Wow! We’ve loved our week at Phoenix Festival this year and we are so proud of all our students growth and their outstanding performances. Every dancer has worked so hard in class and rehearsals on their technique and the quality of their routines. You were all an absolute joy to watch and you left everything out there on the stage. We loved seeing all your beautiful smiles and encouragement of each other even when there were no prizes. The JOKSOD spirit was high this week and the cama...

The word ‘technique’ is thrown around a lot in the dance world, from scholarship auditions to dance competitions and the weekly dance class, dancers are encouraged to work on their ‘technique’ as a marker of how they can improve and be a successful dancer. But what does this mean? And why is it important? Technique is about the execution of your artistic work, it’s the foundation of the movement to ensure that as you grow and improve you are using the correct p...

We are so proud of all our students and how hard they are working this year. It has been a wonderful atmosphere in the studio as our dancers are expressing so much joy in doing what they love and also improving on their technique and strength all the time. It has been a busy start to the year with some special events already taking place and so we wanted to acknowledge some of our most recent achievements to celebrate the students who have done so well during Term 1, from January to April ...

Are you ready to meet our next teacher in our Meet the Teacher series for 2023? This week we're introducing the delightful Miss Tess Hanna. Tess is JOKSOD alumni and a much loved member of our JOKSOD family, she is now studying her Early Childhood and Primary Education degree at Monash. Tess has such a sweet and gentle nature alongside her dancing skills and is a perfect teacher for our youngest students.  We are so thrilled Tess is back with us this year teaching our Saturda...

Every year we provide opportunities for our senior students to further their development by assisting our qualified teachers in our junior school. It’s such a beautiful program and our senior dancers get so much out of helping with the younger students and they form ongoing relationships that carry through as the dancers grow. Our student teacher program is the perfect stepping stone for those who may be interested in pursuing dance as a career choice, whether that’s teaching or...