The WA Performance School presents… ACTIVATE: Feel the Beat! Hey kids! Are you ready to get up and groove? Join our team as we sing, dance and groove our way through a journey of adventure and discovery. With singing, dancing, games and prizes, ACTIVATE: Feel the beat is fun for the whole family! Shows running on the 17th and 18th of February at 1pm in The Main Hall at the […]

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Congratulations to all the wonderful troupe members who performed for the public at the Wembley Downs District Fair. It was a privilege to perform at the event once again this year, and we’d like to thank the following troupes for performing for a huge crowd: Advanced Singing Troupe WAPS Pro Performance Troupe Acro Pro Performance Troupe Intermediate Competition Troupe Teen Industry Performance Troupe

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Join the team from Lady Velvet Cabaret and discover the sensual and exciting art of silk veil fans combined with beautiful burlesque! Join professional burlesque artiste and Miss Burlesque Western Australia 2016, Sugar Du Joure, as she helps you explore the art of classic burlesque dance in a fresh and fun way, starting from character and costume creation all the way to polishing your one of a kind act for […]

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After the success of our last short Bellydance course, we’re back with a full 10 week term of classes for adults! Join passionate bellydancer Wild Kat of Lady Velvet Cabaret for a fun course covering technique, choreography, and props – plus you will have the option to perform at our end of year showcase! The course starts on the 10th of October and runs all the way through to the […]

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We are very excited about our upcoming 5 week short course in Bellydance! Join Lady Velvet Cabaret artiste Wild Kat for a special course exploring this sensual dance over five fun sessions. Open to adults of all ages and experience levels, this course will help you discover various styles of bellydance from traditional to more modern styles – with fun props, catchy tunes and lots of fun in the studio. […]

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6 Reasons Why We Love Dance Competitions Dance competitions are highly rewarding for dancers and performers of all ages – and it’s not just about the trophies either! Dance competitions can help develop fundamental skills that will be useful to a dancer long after the competitions have ended. We’ve chosen six of our favourite points to share with you today: 1. Experience Performing on stage for judges and an audience […]

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6 Tips To Ace Your Next Acting Audition The WA Performance Schools’ Top 6 Tips for Acting Auditions! Be a team player and be nice to everyone. Auditions are a really great way to meet other people and make new connections within the industry. If you are rude, come across as someone who is difficult to work with, or have a big ego, it is highly unlikely you will get […]

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8 Tips to Help YOU Remember Choreography! Memory is a vital skill for a dancer, and just like anything else, it requires practice and hard work to get better! Here are some of our favourite tips to help learn and remember choreography… WATCH THE CHOREOGRAPHY. Watch the choreography first, before repeating or asking questions. After you have seen the sequence a few times and can then picture it in your […]

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Welcome back to Term 2 at the WA Performance School! As most of you are aware, this term is shaping up to be an exciting one, with new students and dance classes, and lots of events happening both within and outside of the academy. Here’s a quick sneak peek of the preparations for our latest project – a top secret one! Last Sunday saw forty dedicated dancers rehearsing at our […]

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To get into the spirit of Term Two here at WAPS, we asked Sarah, one of our teachers a few questions about what dance means to her.   How did you get started in dancing? I started as a teenager, and decided to join because all my friends did dance classes and they all seemed to enjoy it. I went along to my first ballet class and loved it, even […]

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