Performing Arts School
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves”
- William Shakespeare
Performing Arts School
“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves”
- William Shakespeare
Finally - fun, friendly, informative dance classes to leave you feeling FABULOUS!
Become a Part of our Big Artz Family in our low pressure environment. Our caring, professional instructors have decades of experience between them & loads of tips & secrets to share with you. You will love being able to express yourself through dance like you always dreamed you could, and keeping fit doing exercise you truly enjoy.
Be guided through the basics in our Absolute Beginners classes, great if you’re returning to dance after a long break or always dreamed of doing dance classes and now it’s your turn to shine! More Advanced Levels provide you with an exciting challenge to dance routines and develop your skill level even further. Do a class today to experience our unique low pressure class environment where we care about your individual development!
“Finally after hunting high and low throughout Melbourne I have found a dancing school that not only challenges me, but a school that is fun, warm and inviting.” Jo.
"As an adult with no prior dance experience I was a bit worried about starting out- but I shouldn't have been! Right from the initial contact, Ms Ziggy and her team were warm and welcoming. Ms Ziggy is a fabulous, encouraging teacher- and I really look forward to class every week! Thank you Artz Collective! "A Jessop
"Thank you so much for an awesome class I had an absolute blast and I can't wait until Thursday" Kat. (New adult student after her 1st class)
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What’s your Weekly Class Schedule looking like? Choose from:
"I have absolutely adored going back to ballet classes after a 15 year break! I have really missed dance in my life and I now feel like I'm 'home' again. After working full time for so many years and having my first child, life gets busy! I've finally found time for myself and have loved revisiting a few plies and pirouettes!
The teachers at the Artz Collective are amazingly supportive and experienced as you work towards your individual goals and re-train your adult body (including injuries!) to learn the art of classical ballet all over again!
No need for tutus and high arabesques! You work at your own level in a friendly and relaxed environment and get fit at the same time. My passion is back, thanks for inspiring me to dance again! Terri
"The Adult Ballet and Tap Classes at The Artz Collective are the best thing I've done for myself in a long time" Tim.
Improve your balance, co-ordination & postural development, no matter what age you are in our friendly, non-competitive adult ballet classes. Be guided through the basics in our Absolute Beginners classes and learn at your own pace.
If you’re returning to dance after a long break or need to gain more technical basics to assist your on-stage career, then adults ballet is most certainly for you! Our personalised attention in class can provide you with an exciting challenge and take your skill level to an even higher level. We know adults do dance for very different reasons to children, so come & try our adults ballet to experience our unique low pressure class environment where we care about your individual development!
We completely agree with reporter, Jasmine Malone, on going back to ballet at 31yrs of age:
“To say I was nervous is an understatement. Not only am I physically unfit but, as a naturally competitive person, I hate doing things at which I do not excel.”
“Contrary to popular belief – and to the psychological undercurrent that runs through Black Swan – a ballet workout is not competitive. You are encouraged to do each exercise to the best of your ability. It’s not about who can kick their leg the highest while performing a grand battement, but about watching yourself improve slowly over time”.
Jasmine Malone, The Telegraph, UK
Ballet & Related Class times:
Mondays 6:30pm - 7:30pm Absolute Ballet Basics for Adult Beginners. Great core strength workout & footwork training. For those new to ballet or with only a little experience.
Mondays 7:30pm - 8:30pm Contemporary / Lyrical Dance for Adult Beginners to Intermediate. An expressive dance workout, working on a routine to help facilitate beautiful expression and connection to telling a story through dance. For those new to dance, we recommend you do Beginners ballet or jazz dance for a term before attempting this class.
"No need for tutus and high arabesques! You work at your own level in a friendly and relaxed environment and get fit at the same time. My passion is back, thanks for inspiring me to dance again! " Terri O
* Want to do more than one class a week & need advice?
New to dance, but want to be dancing with confidence as soon as you can, or would like to use dance as your fitness training? We recommend:
Adults Absolute Beginners Bronze Program:
Returning to dance after a break, or want to move up from beginner levels & you're unsure how to develop your skills to step up to the next level? We recommend:
Adults "Next Step" Training - Develop your Dance Experience!
“Having a dance background of many years I wanted to return to dancing after having a break. I've tried big name dance schools throughout Melbourne, some schools cancelled classes due to lack of numbers, other schools I was bored easily and some rejected me based on age, although I could keep up with senior dancers, 38 years of age is just too old for some.
