Our Dance Classes

Wiggles World of Dance - Beautiful Ballet

(12 months to 5 years)

Developed by Industry leaders and Australian Ballet Dancers, Beautiful Ballet is a pre-introduction to our American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum and is a loveable dance program that aims to provide a guiding education to little ones from 12 months of age.

Beautiful Ballet will explore the fundamentals of ballet technique in a fun, creative and imaginative way allowing little ones to gain and understanding of ballet dance prior to beginning curriculum work.

In 2024 Brisbane Dance Theatre will be offering Beautiful Ballet classes to children 12 months to 5 years of age, Tuesday through to Saturday. 

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Classical Ballet

(5 years and up)

Brisbane Dance Theatre is the only dance school in Australia certified to deliver the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum.

ABT’s National Training Curriculum is a program for the development and training of young students that embraces sound ballet principals and incorporates elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training. Click here to read more.

Pointe

(11+ Years - Level Three Ballet & up)

Our students start performing Pointe work in their Level Three exams.

We begin Pre-Pointe lessons in Level Two B, giving them the foundations to progress onto Pointe safely. It is so important to us that we develop the correct strength and flexibility in our students to ensure they have a long and successful career on Pointe without injury.

Lyrical/Contemporary Dance

(7 years and up)

Contemporary Dance is an expressive dance form combining elements of classical ballet, modern dance and stretching techniques. We have classes for children, starting from 7 years of age.

Jazz

(3 years and up)

Jazz classes are high energy and lots of fun. Your child will learn various Jazz techniques and styles while dancing routines to popular music. Our Jazz classes are split into classes for all ages, so please see our timetable for class times.

Hip Hop

(7 years and up)

Hip hop is a high-energy class that infuses the latest styles of street dancing, breaking, popping, and locking. Classes will encourage students to step outside of the box by bringing their own individual style and personality to the choreography. 

Tap Classes

(3 years and up)

Are you ready to make amazing sounds and rhythms with your feet?

Brisbane Dance Theatre follows the Comdance syllabus. Giving our students not only the opportunity to have super amounts of fun but also to sit annual Tap Exams if they wish. Tap allows your child to learn many techniques and musical lessons that are unique only to this style of dance.

Acrobatics

(3 years and up)

Brisbane Dance Theatre follows the Acrobatic Arts Syllabus. The program is based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in 5 divisions of AcroDance: Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering and Tumbling.  

Developed with input from professionals and experts in Ballet, Modern Dance, Jazz, Contortion, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Sports Acrobatics, Yoga, Acro Yoga, Pilates, Physiotherapy, Hand Balancing and more, you will not find a more comprehensive program.

Simple, thoughtful progressions take the beginner preschool level dancer from log rolls and somersaults to the advanced dancer tumbling effortlessly across the stage!

Body Conditioning

(All Ages)

Brisbane Dance Theatre has created this one-of-a-kind class to give our students additional strength and flexibility that works hand-in-hand with all dance classes.

Body Conditioning classes will work on strength and flexibility through fun and energetic exercises in a mat class format. This program helps students to understand the depth of training muscle memory in achieving their personal best in classical ballet. 

2024 Information Handbook

Please click the following link to view our 2024 Information Handbook

Enrol in a Class Today

Space in our classes is limited, so enrol your child in a class today. You can see our class schedule below, or click directly through to our online enrolment portal.

Private Coaching

All of our Brisbane Dance Theatre teachers are available for private coaching in 2024. These lessons can be used to improve our students technique, prepare for exams or work on eisteddfod solos. Students can book in for a 15, 30, 45 or 60 minute private lesson. We suggest that to get the most out of these lessons, private lessons should be attended either on a weekly or fortnightly basis.

Please note that our regular dance classes take precedent over private lessons and can only be scheduled in the available time slots in our 2024 timetable. Please visit our website to view our 2024 timetable. Private lessons can be attended during school hours.

Uniform Requirements

Ballet students must wear the studio uniform to their classes. We believe uniforms instil a sense of pride in oneself and makes students feel apart of a team environment. It is for these reasons all students attending Classical Ballet and TipToe dance classes are asked to wear our school uniform.