5th Element Dance

5th Element Dance Our aim is to cultivate a love of dance and artistic expression through the joy of dance in a family Dance classes for all ages and abilities.

Our 5th Element Dance faculty are professional and dedicated teachers who aim to share their love of dance with every student. We are proud to have such a high calibre of teachers who are totally committed to developing every student's ability and technique, in a supportive, positive and inspiring environment. Little Dancers, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop and Acro

Cirque skills getting crazier every week 🤯🎪Our Senior Dance Cirque students are absolutely smashing their tricks and bri...
07/06/2026

Cirque skills getting crazier every week 🤯🎪
Our Senior Dance Cirque students are absolutely smashing their tricks and bringing so much energy to class 🔥
Book your FREE trial today! 💜

06/06/2026

Tiny dancers learning BIG life skills 💃🎉
Coordination, balance, confidence and teamwork all while having so much fun with friends 💜
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06/06/2026

I don’t usually post about dance teaching anymore.

Most people here know me through Needle en Pointe and my tutu work, but before that, and alongside it, I’ve spent over twenty years teaching ballet. I trained through the RAD syllabus to Advanced 2 and grew up in a very traditional ballet school under my mum, who was a professional ballet dancer herself.

A conversation with her today made me think about something.

I wonder if, as a dance community, we’ve started confusing early achievement with good training.

Social media, and even our local competitions, are full of six, seven, eight, nine and ten year olds doing incredible things. Multiple pirouettes, batterie, complex allegro and advanced vocabulary that would once have been reserved for much older students.

And they are genuinely incredible.

The hours they put in and the dedication they show should never be underestimated.

But I don’t think the best training is necessarily the training that produces the most impressive young children.

I think it’s the training that lays the foundations for the strongest older dancers.

A young child can be taught to reproduce movement. They can learn the shapes, the steps and even very advanced ballet vocabulary. I’ve seen six year olds perform posé turns, pas de chat and beaten jumps beautifully.

But performing something and truly understanding it are not always the same thing.

Real technique, artistry and musicality are built over years. Children’s bodies mature. Their minds mature. Their understanding matures.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with success at a young age, and I think competitions can be a wonderful experience for children. The question, for me, is whether that success is being built on foundations that will still support the dancer years from now.
After a lifetime in dance, I’ve come to believe that the goal isn’t to create extraordinary children.

It’s to nurture extraordinary adults.

So if your child is in a school where the focus is on solid foundations, good values and longterm development, don’t lose heart when you look at social media or the local competition circuit.

Trust the process - you might be exactly where you’re meant to be 💕

Dance friends really are the BEST friends 🥹🫶Nothing beats training hard, laughing harder and growing up together at danc...
06/06/2026

Dance friends really are the BEST friends 🥹🫶
Nothing beats training hard, laughing harder and growing up together at dance 💜✨
Come join our dance family — book your FREE trial today! 🌈

06/06/2026

Our Ready Set Dance classes are filled with giggles, friendships and confidence boosting moments 💫💜
The perfect first dance experience for little movers! 🩰
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05/06/2026

Learning, laughing and making lots of noise 👞😂
Foundation Tap is packed with fun while our dancers build rhythm, coordination and confidence every class 🎶✨
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05/06/2026

Watching shy little dancers grow in confidence is our favourite thing ever 🥹✨
Ready Set Dance helps children prepare for school through movement, routine and social interaction 🌈
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04/06/2026

Strong, fierce and full of energy 💃🔥
Our Intermediate Jazz students have been working so hard in class and absolutely owning every combination ✨

04/06/2026

So much fun packed into one class 🎉
Music, movement, imagination and friendship all come together in our Ready Set Dance program 💃🩰
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03/06/2026

Tiny feet making BIG noise 👞✨
Our Junior Tappers are bringing the energy every single week while building rhythm, confidence and having SO much fun together 🎶💜

Address

7 Coorparoo Road, Warner
Brisbane, QLD
4500

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 8:30pm
Thursday 9am - 8:30pm
Friday 9am - 8:30pm
Saturday 9am - 8:30pm

Telephone

+61407593781

Website

https://shop.5thelementdance.au/, https://workshops.5thelementdance.au/5th-holiday-

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