TASDANCE SCHOOL OF DANCE
TERM 2 2024
Monday 29th April – Saturday 6th July
Please note, classes will not run on public holidays.
Tasdance School of Dance offers street, contemporary and ballet classes in a creative, inclusive, and non-competitive environment!
Scroll down to see the timetable and complete new enrolments and payments.
Monday
DANCE DISCOVERY
5:10 - 6:10PM
Recommended for 6-8 years
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT: For new enrolments to Dance Discovery only, pay Term Fees before April 30th for a special price of $160 (usually $179).
A combination of foundational dance technique, awesome imagery, creative movement and self expression for a fun and well rounded dance experience.
Make sure you have a water bottle handy and get ready to dance, think, play and create.
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WEDNESDAY
STREET DISCOVERY
5:10 - 6:10PM
Recommended for 6-8 years
Our Street classes teach a variety of dance styles, including what might be referred to as “Hip Hop”. This includes breaking (breakdancing), locking and popping among others. Students will learn fundamental technical moves, cyphers, choreography, alongside performance skills for battles. Whether it’s learning a few cool moves, gaining fitness, training for solo and crew battles or increasing your movement repertoire, Street has you covered!
Shoes - Bring along a pair of sneakers that you will only wear during class. Wearing sneakers that have been worn outside can damage the floor in the studio. Change into your hip hop sneakers once you’re inside the studio, then taken the off at the end of class before you go outside.
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JUNIOR STREET
6:20 - 7:20PM
Recommended for 9-12 years
Our Street classes teach a variety of dance styles, including what might be referred to as “Hip Hop”. This includes breaking (breakdancing), locking and popping among others. Students will learn fundamental technical moves, cyphers, choreography, alongside performance skills for battles. Whether it’s learning a few cool moves, gaining fitness, training for solo and crew battles or increasing your movement repertoire, Street has you covered!
Shoes: Bring along a pair of sneakers that you will only wear during class. Wearing sneakers that have been worn outside can damage the floor in the studio. Change into your hip hop sneakers once you’re inside the studio, then take them off at the end of class before you go outside.
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THURSDAY
CONTEMPORARY JUNIOR
5:10 - 6:10PM
Recommended for 9-14 years
An explorative dance class featuring improvisation, learning through technique, performing contemporary and lyrical dance phrases and getting creative through tasking. Make sure you have a water bottle handy and get ready to find your feet, fascination, freedom and all the feels.
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CONTEMPORARY SENIOR
6:20 - 7:20PM
Recommended for 15-18 years
A dance class which incorporates various contemporary styles and techniques including improvisation, floor work and travelling phrases. This also involves co-choreographed sequences to build collaboration, group cohesiveness and to extend performance qualities and skills. A fun class to make friends and enjoy the love of movement.
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SATURDAY
BALLET PRE-PRIMARY
9:30 – 10:15AM
A ballet class which teaches the foundations of ballet movement. This incorporates basic barre and centre work including the development of coordination and flexibility. Students are also encouraged to explore their own expressiveness and musicality.
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GRADE 2
10:25 – 11:25AM
This class aims to build on basic ballet principles developing alignment, flexibility and coordination at the barre and in centre exercises. This grade incorporates more complex ballet sequences and develops students’ performance qualities through improvisation.
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BALLET GRADE 5
11:35 – 12:35PM
This class aims to build on ballet principles developing strength, flexibility and coordination at the barre and in centre exercises. Technique is more complex and incorporates character work. This grade also teaches basic human anatomy and simple principles of physiology as it relates to ballet technique. Knowledge and understanding is developed alongside skills.
Pointe work is optional in Grade 5. Students will need to have their feet assessed by a physio to ensure their readiness for pointe work.
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POINTE
(Grade 5 + Intermediate)
12:35 – 1:05PM
This class is for students also enrolled in Grade 5 or Intermediate Ballet class. This aims to strengthen the feet as well as teach correct alignment for pointe work. Students working towards going on pointe as well as those already on pointe are suitable for this class.
PLEASE NOTE: If you haven’t enrolled in this class before, please contact Alison Winn — alisonw@tasdance.com.au to arrange a pointe assessment & join the Grade 5 or Intermediate Ballet class.
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BALLET INTERMEDIATE
1:15 – 2:15PM
This class aims to build on ballet principles developing strength, flexibility and coordination at the barre and in centre exercises. Technique is more complex and incorporates character work. This grade also teaches basic human anatomy and ballet terminology.
Pointe work is now available in the class prior – students will need to have their feet assessed by a physio to ensure their readiness for pointe work.
If you are unsure if your child is ready for this class, contact Alison Winn — alisonw@tasdance.com.au
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BALLET ADVANCED 1
2:25 – 3:40PM
This class is for students who have completed the Intermediate Syllabus of Borovansky or equivalent. Ballet technique is extended through more complex sequences and seeks to develop an understanding of performance quality for stage. This class can be completed with or without pointe work.
If you are unsure if your child is ready for this class, contact Alison Winn — alisonw@tasdance.com.au
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New here?
Step 1: Enrol!
Please complete one enrolment form per student. You can now select multiple classes to enrol in if your student is attending more than one class.
Returning students do not need to re-enrol unless contact details have changed.
Step 2: Pay your trial or term fees here
You can now pay for multiple enrolments at once. Each item will be added to your cart in the top-right corner, then click on the cart to checkout when you are ready.
Fees
We accept Ticket to Play vouchers. More info here!
If you have a valid Ticket to Play voucher, please select the Ticket to Play option when paying for classes.
Ballet Pre-Primary Fees
$159 per term
$139 per term concession
$49 for a 3 week trial
All classes except Ballet Pre-Primary, Pointe and Advanced 1
$179 per term
$139 per term concession
$54 for a 3 week trial
Ballet Advanced 1 Fees
$209 per term
$169 per term concession
$54 for a 3 week trial
Pointe class
$30 per term
What to Wear
Wear something comfortable and easy to move in.
Long sleeves and long trousers are recommended for Street and Contemporary classes, to protect your skin during floor work.
For ballet classes check out What to Wear to Ballet.
Don’t forget to bring a water bottle.
Contact us!
For more information about any of our classes please contact cat@tasdance.com.au