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Why your toddler should do ballet
We know ballet is beautiful and know ballet dancers are stunning…but ballet is also a wonderful gift you can give your toddler to help them in life. Many studies have [...]
Why kids should do a Ballet Exam!
RAD Ballet Exams are not compulsory and, in fact, your child can progress right the way through to Intermediate (in their teens) without ever doing an exam. But I strongly [...]
Let kids love, be passionate and excel without the pressure
As parents, educators and adults we are quick to jump on abilities shown by kids. I see a lot of parents trying to find their kids’ talents and push them. [...]
She buckled beneath the weight of her anxiety
The word anxiety is bandied about a lot, in the same way people claim they have the flu when clearly its just a cold (but that’s a whole different rant). [...]
The Most Distressing Phone Call
I had a distressing phone call yesterday. It’s one I receive all too often. A parent, who is stressed & doing their very best for their child, asking me to [...]
Q & A with Jodie – Matilda and Annika’s mum
Why did you choose to come to Academy Ballet? Matilda had outgrown her tiny tot ballet school. Her principal asked me to find a good ballet school for her to [...]
Q & A with Amy – Dash’s mum
Why did you choose to come to Academy Ballet? Identity - a sense of history; a feeling of belonging to an established part of the Sydney ballet world; an appreciation [...]
Q & A with Christine – Lexine’s mum
Why did you choose to come to Academy Ballet? Originally it was because it was convenient (next door to Lexine’s infants school and down the road from our home) but [...]
Q & A with Alberta’s mum
Why did you choose to come to Academy Ballet? We chose Academy Ballet as it came across as a professional/ well-known school. What is something that Academy Ballet offers you [...]
Q & A with Michele – Tash’s mum
Why did you choose to come to Academy Ballet? Variety of dance styles. Teaching staff with qualifications and experience and in teaching. Classes are held in one studio with flooring [...]
One thousand nine hundred and ninety nine days
****TRIGGER WARNING**** I never understood chronic Illness. Especially those you cannot see. I think I thought I understood but really I was compassionate when someone was explaining their illness but [...]
11 Little reasons I’m happy to be an adult
Life can be tough. And sometimes you just don’t want to adult. Right now, I reeeaalllly want to be on a plane to exotic Greek Islands....thanks Corona. I don’t want [...]
