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Creative Industries - Dance

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Students develop their core skills in the Centre of Excellence for Dance program through the Australian Curriculum, while extending their understanding to meet current industry expectations.

Our program provides students with multiple opportunities to perform at school ​events, showcases, and eisteddfods. Additionally, companies and creatives at the forefront of this field are invited to hold incursions/excursions for students, providing them with industry insight and the opportunity to further their skillset.

This program fosters the development of ensemble and teamwork by building spaces that are safe for students to explore self-expression and creative autonomy over their artistic visions. Throughout the course of the program, students will enhance their skills while building their own portfolio of work, essential to supporting their pathway into the industry.

Unique program elements of Dance

  • Eisteddfod and performance teams. 
  • Industry workshops with leading professionals including the internationally renowned Royal Family Dance Crew and the Australian Dance Collective.
  • Extensive exposure to contemporary, jazz, hip hop, lyrical and more. 
  • Excursions to QPAC and other venues to see live performances / musicals.
  • Builds 21st Century skills that reflect current performing arts industry trends. 

Current achievements and pathways

  • 2025 twenty 1st place awards across the season
  • 2025 DanceX Highest scoring routine for Senior Jazz
  • 2025 DanceX highest scoring routing for Junior Lyrical
  • 2025 DanceX 1st place for All Abilities solo
  • 2025 Quota Eisteddfod’s Most Outstanding Routine for Junior Jazz
  • 2024 DanceX State Champion for Junior Secondary Jazz and All Abilities Solo, as well as second place for Senior Lyrical and Junior Hip Hop
  • 2024 Gold Coast Eisteddfod’s Most Memorable Routine for Junior Hip Hop, and Most Outstanding Routine for Senior Jazz
  • Students have been acepted to teach and coach for Unified Pom in America
  • Students have been accepted into the highly regarded dance programs at Brent Street Studios, Dargie Fulltime and Dynamite Performance Stream
  • Students have gone on to teach in studios, choreograph award winning dances and compete at the World Hip Hop Championships in the USA​
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Last reviewed 09 February 2026
Last updated 09 February 2026