
24/08/2023
SAVE THE DATE!
Summer Ballet Intensive is back by popular demand in 2024.
Running from January 20-24 we are excited to be adding a third program this year for students aged 6 to 9. More details coming soon.
THE PERTH SCHOOL OF BALLET trains children and adults in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary & Character.
We pride ourselves on our high standard of teachers and students in the recognised method of Cecchetti ballet and the Imperial Society of Teachers Dancing (ISTD) modern syllabus. We also offer open classes in contemporary and hip hop to children and adults.
SAVE THE DATE!
Summer Ballet Intensive is back by popular demand in 2024.
Running from January 20-24 we are excited to be adding a third program this year for students aged 6 to 9. More details coming soon.
CHOOKAS to Maya and Andie! Our girls are over in the UK about to attend the Elmhurst Ballet School Summer Intensive.
Have a blast girls!
So we know our Junior Concert is Alice In Wonderland…..but who will be playing those crazy characters??!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to these special young dancers who have been chosen to help lead us through our story of Alice this year.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the PSB students who took part in the Cecchetti state medal competitions this past Friday & today. You represented us beautifully - we’re so proud of you all.
Special Congratulations to the many place getters:
GRADE 6
Winner: Shay
Runner Up: Poppy
Honourable Mention: Sophie & Georgia
GRADE 5
Winner: Karis
Runner Up: Mia
Honourable Mention: Charlotte
GRADE 4
Runner Up: Luca
Honourable Mention: Evie
GRADE 3
Winner: Gabby
Runner Up: Zara
IT’S SENIOR CONCERT REVEAL TIME!
Our Ballet & Character students in Grade 4 and above will be recreating the classic ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
Our Modern & Contemporary students from Grade 4 and above are going to be dancing through The Seasons.
More details about our Junior & Senior Concerts to come.
Our most heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who have sat their Cecchetti Ballet exams this week. We’ve loved seeing you walk in with nervous smiles and come out beaming!
A big thank you to Cecchetti WA and our amazing examiner Ms Carole Hall for your time and expertise.
A big CHOOKAS to you all now as you take part in Medal Tests over the next few days.
We will be announcing our concert theme this coming Sunday at 5pm……but until then, who has a guess???
CONGRATULATIONS to our students who sat their Character Dance exams yesterday. We hear you were beautiful.
And a huge THANK YOU to our examiner Ms Jackie Birch for sharing your time and wisdom with our students.
Our incredible Andie has just completed her Advanced 2 Cecchetti Ballet exam, easily one of the most difficult dance exam one can take.
Just amazing Andie! We’re so proud of you!!!!
Ballet boys…..are still boys!!!!
Our BOYS ONLY class runs on Wednesday afternoons at our Jolimont studios, that’s where they have all the fun!
We’re not sure if it gets any cuter than this! It’s some of our Jolimont Pre Primary Ballet students learning on their right and left. Love it!!!
CHOOKAS to full timer Monty. He’s over in the UK currently doing a Summer Intensive at English National Ballet School - isn’t that incredible?!
When he finishes he’s of to the Royal Ballet School to take part in their Intensive. Such amazing opportunities!!!
It’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND!!!
We’re taking our inspiration from the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland for our Junior Concerts this year. Get ready to follow Alice as she chases the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole and into Wonderland. We hope you’re excited - because we certainly are!!!!
On Sunday we held our annual PSB Progress Exams at our Osborne Park studios. Over 120 students sat exams this year in ballet & modern.
We need to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS to all our students. You’ve been working so hard and it certainly showed, and the smiles were a lovely bonus!
Thank you to all our amazing teachers for the wonderful job you have done preparing your students - they did you proud. And a big thank you to our esteemed examiners, Helene Gowers, Courtney Jones & Jo White, our students are so lucky to have such knowledgeable and talented people helping them along on their dance journey.
Who can guess what our Junior Concert is?
Have a look at our gorgeous full timer Maggie who is currently dancing overseas and having a blast. She had a fabulous week at Rambert, squeezed in a class at Pineapple Studios and has just finished her week with Ballet Cymru.
We can’t wait to see you when you come home Maggie.
Some beautiful character students at our Jolimont studios, perfecting their pirouettes with Ms Alida Segal last week.
Character classes are open to all students from Grade 2 up - why not come along for a FREE TRIAL?
Yet another lucky group of students took character masterclass with Ms Alida Segal on the weekend. Well done to you all, and big thank you to Mr Ben & Ms Segal for this wonderful opportunity.
Have a look at these gorgeous faces. These are some of our certificate winners from Term 2…we nearly missed celebrating them and their achievement.
CONGRATULATIONS everyone - we’re so proud of you all.
We made a mistake on our recent post regarding Born To Perform results.
Our gorgeous part timer Poppy placed 2nd for her Contemporary and also got 3rd for her classical solo. Such incredible results Poppy - so sorry we got that wrong!!!