After 3 years of searching and at least 10 dance schools later, I have finally found a dance school when every week I am challenged, choreography and music varies, a focus on technique, I don't ever get bored, great exercise and most of all we laugh and its so much fun! I look forward to my classes every week and Im so emo when school holidays hit. Thank you Miss Ziggy I have found my zest for dance again!”
J Smith.
Please book me in for Ballet Classes!
Jazz Dance is a dynamic, exciting & energetic dance style which is easily accessible to non-trained dancers, so it's great for adult beginners, and works fitness & core strength with it's kicks, leaps and turns for more advanced dancers! Learn from caring, professional instructors have decades of jazz dance experience between them & loads of tips & secrets to share with you. You will love being able to express yourself through dance like you always dreamed you could, and keeping fit doing exercise you truly enjoy.
"Get your shoes back on stretch your legs and back and whatever else needs stretching and start to dance again, (At 45yrs old) I forgot how much I loved to dance ... So come down and give it a go , Jo and Ziggy are great teachers and will help you in every “step” of the way." John C
At Artz Collective we love our Jazz Dance & are proud to be one of the few Performing Arts Schools currently teaching a progression based program of Jazz Dance in class. If you've experienced many age groups & levels thrown in together in class elsewhere, reast easy. We believe putting your development first as you gain the basic Jazz Dance skill set PLUS the strength to dance it confidently, and then we'll move onto the more advanced dance moves.
Try our Lyrical / Contemporary Dance:
Mondays 7:30pm - 8:30pm for a smoother, more emotive dance style. *New class commences April 11th 2016.
Try Hip-Hop & Street Beginners:
Wednesday 6:30pm - 7:30pm for a more routine based dance experience with the latest moves. Book in for Burlesque straight after class at 7:30pm and double your weekly Dance value!
Try Broadway Jazz Dance:
Tuesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm for Adult Beginners
JAZZ DANCE & RELATED CLASSES FOR ADULTS:
"After 3 years of searching and at least 10 dance schools later, I have finally found a dance school when every week I am challenged, choreography and music varies, a focus on technique, I don't ever get bored, great exercise and most of all we laugh and its so much fun! I look forward to my classes every week and Im so emo when school holidays hit. Thank you Miss Ziggy I have found my zest for dance again!” J Smith
Tap is such a big part of what we do here at the Artz Collective. If you love rhythm, love to dance & want to experience the thrill of the big sounds that groups of people tapping can make, then this class is for you.
Learn all the great Tap styles from Fred Astaire to Gene Kelly, from Broadway Tap Dance to the Nicholas Brothers and the greats of today like Jason Samuels-Smith - these classes are serious FUN!
Master the basics of Tap Dance!
A sensational way to keep your heart light & your beats down in a great workout you won't even know you're doing.
Wouldn't it be fantastic if you could learn the basics of Tap Dance in just 10 Weeks? In the "Artz Tapping in Ten Program", you can! Specially designed for Adult Beginners to help you feel more confident, gain more balance, develop your beats, and experience the most fun workout you'll ever have!
Learn the dynamic Tap Dance vocabulary - like the "shuffle" the time-step", the riff, and all the basics to get you tip-tap-toeing along to class in no time.
Tuesdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm Artz Collective's "Learn To Tap" Program
Tap Dance Classes for Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced Students:
ADULTS TAP Classes @ Artz Collective:
** If you enjoy TAP DANCE you might like to try:
Wednesdays: 7:30pm - 8:45pm Irish Dance Beginners Class OR:
Saturdays: 2:30pm - 4:00pm Irish Dance Hardshoe Class - as Tap Dance & Irish Dance are very closely related!
Hear from our adult irish dance student, Amie:
"As an adult with no prior dance experience I was a bit worried about starting out- but I shouldn't have been! Right from the initial contact, Ms Ziggy and her team were warm and welcoming. Ms Ziggy is a fabulous, encouraging teacher- and I really look forward to class every week! Thank you Artz Collective! "A Jessop
Whether you are a timid & total beginner, or returning to dance after a short or a long (!) time away, experience our low pressure, special step by step approach for you to learn as you de-mystify the world of Dancing Downunder!
