ABOUT
What We Offer
Established in 2006, Dance Northside teaches community-focused, age-appropriate, recreational dance to students from age four to adult in an educational and fun environment that embodies our studio values of kindness, respect, and community.We offer recreational classes for students aged four to adult in a variety of dance styles. Our focus is on sharing a passion for dance. We have a strong commitment to our students’ holistic development as well-rounded, happy individuals in addition to finding joy and achievement through dance. Our values of kindness, respect and community inform everything we do at Dance Northside. The health and wellbeing of our community is important. All classes are delivered in line with our COVID-19 Policy & Safety Plan.
Concerts
We make performing a positive experience for all, curating performances to be a joyful and confidence building experience that is appropriate to the age and developmental stage of the child.
Students aged 6+ have the opportunity to perform in our mid-year Showcase held at the Canberra Theatre!
Students aged 4 – 5 years have the opportunity to perform in our Minis end-of-year Concert, held on our very own in-house stage at Dance Northside!
We make performing a positive experience for students and parents alike. The music we use, the choreography we create, and the costumes we provide are always appropriate to the student’s age and ability. The hairstyles are simple and makeup is optional! No sewing of costumes is required, just a small costume fee. All rehearsals are held within regular class times, the performance season itself is very short and does not involve a late night for anyone!
Performance Team
The Dance Northside Performance Team works with a number of choreographers to create high-quality pieces in a variety of styles. It does not compete in eisteddfods, but instead performs at local community events, such as Raiders Games, Floriade, the Multicultural Festival and school fetes. The aim is to challenge our advanced dancers while maintaining a focus on personal growth and the Dance Northside values.
Auditions for the Performance Team are held in Term 4. Students aged 11 years and over are invited to audition. Please get in touch if you would like more information.
DanceStep
Dance Northside partners with DanceStep, a formalised and progressive student teacher education program. DanceStep empowers young people to serve as leaders and role models in their community. It combines practical training with theory-based learning about anatomy, safe dance practice, lesson structure, behaviour management, and much more!
For the practical component, DanceSteppers assist in our Minis and Kids classes. We accept applications for student leaders aged 11+. But there are a limited number of places available each term. Please contact us for further information or to find out when the next round of DanceStep applications opens.
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Keeping kids safe in dance
Dance Northside is an accredited member of Dance Arts Alliance, meaning we adhere to the highest industry standards around child safety and wellbeing. We have a comprehensive set of policies in place to keep your child safe while engaging in dance at our studio.
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All Dance Northside classes are delivered at Kaleen Community Hall. The hall is divided into two studios and set up with all the facilities and equipment necessary to conduct our classes.
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Kaleen Community Hall
Georgina Crescent Kaleen ACT 2617
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Dance Northside acknowledges the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, traditional custodians of the land on which our studio is located. We pay respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging. Music and movement have long been performed in this place by First Nations Australians; Dance Northside recognises this and appreciates the richness it adds to our community. We are glad to be dancing here today, on what always was and always will be Ngunnawal and Ngambri land.
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