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Dance

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Notable alumni

  • Richard Cilli (Helpmann Award winner)
  • Scott Elstermann (Pina Bausch Fellowship)
  • Scott Ewen (Australian Dance Theatre)
  • Liam Green (Sydney Dance Company)
  • Mitch Harvey (Performing Arts WA Award winner)
  • Jenni Large (Dancenorth)
  • Carina Roberts (West Australian Ballet)
  • Tara Jade Samaya (Helpmann Award winner)
  • Mia Thompson (Sydney Dance Company)
  • Charmene Yap (Helpmann Award winner)
  • Jack Ziesing (Expressions, Dancenorth)

Exceptional performance, based on world-class training and education, lies at the heart of WAAPA’s Dance program. Our aim is to produce graduates who are technically outstanding, artistically creative and effortlessly adaptable, ready for a fulfilling career in dance.

WAAPA’s unique mix of vocational (VET) and degree courses allows you to train in your preferred dance discipline: Classical Ballet or Contemporary Dance. These disciplines are taught by industry professionals who are committed to developing and refining each student’s individual skills.

Our dance courses are intensive, requiring an average of 35-40 contact hours per week. Daily tuition focuses on building technical skills, with three performance seasons a year providing invaluable opportunities to work with international and Australian guest artists, local choreographers, staff and peers.

As a dance student at WAAPA, you will also be offered exciting opportunities to enhance your skills and enrich your cultural experiences on short overseas tours, and through established international exchange programs for study in Taiwan, Hong Kong or New York State.

WAAPA’s strong connections with the dance industry help create career pathways for our graduates. Our alumni can be found all around the world enjoying successful careers as classical ballet and contemporary dancers, choreographers, artistic directors, independent dance artists, and dance teachers.  Dance at WAAPA is rigorous, collaborative, stimulating and challenging. It will train your body and expand your mind. It will prepare you for your future profession.

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Audition and interview documents

Postgraduate study

The Bachelor of Arts (Dance) is a prerequisite for postgraduate study including WAAPA’s unique Honours program as part of LINK Dance Company; Masters programs in performance research; and the Graduate Diploma of Education.

More information

The Course Coordinator for Dance is Ms Susan Peacock. If you would like to view other staff in the Performance department, please visit the WAAPA Staff listing web page.

For domestic student enquiries please go to Future Students.
For international student enquiries please go to International Students.

To find out more about WAAPA courses, please visit the WAAPA Study areas web page.

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