Huge CONGRATULATIONS to these girls who sat their Character exam today at our Jolimont studios. So wonderful seeing all that hard work come to fruition.
Congratulations to several of our dancers who attended the Australian Ballet School ITP classes today. This is a very impressive achievement for our dedicated young students.
We hope you’ve all had a blast learning from some incredible teachers.
Gorgeous Grade 6’s perfecting their port de bras.
It’s Monday, that means Beginners Adult Ballet is on at Osborne Park from 6.30-7.30pm. Why not come down and have a try?
Or pop down at 7.30pm and try out our MEN’S ONLY ballet class - perfect way to start the week!!
These incredibly lucky young dancers had the privilege of doing a character masterclass today with the amazing Ms Alida Segal. Along with having a load of fun they also learnt so much in preparation for their upcoming exams.
We offer character classes for all our students ages 9 and above, and registrations for term 3 are now open - why not come join in the fun?!
Smiles all round because CLASSES START BACK TOMORROW!
Our Jolimont, Osborne Park and Carramar studios are back open for classes tomorrow ready for Term 3 - can’t wait to see everyone back.
The Perth School of Ballet has Professional Training Program aimed at aspiring young dancers. Students have the opportunity to study in either our Part Time or Full Time program and develop the technique, skills and artistry required for a career in the professional dance arena.
Entry into the program is via audition.
If you would like further details on our program, or to arrange an audition simply give us a call.
Term 3 is almost upon us, which means registrations are now open.
We are welcoming new students into all our classes at each of our studios in Osborne Park, Jolimont & Carramar. To register for your FREE TRIAL contact [email protected]
Happy Tutu Tuesday everyone.
Just a beautiful picture of a beautiful ballerina to start your week.
Here at PSB we know that ballet is for EVERYONE. We have classes for beginners through to advanced at all ages. To find a class to suit you just email us at [email protected].
So proud of these young Ballet Foundation students. They’re now working at the barre each week and maintaining their beautiful technique. They’re a little squashed up today because naturally they all wanted to be in our video! 🥰
Our most heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to these 4 lovely girls who competed on, behalf of WA, last night at the Lucie Saranova Memorial Awards.
All four of our girls were just stunning and made us so proud.
A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Abigail who received an Honourable Mention in the silver award - an amazing achievement.
Well done to you all girls, it’s such an honour to represent your state and you did it beautifully!
Throwback Thursday to our concert back in 2019….can you believe it’s almost time to start working on Concert 2023?
Tomorrow is the big day for our Lucie Saranova Awards girls. They’re over in Brisbane ready to represent WA and today had the privilege of class and rehearsal with our PSB Patron, Bonny Parker.
Good luck girls - we can’t wait to hear how you get on.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to all our students who have been competing in the solo portion of Born To Perform this week. The results have been outstanding - we’re so proud of you all.
CONTEMPORARY
1st - Georgia, Olivia, Ella P
HM - Alyssa, Poppy
CLASSICAL
1st - Ruth, Olivia
2nd - Alyssa, Ella P, Saffron
HM - Georgia, Ella D
DEMI CHARACTER
1st - Ruth
2nd - Ella D
NEO CLASSICAL
1st - Ella P
CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP
3rd - Sophie
And a big thank you to the organisers of this lovely event. Our students had a blast!
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Happy Tutu (free) Tuesday.
You might remember earlier in the year that full timer Abigail made the finals of the Australian Classical Grand Prix over in Sydney. Well this week she’s been back to compete in said finals and done amazingly!
Abigail placed FIRST for her contemporary solo and RUNNER UP for her classical. To top it off she also received cash prizes AND a short term scholarship with Ballet Manila. Just outstanding Abigail.
Here’s another of our junior ensembles for 2023, this time is Encontro, choreographed by Mr Ben. Amazing.
https://youtu.be/f8YdgGXK9hM
Encontro - choreographed by Benjamin Franzen.
