School 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.

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:

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

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:

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

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. Workshops encourage participants to explore and develop their technique, creativity and collaboration in an inclusive and engaging environment. Each workshop is tailored to suit the learning needs of diverse participants including those with different skill levels and prior dance experience. 

All bookings will include an accompanying Digital Resource Pack designed to further extend the workshop experience. Resource Packs include exclusive access to information about the touring performance, Cast & Creative Biographies and appreciation and composition tasks to work through before and after the workshop experience. 

“The Teaching Artist was friendly and approachable and constantly provided positive feedback and encouragement to enable our students to do their best. I got to observe the students learning in a different capacity to our ordinary classes. It was wonderful to see them take on challenges. It also provided me with lots of ideas/tools for creative composition that I can apply in future lessons.”

– Secondary school teacher

Led by Sydney Dance Company dancers, Contemporary Creative Workshops are a unique opportunity for participants to engage with Company dancers and 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 one of our productions. Workshops are modified to suit the experience and ability of participants whilst encouraging creative thinking, improvisation and inclusivity.  

Suitable for Upper Primary: Year 4 – 6

Duration: Up to 60 minutes

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

Duration: Up to 2-hours

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

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.

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].