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Sydney Dance Company’s Education program connects schools, teachers and students to leading professionals in the dance industry, inspiring and exciting students, and creating connections through contemporary dance of exceptional quality.

Workshops can be tailored to suit school level, student ability and area of study. If you are teaching the dance specific curriculum, exploring dance within the PDHPE curriculum, or delivering an engagement program with first time dancers, Sydney Dance Company can support you in designing an activity that challenges, engages and inspires your students.

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Sydney Dance Company offers a range of dance workshops that can be delivered in school or in our professional dance studios (depending on availability). Workshops can be tailored to suit your school program, level of student ability and area of study. If you are teaching the dance specific curriculum, exploring dance within the PDHPE curriculum, or delivering an engagement program with first time dancers, Sydney Dance Company can support you in designing an activity that challenges, engages and inspires your students.

Workshops

Depending on the style of dance selected, students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking and performance quality in a fun and engaging environment. Taught by Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists, students will be guided through a technique warm up and learn a genre-specific routine.

Contemporary Creative workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company choreography and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops and dance classes are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment.

Workshops can be offered in the following dance styles:

Contemporary Creative Grades 3-12
Contemporary Technique Grades 3-12
Theatre Jazz Grades 3-12
LyricalGrades 3-12
BalletGrades 3-12
Hip Hop Grades 3-12
JFH Grades 3-12
Primary School Details
Delivery Fee $285+GST (up to 35 students)
Duration60 minutes
Secondary School Details
Delivery Fee $385+GST (up to 35 students)
DurationContemporary Creative 2 hours
DurationAll other dance styles 90 minutes
Bookings and Enquiries

To make a booking or for more information contact us here: [email protected] or call 02 9258 4800.

Virtual School Workshops

Sydney Dance Company offers a range of Primary and Secondary School dance workshops that can be delivered virtually via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Virtual workshops can be tailored to suit your school program, level of student ability and area of study. If you are teaching the dance specific curriculum, exploring dance within the PDHPE curriculum, or delivering an engagement program with first time dancers, we can support you in designing an activity to challenge, engage and inspire your students.

Depending on the style of dance selected, students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking and performance skills, in a fun and engaging environment. Taught by Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists, students will be guided through a technique warm up and learn a genre-specific routine.

Contemporary Creative Workshops offer a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Students are guided through a contemporary technique warm-up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students, including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment.

Workshops can be offered in the following dance styles:

Dance Styles
Contemporary CreativeGrades 3 -12
Contemporary Technique Grades 3-12
Theatre Jazz Grades 3-12
LyricalGrades 3-12
BalletGrades 3-12
Hip Hop Grades 3-12
JFH Grades 3-12
Virtual Dance Workshops - 60 minutes
Delivery Fee$285+GST (up to 40 students)
Virtual Dance Workshops - 90 minutes
Delivery Fee $385+GST (up to 40 students)
Bookings and Enquiries

To make a booking or for more information contact us here: [email protected] or call 02 9258 4800.

National Tour Workshops

2024 National Tour Workshops

Sydney Dance Company is excited to be touring around Australia delivering Contemporary Creative workshops to Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Dance Studios, Community Groups and Tertiary Institutions.

Contemporary Creative Workshops offer a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Students are guided through a contemporary technique warm-up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment. Students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking, and performance quality in a fun and engaging environment.

Workshops provide an embodied experience for students with curriculum links in dance, PDHPE, music, drama as well as many cross-curriculum links into history, geography and humanities. Teachers often report that the workshops provide their students with a supportive environment to step out of their comfort zone as well as a positive opportunity to work collaboratively and creatively.

“The students are so grateful to have access to these workshops and it gives them something to look forward to for the week – not to mention keeping them active and engaged.”

– Secondary school teacher

National Tour Workshop Dates and Locations 2024
Orange12 February – 15 February
Tamworth19 February – 22 February
Primary School Workshops

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: $285 + GST (up to 35 students)

Introduction to Contemporary Workshops are designed for students in grades 3-6 and caters to any experience level mainly aimed at beginners. The workshops are an entry level taster of the techniques and approaches to contemporary dance as well as movement creation.

