Located in Bokarina and covering all aspects of dance, singing and musical theatre, DE Studios is committed to creating an all-rounder dancer that has access to the best that the Sunshine Coast has to offer.
Ballet
DE offers Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) ballet syllabus classes and exams and train our dancers with the discipline of classical ballet while encouraging them with constructive feedback and praise. Teaching RAD means the students train in a worldwide recognised syllabus allowing them to transfer the technique and knowledge across all dance genres.
Jazz
DE offers both Technique Jazz (Tech Jazz) & Commercial Jazz (Com Jazz) classes. Our Tech Jazz classes are designed to build strength and technique, working on the trick elements in dance – turns, jumps, leaps, flexibility and strength. Our tech teacher’s program gets results in these areas which is so important for the competitive dancer. The Com Jazz classes are more focused on learning combos and choreography that is up to date with the latest jazz style and fun. Commercial Jazz @ DE is great for the recreational dancer that is looking for fitness and fun. We start jazz classes from as young as 3 years old right through to senior.
Lyrical
Our lyrical classes are for the recreational dancer that is wishing to explore the slower moving, expressive form of dance. Our teachers are young creative dancers who love passing their learning on to our recreational students. Lyrical classes at DE are for recreational students from the age of 7 years and up.
HQ Dance Co
The HQ program is additional dance training on top of a student’s home studio training. We proudly have students from DE and other studios on the Coast and Brisbane that support the program. HQ Commercial classes are held once a week with guest industry leaders in open workshop style dance classes. We bring the guest teachers here to the Coast, to the local students to experience the best the Australian dance industry has to offer. Students from all different dance studios come together weekly to push their boundaries in a non-competitive environment.
Juniors 9-11yrs, Intermediate 12-14 years, Seniors 15 years and over. HQ Dance Co also offers Certificate III in Dance (RTO 40397 Empowerdance) Students study dance Part Time to complete the Cert III. The Part Time course includes classes with industry leaders weekly as well as on site study sessions. Classes include jazz (commercial & tech), contemporary and lyrical, hip hop, heels, vocal classes, personal training fitness and weekly silks classes. Our HQ part timers are transported by us throughout the year to Australia’s leading Full Time Studio Dance Force where they train for the day with the full time students. They have the opportunity to travel with the fulltime Dance Force students to America on their annual trip to take classes at world leading studios in America. HQ offers the best Part Time program on the Sunshine Coast, giving our students opportunities like no other part time studio on the Sunshine Coast offer. HQ’s Part Time Cert III in Dance program focuses on the dance opportunities and industry leaders available to our dancers.