Starting with traditional set dances for you to take to your friends at your next function, and moving through into more challenging work as you move through structured classes in an informal way. One thing is most certainly for sure, your irish Dance classes will certainly get you fighting fit and ready for more irish dancing!
Adult Beginners Irish Dance Classes - This is the Place to start!
Wednesdays 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Class for Adults Returning to Irish Dance
Experience & learn a terrific mix of steps, jigs, reels & hornpipes while you get your feet moving faster than the speed of light in your new ceili & solo routines!
Artz Collective is proud to be able to give our adult students a fantastic irish dance experience as part of the W.I.D.A. (World Irish Dance Association). This is a huge global organisation only just reaching Australian shores and we are right on trend with this wonderful teaching association with their large emphasis on making irish dance accessable to all people all over the world and their friendly atmosphere.
We love being able to offer students not only the ability to master all the basic dances at a beginner level, the reel, various jigs, treble jig & hornpipe, but you progress through levels, evel learn traditional dances and get fit in the process!
Known for our extensive warm ups, tips, training ideas & strengthening in class, our specially designed adults irish dance program classes assist with building technique to help adults develop more quickly, so you won't plateau or feel you're being left behind. We develop your fitness alongside your dance as well! Artz Collective classes are a place to have a ball meeting other students both here and on interstate or international trips with us, both for absolute beginners & those returning to irish dance after a long break. Jump to it & give us a call or send an email to book in your trial class now.
**Spoiler Alert:
You will be laughing & there will be general carrying on in these hilarious & fun classes!
Overseas tuition enquiries welcome.
WHEN:
Wednesdays 7:30pm - 8:30pm: Beginners Adults Class
Wednesdays 8:00pm - 9:00pm Intermediate Adults Class
Saturdays 2:30pm - 3:30pm Traditional Set & Hardshoe Workshop Class
Mondays 8:30pm - 9:30pm: Ceili (Group Dancing) Class
Private Tuition available.
CLICK HERE TO BOOK A TRIAL CLASS
What is Contemporary & Lyrical Dance?
Can I take a class as a complete beginner to dance? Read on for your answers....
Using multiple genres of training in one class, teachers move through a series of movements, blending & drawing on modern dance, ballet and jazz dance together.
This class is an athletic form of dance, with a strong technical focus which allows choreographers & dancers to move between and blend these dance genres together easily. Often using approaches to dance or choreography from the past with a view to moving dance forward & experimenting with expression & storytelling through dance.
Reconnect with Dance as an adult student & discover the sheer joy of movement again in a Contemporary / Lyrical class where you can let yourself dance, and perhaps even loose yourself in the dance without worry about image in our friendly, welcoming classes for adults.
When?
Monday Nights: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Beginner to Intermediate*.
*This style is not considered suitable for an absolute beginner to dance. Instead, to get yourself up to speed, we strongly recommend you enrol in at least 2 terms of ballet or jazz dance before attempting this style of dance. In fact - there's even a beginners ballet class on Mondays at 6:30pm - so jump on in & master the basics! Contemproary / lyrical dance may look beautiful & even simple at times, but it does require strength and a knowledge of basic dance technique & foundations.
TO FIND OUT HOW TO BOOK YOUR CONTEMPORARY / LYRICAL CLASS, CLICK HERE
Body Dynamics: A workout that helps my dancing without even going to the gym? Yes Please!
This is the body conditioning class you're after to get your core strong, get your muscles more flexible & your heart pumping with dance delight! We LOVE Body Dynamics, as it's the ultimate class to add to any dance program, of any level - beginners to advanced!
Body Dynamics gives you that weekly stretch you love while working to co-ordinate & strengthen all the muscle groups you need for dance, all with the intensity of that gym workout you really don't want to do! Beginners welcome as all class participants work at their own pace.
So take some time for yourself and do the workout you really want to do, in our fab, friendly, no fuss Dance - Fitness class, Body Dynamics.
Body Dynamics Class Times:
Saturdays Body Dynamics: Flex & Balance 11:30am - 12:15pm
CLICK HERE to Book in for Body Dynamics
Singing Lessons & Vocal Coaching:Chorus America’s recent study examined the role singing… “The results show ...(those) who sing have increased self-confidence and self-reliance as well as greater academic success.”
