Singing and music lessons are an ideal class to add to your enrolment at The WA Performance School, with so many unique opportunities and wonderful benefits to students. Find out why you should consider trying singing with our handy list below! 1. Be Versatile You may have heard the term “triple threat” mentioned in performing arts circles and wondered what that means. A triple threat performer is an individual who […]

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 […]

Auditions are an exciting and sometimes nerve-wracking time! Check out our favourite tips below to help you ace your next audition with confidence. Do you have your own favourite tips to share? Comment or email dance@waps.com.au!   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 […]

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 head, you will be in a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Contemporary Class for Adults We are proud to announce the launch of a brand new adult dance classes starting this June! After the great success of our adult Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Cabaret dance lessons we will be launching the brand new adult Contemporary class on Wednesday June 27! A creative, interpretive and free-flowing style combining both ballet and jazz technique to produce beautiful and expressive routines. The […]

We are teaming up with our friends at Lady Velvet Cabaret to present a short course especially for adults in Musical Theatre! Students will take part in two three-hour Sunday sessions (on 28th September and 5th October) at The WA Performance School’s Subiaco studio where they’ll learn a song & dance number from Bob Fosse’s musical ‘Cabaret’ (film). Students will learn the song, dance routine, and characterisation & acting tips, […]

Blog: 2012 kicks off at WAPS Welcome parents, students, staff and visitors to 2012 at the WA Performance School! It has been a busy and exciting start to the year here at WAPS, with new staff, revamped courses and some exciting plans for the upcoming year. You may have noticed that some of our class names have changed; Moovers and Shakers is now Little Groovers, and Ballet Babes is now […]