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Professional dance training, built on care, creativity and trusted technique.

A place to learn, create and belong

Broken Hill Academy is a locally owned dance studio, established to foster a love for performing arts. We’re here to give local families access to professional dance education in a safe, welcoming environment, where kids are supported, challenged and encouraged to grow with confidence.

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Combining expert tuition and industry experience

Learn

With a uniquely qualified and passionate educator

Create

Memories, friends, skills and opportunities

Belong

To a safe, respectful and encouraging culture

We believe in high quality dance tuition to support all students to meet their potential.

What Classes Do We Teach?

  • Ballet is a beautiful and expressive dance style that nurtures grace, confidence, and a love of movement. This is the route for tutus and pointe shoes.

    Our ballet classes follow the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus, providing a supportive and structured approach that develops strength, coordination, posture, and musicality. Ballet forms the foundation for all dance styles.

  • Lyrical
    Lyrical dance uses gentle movements from ballet and jazz. It is a soft and flowing style focused on expression and musicality.

    Contemporary
    Contemporary dance encourages dancers to explore unique and diverse ways of moving. It combines strength, balance, and creativity, using foundations from ballet and modern styles.

  • Jazz dance is a dynamic style that is focused on coordination and confidence. Dancers learn sharp and energetic movements to upbeat music.

  • Musical theatre is an energetic and expressive style that combines dance, acting, and storytelling. Dancers learn to perform with confidence and character while moving to music inspired by stage and screen.

    Classes focus on coordination, musicality, and performance skills, helping dancers develop stage presence and the ability to bring choreography and storytelling together.

  • Our Tippy Toes and Preschool classes are a flexible and joyful introduction to dance designed to build confidence, coordination, and a love of movement.

    Through music, imagination, and well researched age-appropriate pedagogy, children explore basic dance steps while developing balance, listening skills, and social confidence.

  • All of our Open Adult classes are grounded in foundational ballet and dance technique, delivered in a welcoming and supportive studio environment.

    After Hours
    An evening dance class for grown-ups with busy schedules. Designed to be beginner-friendly and perfect for those returning to dance, working through a range of dance styles while building technique, strength, and confidence.

    Barre & Stretch A class for adults looking to build strength, balance, and flexibility. Grounded in classical technique and designed to work as a standalone class, or as conditioning support for After Hours dance.

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My love of dance began early and has shaped much of my life — as a student, a teacher, and now as the director of this school. For me, dance has always been more than performance; it is about discipline, creativity, belonging, and the confidence that comes from learning something well.

Broken Hill Academy of Dance is a family-run business, built alongside my husband, Seth, and shaped by raising our three children here in Broken Hill. Like many local families, we think a lot about giving our kids opportunities to explore interests and passions. What we couldn’t quite find for our own family was a dance space that felt like the right fit for our children — grounded in what we value as both educators and parents.

And now for the not-very-subtle but entirely necessary part: why I’m actually qualified to do this.

Alongside my passion for the performing arts, I have danced for most of my life and have been teaching since my early teenage years. Over that time, I’ve taught across a wide range of styles and ability levels — from babies and beginners through to senior students and competitive teams. I have trained with the Royal Academy of Dance as a ballet teacher, and conducted numerous workshops with industry professionals.

I have choreographed countless routines and showcases, and I’m proud of the varied paths my former students have gone on to take. These include invitations to join Australian Ballet School programs, national competition titles, and professional performance work, including touring productions.

Complementing my dance background, I also bring formal training in education and pedagogy, which shapes how I approach teaching and learning in the studio.

I’m excited to share my passion and commitment with our local community and to offer a dance space built on care, clarity, and respect.

Meet the

Director

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Jade Maxwell

Safe dance practice is top priority, with our facilities fitted with industry standard shock absorbent flooring.

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FAQ’s

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  • We offer ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary.

  • Absolutely!
    We all start somewhere, and we would love if you would start your dancing journey here at Broken Hill Academy of Dance.

  • Your child will be allocated their class based on their age. This ensures that the sequence of skills, content and social experiences are all at an age appropriate level. We have extensive experience in catering towards a wide variety of needs, and supporting every dancer to extend their skills.

  • Yes we do. Students will learn routines to perform at our end of year concert - more information will be released at a later date.

  • Yes, uniforms are essential to ensure your child is able to receive tailored feedback based on their body positioning. To support families, a uniform and pair of shoes is provided with Term 1 tuition.

    Until uniforms have arrived, or during a trial period, students will be expected to wear comfortable dance clothes and hair pulled back.

  • Our pricing guide is located in our studio handbook.

    Payments can be made in person at the studio, or online through a payment portal (when enrolments open)