Minnesota Public Radio
Imagine singing out with confidence knowing your vocal skills are being developed with care & know-how in our specially designed Step-by-Step singing programs. After over ten years of research and development, these step by step programs guide young voices to grow with age appropriate content, fun & challenging exercises, and qualified, experienced teachers there to give your talent personal attention.
With students achieving an A+ for their VCE Singing Score & others gaining standing ovations on the X-Factor, why not experience a lesson with our vocal experts and hear for yourself what all the fuss is about? Ziggy Clements, ("Motherhood The Musical, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia!") a diverse professional musical theatre performer who has worked for 20+yrs as a professional singer worked to develop an amazing program. And now, she has shared with her teachers at the Artz Collective to build voices from the ground up and give you the strength to perform, but also keeping your natural sound, feel & style.
We are so proud of the results that our teachers have achieved and we would love to share our programs and specially designed teaching structure & programs with you, so you can experience just how much you can get out of our terrific system.
Group Singing Workshop Classes:
Tuesday: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday: 6:45pm - 7:30pm
Private Singing Lessons Available - 30min / 45min & 60min options.
**BOOK IN at the Office Click below!
I cannot thank Ziggy and her team for getting my daughter to where she is today, she is doing a 3yr course at "The Melbourne Opera Company", starred in many amateur theatre productions, had the lead in the musical Annie and is up for an Lyrebird award for her portrayal of Fredrika in the musical "A Little Night Music!” H Ismail.
TO FIND OUT HOW TO BOOK YOUR SINGING LESSON, CLICK HERE
Feel like a Burlesque Diva in front of your fans as you shake & shimmy your way across the dance floor! A core workout like no other, this Burlesque dance class is the ultimate Body Shaping experience.
"The Artz Collective is a fabulous family experience and their performance environment is encouraging and positive. The staff are excellent and highly trained with an emphasis on enjoyment and bringing out the best in each student." J Taylor.
Use Fabulous props in your dance class - feathers, chairs, stockings, fans, gloves & more!
WHEN? **New DAY & TIME***
Wednesdays: 7:30pm - 8:30pm Body Shaping Burlesque Beginners to Intermediates
Commences April 13th 2016 - Booking open now! Places limited.
"Thank you so much for an awesome class I had an absolute blast and I can't wait until Thursday". Kat
(New adult student after her 1st class)
Enhance Your Bridal Dance Experience & Take their breath away dancing together on your special day!
Share a special moment together as you prepare for your big day & give yourself time to learn a beautiful dance for your first day as husband & wife. You are both in the best possible hands to make your wedding dance memorable - whether it be a routine to surprise everyone or something more intimate and subtle.
What do you recieve in your Bridal Dance Package?
*The bonus of having only you, your fiance & your instructor in your lesson!
No big class groups dancing around you!
*Your Own Choice of Music!
*A fun & personalised routine to accommodate both of your skill levels.
*Bridal Lesson Packages of 5 lessons & 10 lessons with Free Bonus!
PLUS:
*FREE BONUS!
Book in for a Bridal Package deal & receive these additional bonus items:
A fully edited & cut version of your music for you!
Brush up your moves with a FREE Ballroom Dance Group Class* on the 5 LESSON BRIDAL PACKAGE!
Or.. Attend 1 x FREE group dance class for adults from our timetable.
OR
Spend time to finesse your routine and make beautiful dance lines together when you receive
3 Ballroom Dance Group Class Lessons absolutely FREE* with our 10 LESSON BRIDAL DELUXE PACKAGE
Or Attend 1 x FREE group dance class for adults from our timetable.
*Group Ballroom Class spots only if places are booked and available in the group class if the class is running with enough numbers to be held however, other dance classes from our current timetable are able to be substitued in place of the Ballroom class.
For more information & to check dates, please email us
Light Up the Floor Together!Learn to dance like the stars & you’ll be dancing the night away together in no time with your basics down after your Ballroom/Latin Dance Classes. Absolute Beginners can have just as much fun as Advanced dancers in our low pressure class environment - it's a blast!
Conquer the basics with style & pizzazz!
Glide across the floor or Learn to lead with ease in a no-pressure Ballroom basics class
NO PARTNER REQUIRED!
WHEN:
Ballroom / Latin Dance: Beginners - Intermediates:
Private Lessons only are available & can be booked with our instructor
between 6pm - 10pm or on Saturdays
*Private Lessons avilability, please check with the office.
