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The #1 question I get from the mums I work with is, “how can I help my daughter have a healthy body image?” It can be such a delicate challenge for those of us parenting pre/teen girls. I deeply empathize with both mums and daughters…

10 Things To Remember For The Start Of Term

After a relaxing summer break, we are beyond excited to start the new term and see everyone’s smiling faces back in the studio. We thought for the start of term, we would remind everyone of 10 things we find important so that we can all…

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Helping our girls to be kind and strong in a “mean girls” world

We’ve all known “mean” girls. When my daughter was 8-years old she had her first experience with “mean-girl behaviour”. Exasperated after two weeks of taunting and exclusion she came home, crying and asked, “why is there so little kindness in the world, mum?” As a…

What to wear to your dance lessons

There are many different styles of dance out there, but amongst some of the most popular are ballet, jazz, hip hop, acrobatic and musical theatre. These styles of dance require different types of clothing and costumes, all of which are suited to the types of…

Online classes

When we started our term in January, we had no idea how our lives will be turned upside down in the following weeks and months. We didn’t know that NORMAL will get a new meaning and that everybody will talk about a NEW NORMAL after COVID-19. We…

Seven Myths About Dance

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Despite its popularity, the show Dance Moms has not exactly done wonders for the world of dance schools! This reality tv program suggests learning to dance involves a lot of catfights and mean-girl behaviour. At our studio, the vibe is anything but mean-spirited or catty.…

Life skills you learn from dance

cultural awareness, good nutrition, good posture, resilience

Regardless of the style of dance your child studies, as well as learning to move their body to the beat, they will master skills which they can leverage throughout their lives. Not all children go on to a career in dance but you can often…

Acrobatic Arts

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