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CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!’ Get in quick and get yourself a great seat to watch our Junior & Senior Concerts. www.trybooking.com/CDSNQ #psb #theperthschoolofballet
Set your alarms! Tickets for our annual concerts go on sale tomorrow morning! That’s 8am WEDNESDAY 16 NOVEMBER. Last year our matinee was a sell out so get in quick! www.trybooking.com/CDSNQ #psb #theperthschoolofballet
CONCERT TICKETS on sale soon! Ticket sales for both our Junior & Senior Concerts open 8am on Wednesday 16 November. Put the date in your diaries! www.trybooking.com/CDSNQ #psb #theperthschoolofballet
Our Modern classes are the perfect partner to our classical ballet program. We encourage all our students to study both in order to become well rounded and versatile dancers. To find out more about our modern program just pm us. #psb #theperthschoolofballet #contemporarydancers #contemporarydance #contemporarydanceclass
Day 2 at Elite Eisteddfod done and dusted and have a look at these beautiful smiling faces! We love seeing our students take to the stage and do what they love most. Congratulations to todays huge list of place getters: CONTEMPORARY 1st - Abigail 2nd - Monty 3rd - Ella P CLASSICAL 1st - Ella D, Sophie 2nd - Abigail, Ella L 3rd - Georgia HM - Gabby, Larissa, Darcy, Alyssa, Annie, Tayla CLASSICAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1st - Abigail 2nd - Ella L 4th - Maggie 5th - Selena HM - Ella P DEMI CHARACTER 1st - Ella D, Georgia 2nd - Sophie HM - Harriette NEO CLASSICAL 1st - Abigail, Ella P, Ella L 3rd - Renata LYRICAL 1st - Ella P SENIOR CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE: Winners JUNIOR CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE: 2nd
CONGRATULATIONS to our special young students who were acknowledged for their hard work in class this term! We love seeing you working so hard!! #psb #theperthschoolofballet #psbjuniorballet #perthkids #kidsballet #perthballet #juniorballet #kidsballetclasses
Our Advanced 1’s working on their Jazz Adage. #psb #theperthschoolofballet #contemporarydancers #contemporarydance #contemporarydanceclass #istdmodern
Does it get any cuter? Full timer, Andie, was rehearsing her solo and these Primary Ballet students had to jump in on the action! “Inspiration opens the door to our souls. Allow yourself to be inspired and watch your world open up!” G. Brian Benson #psb #theperthschoolofballet #psbjuniorballet #perthkids #kidsballet #perthballet #juniorballet #kidsballetclasses
Have a look at our Grade 1’s dancing along with guest ballerina Bella - so gorgeous!! If you’ve got a budding ballet dancer in your life registrations are now open for term 2. Follow the link to register and email [email protected] us if you have any questions. https://app3.jackrabbitclass.com/regv2.asp?id=527338
Have a look at our gorgeous Cecchetti Grade 3 students learning Grande Classique for their exams later this year. We love seeing you work so hard! Good luck girls.
Have a look at Sonja & Bella as they prepare for their Cecchetti Ballet Advanced 2 exam with Miss Janine - pretty impressive.
Simply HAD to share this video of beautiful ballerina Bella who visited our Tiny Tots on Saturday. Some were so excited to dance with Bella....and some were just mesmerised!!!!! 🥰
So many smiles in the studios today with Brooke Jacobs taking the PERTH MASTERCLASS SERIES classes. It’s just so lovely seeing those joyous faces walking out after class!!!!!
People often ask us at what age students can start at PSB, and the great news is we have Tiny Tots classes for students as young as 2.5years old. Our Tiny Tots classes are designed specifically for our youngest dancers. They develop gross and fine motor skills, musicality, and a love of dance. Classes are Mondays at 9.15am and Saturdays at 9.00am. To organise a FREE TRIAL just email us.
It’s here! It’s PARENTS’ WEEK this week. All students are encouraged to bring along someone special to class to see how they’ve progressed so far this year. Our students work so hard and we love giving them this opportunity to show what they’ve been working on. Full details have been emailed out to all families. If you’ve got any other questions just message us. See you soon!!! #psb #theperthschoolofballet #parentsweek #ballet #balletclass #perthballet
Are you ready for the cutest 60 seconds of your week???? Have a look at these Junior Ballet students learning their first ballet solos - so precious. We love being able to offer solos to ALL ages at PSB. If you’d like to arrange a solo or learn more about them just have a chat to your child’s teacher or leave us a message at reception.
At the core of our successful Adult Ballet program are our beginner classes. These classes are designed for those who are brand new to ballet but have always wanted to give it a go. Why let fear stop you - EVERYONE should be able to experience the joy of dance!!!! To arrange a FREE TRIAL and see our full timetable head over to StudioBookings. When you register for your first class it’s FREE!!!! https://studiobookingsonline.com/theperthschoolofballet/classes.html
Have a look at these gorgeous Primary Ballet students working so hard. Our Junior Ballet classes are designed to develop both technique and understanding - we want our students to be prepared for a lifetime of dance. To arrange a FREE TRIAL in one of our Junior Ballet classes just email us at [email protected]
A snapshot of some of the amazing women we’ve had through PSB today on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish” - Michelle Obama
Ever wondered what we do in a contemporary class? Last night Miss Kathryn & Miss Georgia set out to answer that question. Have a look inside our contemporary classes - they develop creativity, control, muscle tone, musicality and a freedom of movement that our students LOVE! Why not come down for a FREE TRIAL next Thursday?! Junior 5pm-6pm Intermediate 5pm-6.15pm Senior 6.15pm-7.30pm #psb #theperthschoolofballet #contemporarydance #perthdancers