Secondary School Workshops

Duration: Up to 2-hours

Cost: $385 + GST (up to 35 students)

Contemporary Creative Workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire, and challenged with a composition task from the touring Sydney Dance Company work.

Dance Studios, Community Groups & Tertiary Institutions

Duration: Up to 2-hours

Cost: $385 + GST (up to 35 students)

Contemporary Creative Workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire, and challenged with a composition task from the touring Sydney Dance Company work. Workshops are ideal for dancers aged 12+, but contact us to discuss other options available.

Teaching Resources

If you would like to engage your students in Sydney Dance Company’s approach to creative process and choreography, you can access our comprehensive resources.

Available resources address the areas of dance performance, composition and appreciation, all specific to the secondary curriculum. Some activities within these resources can be adapted for primary school learning activities.

We are very pleased to support teachers in delivering in-school dance programs and these learning resources are free.

Child Safety

Building a Child Safe Organisation

Sydney Dance Company is committed to providing a safe, nurturing, stable and secure environment for children. We believe that the welfare of children participating in our programs is of the highest priority and we foster practices to support children’s health, developmental needs, self-respect and confidence.You can download our Child Protection Policy and our Values and Expectations for children participating in activities with Sydney Dance Company below.

All teaching staff employed by Sydney Dance Company to work with children and young people hold a current NSW Working With Children Check and agree to abide by our policies and guidelines in relation to working with children.

We encourage you to read our Guideline for Parents – Virtual Studios document, which will help parents working in partnership schools to deliver learning, to provide a safe and secure online dance experience for their children whilst they are at home.

Should you have any questions or need guidance on how to raise a concern, please don’t hesitate to contact our Child Safe Environment Officer on 02 9258 4800 or [email protected].

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Face to Face Workshops

Sydney Dance Company offers a range of dance workshops that can be delivered in school or in our professional dance studios (depending on availability). Workshops can be tailored to suit your school program, level of student ability and area of study. If you are teaching the dance specific curriculum, exploring dance within the PDHPE curriculum, or delivering an engagement program with first time dancers, Sydney Dance Company can support you in designing an activity that challenges, engages and inspires your students.

Workshops

Depending on the style of dance selected, students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking and performance quality in a fun and engaging environment. Taught by Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists, students will be guided through a technique warm up and learn a genre-specific routine.

Contemporary Creative workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company choreography and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops and dance classes are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment.

Workshops can be offered in the following dance styles:

Contemporary Creative
Grades 3-12
Contemporary Technique
Grades 3-12
Theatre Jazz
Grades 3-12
Lyrical
Grades 3-12
Ballet
Grades 3-12
Hip Hop
Grades 3-12
JFH
Grades 3-12
Primary School Details
Delivery Fee
$285+GST (up to 35 students)
Duration
60 minutes
Secondary School Details
Delivery Fee
$385+GST (up to 35 students)
Duration
Contemporary Creative 2 hours
Duration
All other dance styles 90 minutes
Bookings and Enquiries

To make a booking or for more information contact us here: [email protected] or call 02 9258 4800.

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Virtual School Workshops

Sydney Dance Company offers a range of Primary and Secondary School dance workshops that can be delivered virtually via Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Virtual workshops can be tailored to suit your school program, level of student ability and area of study. If you are teaching the dance specific curriculum, exploring dance within the PDHPE curriculum, or delivering an engagement program with first time dancers, we can support you in designing an activity to challenge, engage and inspire your students.

Depending on the style of dance selected, students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking and performance skills, in a fun and engaging environment. Taught by Sydney Dance Company Teaching Artists, students will be guided through a technique warm up and learn a genre-specific routine.

Contemporary Creative Workshops offer a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Students are guided through a contemporary technique warm-up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students, including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment.

