It's Tutu Tuesday! Here's Misty Copeland in Swan Lake. - Selene

This week's #ThrowbackThursday is our 2007 seminar, Pirates of the Caribbean. Lucy as Will Turner with Ballet Tutor Finlay as young Elizabeth Swann finds the medallion left by young Will Turner (Victoria) Tyne as Elizabeth Swann Tyne as Elizabeth with Ballet students as the Treasure Young Ballet students wait their turn Kate and Lucy lead the Treasure routine Jordan as Captain Jack Sparrow with his fellow pirates Shinae as Barbossa congratulates Jack the Monkey (Selene) Selen

Better late than never, right? Anyway, this week's Tutu Tuesday: Olga Smirnova in Balanchine's Jewels. - Selene

This year's first round of dance competitions are done and dusted - well done to all our students! Some wonderful results and some beautiful dancing from everyone - now enjoy your holidays until we see you back in the studio. Here's a few pictures Alison managed to get: Some beautiful ballerinas - Sydney, Amelie, Amber, and Bella Jazz class ready to go: (back) Sydney, Alice, Bella, Amelie; (front) Amber, Isla, Reeve VHC and some flowers from her proud grandparents for Amber a

This week's #ThrowbackThursday is our 2005 studio seminar, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone! Amy as Professor Dumbledore with Preschool Ballet as the Owls Hagrid (Lucy) tells Harry (Jordan) that he's a wizard Tutor Rebecca shows the ballet students how it's done Junior Ballet students learn their routine, 'Hogwarts Express' from Rebecca Junior Ballet, 'Hogwarts Express' Tutor Gentry teaches Junior Jazz grades Hermione (Kate) and Ron (Max) Madam Hooch (Suzee) takes a F

This week's Tutu Tuesday features Margot Fonteyn in one of her most famous roles, Firebird. - Selene

This week's Spotlight Saturday is just a quick post to recognise former principal of The Australian Ballet Lucinda Dunn, who retired in 2014. Lucinda Dunn, 'Don Quixote', The Australian Ballet Dunn on the stage of the Prix de Lausanne After winning the Prix de Lausanne at age 15, Dunn was offered a scholarship to The Royal Ballet School, where she graduated from in 1991. She joined The Australian Ballet in 1991, rising to become Principal in 2002. She was Australia's longest

Last weekend the New Zealand based new IDTA examiners met at New Zealand School of Dance to check their marking levels and go over the IDTA Modern Dance syllabus. Here are a few pictures I managed to capture over the three days (some featuring my dad in a few fairly odd poses). A costume from the exhibit currently on display in the New Zealand School of Dance foyer Dad demonstrating his famous 'Left Foot Tap' in front of the Shell Scholars wall at the New Zealand School of Da

This week's #ThrowbackThursday features one of our earliest seminars: Shrek, in 2004. Princess Fiona (Laura) and Lord Farquaad (Jordan) Senior Ballet Students learn their routine Senior Jazz learn their routine Junior Jazz grades as Lava Laura as Princess Fiona Princess Fiona (Laura) is rescued by Shrek (Gentry) Happily Ever After: Fiona (Laura) and Shrek (Gentry) defeat Farquaad (Jordan) Thanks for reading! - Selene

Last Sunday was our annual seminar, Beauty and the Beast. Tutors Selene Patterson and Akaysha Whitehead really enjoyed teaching the students and are very proud of what they achieved in five hours - well done to everyone who attended! Lets have a look at some of the many photos taken throughout the day. The courtiers (senior ballet students) and the Prince (Ella) take part in a court dance prior to the casting of the curse The villagers (senior ballet students) greet each othe