Telephone: 08 8355 7000
Telephone International: +61 8 8355 7000
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Monday - Friday: 8am till 4pm
Cudmore Terrace, Henley Beach SA 5022

Dance

ACADEMY OVERVIEW

The aim of the Henley Sports Academy is to assist student athletes in their sporting and academic pathway. Students have two 80 minute and one 50 minute lessons per week over the whole year. The Dance Academy focus for each term includes:

 

Term 1

  • Theory Focus: Sports Psychology and Goal Setting, Elements of Dance, Choreographic Devices and Structures, Safe Dance Practice, Performance and Choreography analysis.
  • Practical Focus: Individual and small group choreographic skills, Hip Hop, Classical, Jazz and Contemporary Technique and Performance.

 

Term 2

  • Theory Focus: Exercise Physiology Analysis, Performance Presentation.
  • Practical Focus: Small Group Choreography, Hip Hop, Classical, Jazz and Contemporary Technique and Performance, Rehearsal of repertory, Performance at Choreographic Evening and Dance Competitions, Dance specific Fitness development

Term 3

  • Theory Focus:  Technique Analysis, Performance Presentation
  • Practical Focus: Rehearsal of repertory, Performance at Evening of Dance and Dance Competitions.

 

Term 4

  • Theory Focus: Coaching, Performance Presentation
  • Practical Focus: Development of Hip hop, Jazz and Contemporary technique.

ACADEMY COACHES AND STAFF

PROGRAM MANAGER: Megan Cooper 

- Bachelor of Education (Middle & Secondary)

- AC Arts Bachelor of Dance Performance (1st and 2nd Year)

- Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing Teaching Diploma

- Training in Classical, Contemporary, Jazz and Tap.

- Lead Teacher Certification

HIP HOP INSTRUCTOR: David Placentino

PHYSIOTHERAPIST: Jen Guest

TRAINING VENUES

Henley High School Dance Studio 1 & 2 (mirrors and barres)

Henley High School High Performance Sports Centre

High School Performance Space (small performance space)

Henley High School Hall (large performance space)

Brighton Theatre (Performance space)

Stretch & Flex

ACADEMY ACHIEVEMENTS

2020: Dance Star State Finals - 1st Classical, 1st Theatrical, 3rd Jazz, 3rd Hip Hop

2019: Dance Star Nationals- 7th Senior Hip Hop

STUDENTS SPORTING PATHWAYS – POST SCHOOL

2023 Lucy Chamberlain - Brent Street Cert IV Dance

2022 Noah Wheatley - English National Ballet School

2021 Amie Hutchins - AMPA, Bachelor of Dance

2020 Abbey Case - Dance Force Cert IV Dance.

Abbey Harby - Brent Street, Cert IV Dance

2019 Abbey Harby - ACARTS Adelaide, Cert IV Dance

2018 Declan Richards-Thomson - ACARTS, Adelaide

Other past students have gone onto full time dance training in Adelaide either doing a certificate course at Gravity, or a bachelor of Dance at Flinders at the Adelaide College of the Arts campus.  

ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS

2022 

Top of Subject - Georgia Stephens

Persistance and Diligence - Georgia Stephens

Leadership Award - Noah Garrod-Wheatley

2021

Top of Subject - Rebecca Searles

Persistance and Diligence - Georgia Stephens

Leadership Award - Noah Garrod-Wheatley

2020

Top of Subject - Rebecca Searles

Persistance and Diligence - Myah Shephard

Leadership Award - Eve Thredgold

2019

Top of Subject - Rebecca Searles

Dedication to Excellence - Tiana Monk

Emerging Young Talent - Piper Wallin

2018

Top of Subject - Nada Ramesa Zerella

Persistence & Diligence - Rebecca Searles

Leadership Award - Abbey Harby