At JOKSOD we are so fortunate to have eight students that are part of the prestigious Australian Ballet School Intra/Interstate & International Training Program (ITP). All of these students have successfully auditioned to be part of the program alongside dancers across the whole country in the school's National Audition Tour.  ITP, as explained by The Australian Ballet School, is a great benefit to enhance a student's dance training as they participate in Classical Balle...

The next teacher we want to introduce you to in the 'Meet the teachers' series of blog posts is the sensational Miss Amy Browne! Amy is another JOKSOD alumni who has been with the school since she was a young girl. Amy is a Musical Theatre sensation, with a beautiful voice she is renowned for choreographing and creating amazing musical numbers for our end of year concert. Her skills provide a diverse offering to JOKSOD's classes, giving students the opportunity to hone their...

What a fabulous time we all had at West Gippsland Dance Festival. This dance comp was special as we've not been able to participate for 3 years due to lock downs. There were so many special moments, many happy tears, so much growth from our dancers and some happy memories made on and off stage that will last a lifetime. We are so proud of all our beautiful students who put so much effort and passion into their performances at the festival and it was so beautiful to see all the ...

We can't wait to introduce you to our next teacher in the 'Meet the teachers' series of blog posts, the wonderful Miss Lucy. Lucy has been part of the JOKSOD family since she was 4 years old and is an incredibly important member of the teaching team. She teaches many of our junior school classes in all styles and genres and is also a fabulous support to Joanne O’Kelly. Lucy is also Cecchetti Ballet trained at licentiate level and is a fabulous technician, she...

It's that time of year when another cohort of JOKSOD dancers get to fulfil their dreams and purchase their very first pair of pointe shoes! It is such a special experience for a young dancer and we could not be more thrilled for our students.  A lot of hard work goes into the preparation for a dancer to get their first pointe shoes. All dancers when they reach Grade 4 level in Cecchetti begin their pre-pointe classes which allows them to build strength and support in their legs...