Soraya McKee Dance Society, Ballarat

CHOOKAS!!! To the cast of ‘Into The Woods’ for opening night TONIGHT!!! 🎉

See an incredible local cast bring this majestic story to life, including our very own 🧡 ZENAYE MCKEE 🧡(playing Cinderella’s Mother, Snow White and Milky White) for a strict 4 SHOWS ONLY!!!

Don’t miss out on this one!!! 🎉

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🌟 NEW TEACHER ALERT 🌟

We are so excited to officially welcome Chloe Borrell to our teaching team!

Chloe has joined our pre-school/kindergarten teaching team specifically, teaching our Saturday Mini Society and Lil’ Dance classes and her kind nature and fun, bubbly personality has made a beautiful impact on our youngest students!

Chloe has been one of our resident relief teachers at SMDS so far in 2026. She is currently in her 3rd year of her Bachelor of Performing Arts at Federation University’s Arts Academy, studying all styles of dance and thriving!

Chloe began dancing at the age of 4 with her most favoured styles being Jazz and Contemporary. She has vast prior experience teaching from pre-school age upwards in her home town of Wodonga and is so excited to continue to work with our littlest dancers as they begin their dance journey at SMDS!

Welcome Chloe! 🧡🌟

🌟NEW TEAM MEMBER ALERT! 🌟

As we kick off Term 3, we are thrilled to officially welcome ANNA HODGE to the SMDS teaching team!

Anna has been training in the styles of Jazz, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Tap, Contemporary and Lyrical for over 10 years, and we have been fortunate to have her as an SMDS student for the past 4.5 years. In the past 18 months, Anna has been working as a trainee teacher under the guidance of Soraya and Zenaye McKee where she has absolutely thrived in this role.

In 2025 Anna completed her Cert. III in Dance and after graduating high school, she expressed an interest in potentially teaching at SMDS and her dedication and development as a trainee, as well as her ability to relate to our students as she carefully encourages and motivates them is second to none.

Anna is also a well known performer in the local musical theatre scene, performing with BLOC and Ballarat Lyric Theatre Productions, regularly. She is a standout performer in these roles and her presence and professionalism on and off the stage shows a maturity well beyond her years.

Anna is already a very loved and admired SMDS member by staff and students alike, and has transitioned into a teaching position so effortlessly!

We welcome Anna and look forward to the exciting things she will offer our students and studio in years to come 🧡🧡🧡

SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT!

Thank you to Sinclair Meats Ballarat for their generous donation of 100 sausages for our BBQ tomorrow! Amazing guys!

The 2026 Winter Showcase is TOMORROW! ❄️💙

Get your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/DMOQQ

***Please note, online raffle ticket sales are NOW CLOSED. Raffle tickets can be purchased in person at the event tomorrow.

Performances by the SMDS students | Raffles | Food and Coffee | Prizes and so much more!

RAFFLE PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Thank you to Formation Hairstylists for donating a hair care pack valued at $90 to our raffle! Such a great prize!

The 2026 Winter Showcase is TOMORROW! ❄️💙

Get your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/DMOQQ

***Please note, online raffle ticket sales are NOW CLOSED. Raffle tickets can be purchased in person at the event tomorrow.

Performances by the SMDS students | Raffles | Food and Coffee | Prizes and so much more!

RAFFLE PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Thank you to Squires Loft Ballarat for their kind donation of a $50 voucher to our raffle! How great is that!

The 2026 Winter Showcase is only 2 SLEEPS AWAY! ❄️💙

Get your tickets and raffle tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/DMOQQ

Performances by the SMDS students | Raffles | Food and Coffee | Prizes and so much more!

Are you or someone you know able to donate a voucher, prize or service to our raffle prize pool? Please DM us! 💙

RAFFLE PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Thank you to Beechworth Bakery for donating a $30 voucher to our raffle! Such a great prize from our neighbours!

The 2026 Winter Showcase is only 2 SLEEPS AWAY! ❄️💙

Get your tickets and raffle tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/DMOQQ

Performances by the SMDS students | Raffles | Food and Coffee | Prizes and so much more!

Are you or someone you know able to donate a voucher, prize or service to our raffle prize pool? Please DM us! 💙