Earlier this year some of our dancers presented for the Enrico Cecchetti Victorian Medal Test auditions, on 3rd April. At this audition the students perform an open class based on the medal level they can present for. Rose Medal (Pre-Junior section) Under 13 years of age with a Grade 4 exam certificate Bronze Medal (Junior section) Under 13 years of age with a Grade 5 or 6 exam certificate Silver Medal (Intermediate section) Under 15 years of age with a Grad...

Welcome to our 'Meet the teachers' series of blog posts where we want to introduce you to our fabulous team at JOKSOD!   We have the most incredible teachers who are so qualified and experienced to train young dancers, and in these blog posts you'll find out more about the wonderful people they are.   First up is Kristina Hardner 'Miss Tina' our jazz teacher extraordinaire who works with our intermediate and senior dancers. Here's more about Tin...

We had such a fantastic week at Phoenix Festival, our first competition for 2022. All the students have been so wonderful and worked so hard in preparation for this event. Planning for this started in January and there were countless of hours of behind the scenes preparation in the lead up.   Our teachers have truly gone the extra mile in their commitment to the rehearsals, choreography and support of all the dancers. Through months of challenges with COVID and flu keeping many da...

Huge congratulations to our wonderful students who have been awarded the JOKSOD Spotlight Star Encouragement Award for term 1 2022! We've chosen a student in each of our age groups who have all impressed us with how much they embody the JOKSOD values and spirit, inside and outside of the studio. Each of these students have been so focused, worked so hard throughout the term and have demonstrated improvement in all genres.  This new Spotlight Star Encouragement Award will be somethi...

‘Friends that Dance together, stay together’       Every day in the JOKSOD studio we are lucky to witness beautiful friendships blossoming amongst the students. These are relationships that transcend age, school and ability, they are formed and cemented with a combined love of dance. Friends that you make outside of school are truly special as they grow with you throughout your formative years and you bond over impactful shared experiences, l...