FAQs

Yes! Trial classes are available for $10 and can be booked online. Simply click one of the ‘Trial' buttons and create an account with us. You will be directed to our parent portal and can login with the account you just created!

After adding you/your dancers, click 'request trial' to let us know what class you wish to trial in. We will then confirm the trial with you via email and the trial fee will be added to your account.

Payment can be made via the billing tab in the portal. If you need any help with booking a trial, please email [email protected].

You can enrol online. Simply click one of the ‘Enrol' buttons and complete the registration form. You will be directed to our parent portal and can login with the email address and password you set in the registration form and finalise payment via the billing tab in the portal. If you need any help with enrolling, please email [email protected].

No, you can remove re-enrolling from your to do list! Dance Northside rolls enrolments over from one term to the next (except between Term 4 and Term 1). All you need to do to secure your spot is make a payment towards your tuition fees for the relevant term. You can opt out at any time — just use our enrolment cancellation request form.

Payments can be made online via the parent portal. Simply click the ‘Login’ button or paste this link directly into your browser to login to your parent portal. Payment can also be made via card in the studio.

No! We don’t have a uniform policy at Dance Northside — uniforms are expensive and quickly outgrown. Just wear clothes that allow free movement (eg. leggings or trackpants and a singlet or t-shirt). If enrolled in Acrodance, for safety please wear close-fitting clothing, tie long hair up, and remove all jewellery.

We do have a range of Dance Northside t-shirts and hoodies available to purchase at the studio.

We have a collection of pre-loved ballet and jazz shoes at the studio. Students are welcome to borrow these at no cost and keep them until outgrown, then return to us for another dancer to enjoy.

SUGGESTED FOOTWEAR IS AS FOLLOWS:

Ballet – ballet slippers*

Jazz – black jazz shoes*

Hip Hop, JFH and Zumba – sneakers

Contemporary, Minis Dance FUNdamentals and Acrodance – bare feet

*We can't guarantee there will be a size that fits your child in our collection, but we will do our best!

Just a bottle of water!

Yes! And additional free parking is available at the shops across the road. Please be careful in our car park as there are lots of little people about.

For safety, students aged 12 and under must be collected from inside the studio — they will not be allowed to leave the building or cross the road without an adult.

Yes, we maintain an open door policy at Dance Northside, meaning grown ups are welcome to stay and watch their child participate in class. However, we require you watch from one of the following viewing areas:

–  In the the foyer or kitchen if your child is dancing in the front studio;

–  In the kitchen, or one of the chairs set up in front of the kitchen (please prioritise these chairs for elderly/pregnant people).

In addition, please switch your mobile phone to silent, refrain from answering calls during the lesson, and keep any other children with you as quiet and occupied as possible. This policy is  in place to ensure you are never denied access to your child, whilst maintaining a focused learning environment for both children and teachers.

Put very simply, we won’t encourage or teach your child to look, dress, or dance like an adult. We extend this approach to our performance season: makeup is minimal if used at all, costumes meet an appropriate level of dress for children and, our choreography and music selection is appropriate to the age of the children performing it.

Many dance schools compete in eisteddfods or 'comps' - dance competitions where dancers are rated on their performance, costumes, hair, makeup, etc. Dance Northside recognises that competition has value – we just don’t believe it has a place in the arts. Therefore, we do not compete in eisteddfods. Instead, our Performance Team showcases routines at community events around Canberra, such as Floriade, Relay for Life, Sporting Events and school fetes. This challenges and provides performance opportunities for our advanced dancers, while focusing on personal growth and staying true to our values.

Included in our enrolment and trial form is a photographic consent toggle. There is absolutely no obligation to grant Dance Northside permission to use photographs of your child for promotional purposes (eg. on the Dance Northside website, Instagram and Facebook page). You are welcome to take a photo of your child in their dancing outfit before or after class but, we can’t allow you to take photos or video of your child during class, to maintain privacy of other students.

Classes do NOT run on public holidays, EXCEPT during Term 2 when we are preparing for our mid-year concert.

Students who miss a lesson due to a illness will gain 'credits' can be viewed and managed in your your parent portal. Credits can be redeemed by attending another age-appropriate class in their age group. *For extended absences due to injury please email us to discuss the option of a studio credit being applied.

Yes, we have a lost property box at the studio. If you have misplaced something, let one of our staff know so they can check whether it’s been found and handed in. Please note that any unclaimed items are donated to charity at the end of each term.

– Showcase is held at Canberra Theatre at the end of Term 2, and our Minis end-of-year concert  is held on the stage in house at the end of Term 4.

– In 2026 Minis students are also included in our mid year showcase to help us celebrate 20 years of Dance Northside!

– Participating Showcase students will be expected to attend a rehearsal on the day.

– You won’t be required to sew costumes.

– You won’t be required to pay an exorbitant amount for a single use costumes, there is a performance/costume fee. But we keep costs and environmental impact down by reusing and reimagining costumes.

– You will be asked to provide some basic undergarments (eg. black leggings or a white singlet).

– All aspects of our performance are age appropriate.

– Makeup is optional, and hairstyles are simple.

– You won’t be forced to sit through an epic hours-long show; the run time of our concerts is approximately 2.5 hours (inclusive on interval). 

– You do have to purchase tickets to attend the mid-year showcase and the Minis end-of-year concert (ticket sales contribute to the cost of theatre hire, wages, insurance, licensing and many other expenses).

– The concert is designed to be a stress free, fun, positive experience for performers and parents.

Yes. Students not wanting to participate in the concert can learn the routine with their class and just not be given a final position in the routine formation. But know that our concerts are very low pressure, and students find them an enjoyable and confidence-building experience — we encourage everyone to participate!

Please see our COVID-19 Policy and Safety Plan.