WAPS Blog: Term 2 School Holiday Workshops Term 2 at WAPS has been an absolute blast! Many of our students participated in the fantastic televised Westcoast Fever flash mob event, wowing crowds with their talent and teamwork! Our Performance Troupes have participated in a range of events, from cheerleading at sports games to the Lucha Royale variety show, and it’s been wonderful to see students old and new working so […]

Term 2 at WAPS runs from 24th April to Saturday 1st July for kids, and until 16th July for adults. You can check out our term dates at any time using the timetable page here. We are thrilled to have some NEW courses for our adult dancers, including: Open Lyrical Mondays 8pm, explore this beautiful and expressive dance style! Fees are $190 for 12 weeks, plus discounts available for students […]

Today is the first day of Term 3 at WAPS! An exciting term, we’ll be preparing for public performances and dance competitions in October, as well as working towards our end of year concert in December! Term 3 is the time of year when we measure for dance costumes (so students who join Term 3 can generally still participate in the concert providing they haven’t missed any important measurement dates), […]

WAPS News: Exams, Piano Classes, Rehearsals It seems that all too soon the holidays were over and Term 3 was upon us already! It’s hard to believe that we’re already in week 6 of the term, and that so many exciting opportunities are quickly creeping up on us. Thanks to Kosmic Sound and Casio Australia, we are proud to announce The WA Performance School’s brand new piano and keyboard lessons! Lessons […]

WAPS Update: Dance Competitions The holidays are just about finished, and classes at WAPS commence Monday 15th October! It’s been an eventful school holiday, with some of our R.A.D. students taking their first ever Ballet exam – well done girls and boys, you did a fantastic job! Students in our Junior Performance Troupe, Senior Performance Troupe, and Cheerleading class also had the opportunity to participate in the annual Bayswater Dance […]

Parents and students please check your email inboxes for our Term 4 Newsletter! As we reach the end of the year, newsletters become an increasingly important way to communicate information so make sure you whitelist WAPS emails in order to prevent them being sent to spam! You can check out the newsletter online by scanning the QR code or clicking here.

Don’t forget – school starts next week! We are really looking forward to 2015 at WAPS, with new classes and new opportunities. Enrolments are now open and you should get in quick to avoid disappointment as many classes are already filling up! Click the Contact Us button to find out more about classes or to enrol online. Our latest school newsletter is due for release very soon so keep an […]

Lady Velvet Cabaret and The WA Performance School present The Ultimate Showgirl workshop with special guest Georgina Charteris! Join Georgina Charteris (AKA Miss Gigi Glamoure), Melbourne-based professional cabaret dancer for a special one-off Ultimate Showgirl workshop! Touring W.A. presenting specialist dance workshops, Georgina will teach the arts of Chair, Cabaret and Showgirl dance styles at The WA Performance School Subiaco studio on Saturday 19th July from 10am-11.30am. This workshop is […]

Most young ballerinas will tell you that they have one big dream for their dancing career… to be En Pointe! Dancing En Pointe, or on your toes in special Pointe shoes, requires a huge amount of strength and ballet technique. Ballet teachers will have strict requirements you will need to fulfil before you can start Pointe work. Most teachers and specialists agree that Pointe work shouldn’t start until dancers are […]

Don’t forget that classes run until Saturday 14th December! So we will see you this week for Awards Week – where classes wind down and enjoy the final class for the year, and we recognise some of our high achievers and top performers. It’s been such a great term, so we look forward to finishing it on a high with fun and relaxed lessons.