The Dance Collective

Join us on Saturdays for a Pilates class suitable for beginners (age 18+). You do not need to be an existing member of our dance school. Message us for more information. We look forward to meeting you!

Ballet Basics Episode 7: Why Dancers Count Music 🔢

Counting keeps dancers in time with the music, helps with rhythm and coordination and makes learning new steps much easier!

Counting also helps them connect one step to the next without getting lost and gives them the confidence to dance independently 🙌

Meet our Assistant Teacher Miss Bethany! 🩰

In ballet class, so much growth happens in the quiet moments: practising, repeating, concentrating and trying again 💪

Little by little, those efforts turn into real progress 🎉

Happy faces from some of our wonderful Primary and Grade 1 dancers! 😄💃

Did you know that the small things children do in ballet class, like waiting their turn or trying a step again, are building skills they use everywhere?

From focus and resilience to confidence and patience, these “little wins” grow far beyond the studio 🔥🎉

Let's learn about a ✨ glissade✨

A glissade is a connecting step which consists of gliding or sliding along the floor. The basic glissade is travelled sideways.

From 5th position, the action commences with a demi-plié, extending the working foot to a dégagé in 2nd en fondu; the supporting leg pushes away from the floor and is released so that both legs are momentarily fully stretched; the transfer of weight continues, lowering through the leading foot into a fondu and the freed foot from its dégagé in 2nd is drawn firmly into 5th position en demi-plié.