE STYLES

Our specialty is our performing art dance classes. These classes incorporate Jazz, Tap, Theatrical & Classical Ballet and offer the best opportunity for dance students to become technically proficient in their chosen field. This method also enables us to provide extensive dance education including musicality in the shortest time. As we only need to warm the student up once at the start of the lesson the rest of that class is dedicated to dance experience. These classes are also examination standard & allow students to gain dance qualifications.

✨ Jazz

Is an energetic dance style using body isolations & varied rhythmical accents. Styles of dance run the gamut from lyrical to funky to Broadway variety.

✨ Tap

Is literally drumming with your feet. It helps develop concentration, dexterity & rhythm. Tap is fun & challenging.

✨ Ballet

Is truly the foundation for all dance. Ballet teaches self-discipline, poise, strength & gracefulness.

✨ Theatrical

Includes components of Jazz & Tap. This is what musical theatre, film & television is all about.

✨ Contemporary

Develops creative & expressive movement & enhances body awareness.

✨ Hip Hop

Has attitude & musicality. This is a dance form that involves modern & up-to-date techniques with energetic moves that are exciting & today.

✨ Kinder Dance

Is a specialized creative educational movement music wellness program for early childhood.

✨ VCE Dance

This program develops the students' understanding and appreciation of dance as an art form and explores the potential of movement as a creative expression. This study focuses on the development of the students' technical skills and analytical principles. This program is intended to meet industry needs and is a preparation for futher vocational training.

✨ VCE VET Dance

This program enables the student to receive the 216764VIC Certificate 11 in Dance and will provide them with the technical and performance skills to begin the process of establishing a career in the entertainment industry.

VCE Dance and VCE VET Dance are taken over a two year period and are counted towards a final year ATAR score. We have an excellent VCE PROVIDER and are proud of students that have been asked to perform in Top Acts in VCE Performance.

ABOUT US

Wendorff Dancing Academy is a professional facility for quality dance training in the performing arts of Jazz, Tap, Theatrical, Classical Ballet and Contemporary. Other classes offered are: Hip Hop, Singing, Skills and Technique, VCE VET Dance and VCE Dance.

Dance improves physical fitness, co-ordination enhances rhythm, musicality and expression while teaching both poise and posture. Students develop self-discipline, and a complete understanding of the performing arts. At Wendorff Dancing Academy we aim for dance classes to be fun, interesting and meaningful. An encouraging and supportive atmosphere is promoted while providing excellent training. Wendorff Dancing Academy continues to elevate its educational and artistic standards by being current, inspiring and creative. The studio will ensure artistic and technical training is matched with education to develop an all round dancer with opportunities for both recreational and students ready for the professional world, and to ensure every student feels important.

The Wendorff Dancing Academy is a performing arts studio and registered Academy with the Australian Academy of Theatrical and Ballet Dancing and in itself a recognised and registered Society for Australian Dance. The studio has successfully been running for 30 years.

Parents want the best for their children and we strive to provide the best in all fields. Wendorff Dancing Academy only has highly qualified teachers. Teachers have registered advanced teaching Diplomas of each varying discipline incorporating many years of study, and some are assessors for examinations and VCE Dance and VCE Vet Dance.

Registered teachers uphold standards of good practices and codes of professional conduct and maintain high artistic and professional standards.

Former pupils have been accepted into tertiary dance and theatre education with Rusden College, Victorian College of the Arts and various full time dance courses, Australian Ballet School, Secondary Victorian College of the Arts and W.A.P.P.A. Former pupils have also professionally danced in Cats, The French ballet, The Don Lane Show, IMT, Handspan Theatre, German Ballet Companies and various floorshows and corporate functions around Melbourne and Victoria.

Our studios are permanently set up in accordance with Australian Ballet School Standards. They are fully equipped with barres and mirrors; excellent sound system and video facilities. There are television monitors, which enable parents to view classes, and their child's progress, as entry to the classroom is restricted to special open days during the final week of term.