The Graduate College of Dance

About

The Graduate College of Dance is located in Perth, Western Australia within the grounds of Perth Modern School, Subiaco. We have purpose-built facilities offering state of the art dance studios with change-room and shower facilities and lecture rooms.

Story

We are one of Australia’s leading vocational dance schools training students to excel both nationally and internationally, and continues to produce elite dancers for leading dance schools and companies in Australia and around the world. An eight year course from Years 5-12, it draws upon valuable traditions from different schools of classical ballet, retaining the best, while embracing the demands of classical dance technique as is required of professional artists today. The Year 10, 11 and Year 12 courses are endorsed by the Curriculum Council of Western Australia. A pre-vocational course in Classical Ballet and Creative Dance is available to young dancers aged 5-9 years. Former student of the College have been accepted to schools and companies such as The Australian Ballet School, New Zealand School of Dance, English National Ballet School, London Contemporary Dance School, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, West Australian Ballet and Salzburger Tanztheater Ballet Company.

Mission

The Graduate College of Dance was established in 1973 with the vision of creating a nurturing environment where young students could continue with dance training in Perth rather than suffer the emotional upheavals and expense of training in the eastern states or overseas.

More than thirty years after it was founded, The Graduate College of Dance remains committed to providing elite dance training within a stimulating environment.