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Online Classes Overview

WELCOME TO PSD ONLINE We are thrilled to welcome you to our online portal where you have unlimited access to dance classes, workouts, activities and workbooks. It is the perfect way to keep fit, healthy, connected and active in your own home. Our dance studio is...

Why Dance?

Are you concerned about your child's need for constant and instant gratification? We now live in a world where everything is available at the touch of a button. We are constantly stimulated and bombarded with more and more information. Swipe right. Ask Google....

Peninsula School of Dance earns YPAD certification

Peninsula School of Dance earns YPAD certification Local dance studio earns certification – holding to a higher standard of integrity in dance education Rosebud: Peninsula School of Dance, a local dance studio providing dance and performance classes from toddler to...

Ballet students at the barre

Look like a dancer. Feel like a dancer!

Why is good grooming so important? Good grooming forms a strong part of the etiquette and uniform for dancers. Messy hair can greatly affect your child’s participation in class. Imagining trying to concentrate on a tricky turning step and your hair is flicking...

Let’s Get Barefoot on the Dance Floor!

Are you looking for ways to: Increase your child’s confidence Develop their social and emotional skills Assist their motor planning skills – balance, strength and coordination Help them transfer therapy goals into real life settings Rhythm Works is an...

Dance

When I first took over the reins at Peninsula School of Dance many of my senior dancers were just tiny tots in tutus. I’ve watched them grow not just as dancers but as young adults, and I am proud of the people they are becoming. They are a credit to...

How Dance Improves Academic Outcomes

The physical benefits of dance are well understood and documented. Dance is a physical activity and it is easy to observe benefits like improved muscle tone, strength, coordination, flexibility and overall posture. The social and emotional benefits like improved...

Dance Mums, The Real Kind

"I'm such a bad Dance Mum" , is a phrase I hear often. More often than not, the phrase is said to me by the very BEST kind of dance mum. I am quick to pull them up and correct them because I want them to know how much I appreciate them. I assure them that, in...

Introducing Rhythm Works to Peninsula School of Dance

Everyone deserves a chance to dance! by Miss Laura In September I had the privilege to train as a Certified Rhythm Works Instructor and am looking forward to introducing it to the Peninsula School of Dance community over the coming months. I am...

Teacher assisting ballet student

Overcoming those dance exam jitters

We are gearing up towards exam time here at Peninsula School of Dance At this time of year I am often having conversations with concerned parents of our exam students. We know that home is a safe place for children to express their feelings and fears. Students may...