JOKSOD News

JOKSOD Summer School is here! What a great way to kick off the dance year!   THURSDAY 23RD AND FRIDAY 24th JANUARY!   We are so excited to welcome an incredible line up on guest teachers, alongside some of our JOKSOD favs. Plus there will be lots of new dance styles on offer and exciting activities for the younger children. The Summer School is open to all dancers, whether you attend JOKSOD or not, and we will be catering from ages 5 years and up! So why not come along and...

We're so excited to open enrolments for 2025! We have so many exciting things planned for next year and would love you to join us including a BRAND NEW studio extension with new classes available! Please spread the word to everyone you know that might be looking for a dance school. We offer a FREE trial class to ALL dancers!    Come to our enrolment day to find out more and visit our enrolment page to enquire about joining us!      Please em...

Joanne O'Kelly School of Dance presents its dance concert for 2024 "La Perle". Join us in celebrating 30 years of excellence with Joanne O'Kelly School of Dance as we present our anniversary concert, La Perle. The pearl, a symbol of purity, wisdom, and integrity, beautifully represents our journey and the values we hold dear - dedication to pure technique, honesty, and a deep love for the art of dance. Over three decades, we've grown, learned, and shared exceptio...

We're revisiting this appreciation post for our Zan O'Kelly, the heart of our studio as she celebrates her 80th Birthday this month and being part of our JOKSOD community for 30 years!!!   We’d love to introduce everyone to the true heart and hero at JOKSOD, my mum Zan. Without her we could not possibly operate as a successful studio. Zan does so much for everyone as well as me and I wanted to dedicate a blog post to her, because I cannot thank her enough for all that she...

Our first time competing in Born to Perform -ComDance and what an incredible experience we had! Our solo students have given absolutely everything this week in all their performances and we could not be more proud We cannot express how proud we are of every single dancer in our competition team, you all put everything on the stage and gave your all in your performances. You showed us true teamwork and camaraderie, whilst exhibiting all the hard work you’ve put into your classes with b...