Two studios — Adelaide inner south Term 4 enrolments open Graded syllabus and open classes
Established 2009

Wandoo House Dance Academy

Classical ballet, jazz, tap and contemporary. Ages three to adult, in classes small enough that the teacher knows every name.

Timetable

Terms follow the South Australian school calendar. Class sizes are capped, so mid-term places depend on what has opened up.

Weekly classes
ClassAgesWhen
Pre-primary movement3–5Saturday morning
Classical ballet, graded6–16Monday and Wednesday afternoons
Jazz7–17Tuesday afternoon
Tap7–17Thursday afternoon
Contemporary12+Wednesday evening
Adult open balletAdult, all levelsTuesday evening
Private coachingBy arrangementExam and audition preparation

How we teach

Graded, and unhurried

Students move up when the work is secure, not when the calendar says so. A child kept an extra term at a level almost always finishes ahead of one pushed through it, and we would rather have that conversation with a parent early than at an examination.

Examinations are offered but never required. Plenty of our students dance for years without sitting one, and that is a perfectly good way to do it.

Small classes, on purpose

Ballet is corrected individually or it is not corrected at all. Our classes are capped so every student is seen and adjusted in a lesson rather than watched from the back of a crowd.

It means we sometimes have a waiting list for a level, and it is the part of the school we are least willing to change.

For parents enquiring for the first time

Come and watch a class before you enrol anyone. We will not sign a child up on a phone call — a studio either suits a family or it does not, and half an hour in the room settles it better than any conversation we could have.

Uniform is simple and deliberately inexpensive at the junior levels. There is no costume obligation attached to enrolment, and the end-of-year concert is optional.

If your child has danced elsewhere, bring their most recent report or grade. It saves them being placed by age alone, which is how students end up bored or overwhelmed in their first term.

Enrolments

Term dates, fees and the current waiting lists are sent out on request. Say the age, any previous experience, and which day suits — that is enough to tell you what is open.

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