Workshops can be offered in the following dance styles:

Dance Styles
Contemporary Creative
Grades 3 -12
Contemporary Technique
Grades 3-12
Theatre Jazz
Grades 3-12
Lyrical
Grades 3-12
Ballet
Grades 3-12
Hip Hop
Grades 3-12
JFH
Grades 3-12
Virtual Dance Workshops - 60 minutes
Delivery Fee
$285+GST (up to 40 students)
Virtual Dance Workshops - 90 minutes
Delivery Fee
$385+GST (up to 40 students)
Bookings and Enquiries

To make a booking or for more information contact us here: [email protected] or call 02 9258 4800.

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National Tour Workshops

2024 National Tour Workshops

Sydney Dance Company is excited to be touring around Australia delivering Contemporary Creative workshops to Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, Dance Studios, Community Groups and Tertiary Institutions.

Contemporary Creative Workshops offer a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Students are guided through a contemporary technique warm-up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire and challenged with a composition task from one of our productions.

All workshops are tailored to accommodate the learning needs of diverse students including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. Teaching Artists support individuals to work at their own levels, encouraging all students to experience dance in a positive and inclusive environment. Students will develop their dance technique, creative thinking, and performance quality in a fun and engaging environment.

Workshops provide an embodied experience for students with curriculum links in dance, PDHPE, music, drama as well as many cross-curriculum links into history, geography and humanities. Teachers often report that the workshops provide their students with a supportive environment to step out of their comfort zone as well as a positive opportunity to work collaboratively and creatively.

“The students are so grateful to have access to these workshops and it gives them something to look forward to for the week – not to mention keeping them active and engaged.”

– Secondary school teacher

National Tour Workshop Dates and Locations 2024
Orange
12 February – 15 February
Tamworth
19 February – 22 February
Primary School Workshops

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: $285 + GST (up to 35 students)

Introduction to Contemporary Workshops are designed for students in grades 3-6 and caters to any experience level mainly aimed at beginners. The workshops are an entry level taster of the techniques and approaches to contemporary dance as well as movement creation.

Secondary School Workshops

Duration: Up to 2-hours

Cost: $385 + GST (up to 35 students)

Contemporary Creative Workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire, and challenged with a composition task from the touring Sydney Dance Company work.

Dance Studios, Community Groups & Tertiary Institutions

Duration: Up to 2-hours

Cost: $385 + GST (up to 35 students)

Contemporary Creative Workshops are a unique opportunity to experience how the Company creates and performs new and original movement. Participants are guided through a contemporary technique warm up, taught a section of Sydney Dance Company repertoire, and challenged with a composition task from the touring Sydney Dance Company work. Workshops are ideal for dancers aged 12+, but contact us to discuss other options available.

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Teaching Resources

If you would like to engage your students in Sydney Dance Company’s approach to creative process and choreography, you can access our comprehensive resources.

Available resources address the areas of dance performance, composition and appreciation, all specific to the secondary curriculum. Some activities within these resources can be adapted for primary school learning activities.

We are very pleased to support teachers in delivering in-school dance programs and these learning resources are free.

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Child Safety

Building a Child Safe Organisation

Sydney Dance Company is committed to providing a safe, nurturing, stable and secure environment for children. We believe that the welfare of children participating in our programs is of the highest priority and we foster practices to support children’s health, developmental needs, self-respect and confidence.You can download our Child Protection Policy and our Values and Expectations for children participating in activities with Sydney Dance Company below.

All teaching staff employed by Sydney Dance Company to work with children and young people hold a current NSW Working With Children Check and agree to abide by our policies and guidelines in relation to working with children.

We encourage you to read our Guideline for Parents – Virtual Studios document, which will help parents working in partnership schools to deliver learning, to provide a safe and secure online dance experience for their children whilst they are at home.

Should you have any questions or need guidance on how to raise a concern, please don’t hesitate to contact our Child Safe Environment Officer on 02 9258 4800 or [email protected].

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