16 December 2026.
At the ECU campus in Perth City, 500 Wellington Street, Perth.
Please bring your water bottle, a notepad and pen, sunscreen, hat and lunch and snacks.
Wear comfortable clothes that you can easily move in, t-shirt, shorts, comfortable pants or leggings. Dresses and tight skirts are not appropriate as they can restrict your movement. For dance classes you will need to bring your jazz shoes.
Our staff cater for students of most abilities and experiences, our courses encourage participants to challenge themselves to achieve their personal goals, they are scaffolded with the skills necessary to work towards their goals. Contact the co-ordinator if you have needs you would like considered (explore.waapa@ecu.edu.au).
Many students come on their own and don’t know anyone else. We have students come from all over Australian, New Zealand and Asia some who have never been to Perth before.
We do lots of games and exercises to help students learn each other’s names and form new friendships with each other.
The first day can be overwhelming with a new environment, people and content. Usually the second day is much better and you will find that by the final day you don’t want to leave.
If the second day isn’t any better, you can talk to your teacher or assistant teacher and tell them how you feel – they are there to help you have the best time.
We generally have between 18 and 25 students in a class. We have a senior teacher and an assistant teacher for each class.
You will be supervised by all our wonderful assistant teachers. On your break you can sit outside and admire the views of the city from our Sky Garden or sit inside and enjoy the airconditioning. We all sit in the same area at the breaks so if you need anything there will be staff to assist you.