Preschool Academy News
8 September, 2026
World Teddy Bear Day!
Did you know that September 9th is Teddy Bear Day? Grab your Teddy Bear and give it a big cuddle!
Does your Teddy Bear have a name? Comment down below the name of your Teddy Bear!
15 September, 2026
Wands and Flags
In our babyballet classes, we use wands and flags as a fun way to practice our plies, rises, and ballet walks!
As we have a limited supply at the studio, please ensure your dancer has a wand or flag of their own that is not broken. If you need a new one, pop into the office to buy a new wand!
25 August, 2026
Got a cough?
If your dancer has a cough and it is accompanied by a fever or runny nose, we would appreciate if you could keep your dancer at home to recover and not spread any illnesses to others.
A cough on it’s own is OK as it can last awhile after recovering from a sickness. Here’s a great fact sheet for parents to see what to action when a cough shows up in your little ones life.
1 September, 2026
Spring into Spring!
As we welcome the warmer months of Spring, can you think of your favourite flowers that may bloom in spring?
Fun fact: Studies have shown that your sense of smell can increase during spring time with all the flowers blooming!
11 August, 2026
Shoes
In our babyballet classes, we do two styles of dance; Ballet and Tap!
It is very important for our dancer’s to have their own ballet and tap shoes that fit as we have very limited spare shoes that may not fit your dancer causing discomfort and annoyance for our dancers while they are dancing.
Please make sure your dancer has both their ballet shoes and tap shoes in their dance bag when they attend class. If you are missing a pair of these shoes, or your dancer has expressed discomfort in trying their own shoes on as they have grown out of them, you can pop into the office to buy a new pair that fits!
Another helpful tips is to label your dancer’s shoes with their name in the odd circumstance where their shoes stumble away from their bag!
21 August, 2026
Refining motor skills
In babyballet, we work on fun skills such as hopping! In order to perform a hop, our dancers need to utilise skills such as balance, coordination, body awareness, confidence and endurance.
Hopping helps develop strength in the lower body, increase cognition by making dancers think about the jump timing and body awareness, and sensory and body awareness by understanding where one is in space!
Want to try it at home? See if you can hop as high as a bunny with your bunny ear hands.
28 July, 2026
Happy International Day of Friendship
This 30th of July is International Day for Friendship! Friends are important in our lives as they help encourage, support, and have fun with us!
When is the last time you told your friends that you love them? This International Day of friendship, let’s show our appreciation to our friends, maybe give them a gift like a drawing?
Check out this fun song about making new friends!
4 August, 2026
How Tapping can help your Preschooler
Tap dancing is a style of dancing that has evolved from a combination of Traditional West African Dancing and European clog dances. It involves shoes with metal plates at the bottom that makes sounds when they hit the floor. Tap dancing has many benefits for your little dancer including:
Motor Skills
Tap can help improve coordination, balance and rhythm through different footwork when tapping the different tap plates onto the floor.
Cognitive Skills
Dancers are able to develop their listening skills and focus through learning different patterns and rhythms.
Musicality and Creativity
With the tap shoes having metal plates at the bottom, Tap uses feet as a form of percussion instrument. By listening and creating rhythms, your dancer is able to learn musicality, timing and syncopation in their babyballet classes!
11 June, 2026
Class Props
Using simple props in class is not only fun for our babyballet Stars, but it also helps with their coordination, balance, and creativity. Finding their prop in their bag and returning it there helps them build confidence and learn to be responsible for their belongings.
What to pack in your babyballet dance bag for class each week:
Ballet shoes 🩰
Tap shoes
Wand 🪄
Ribbon
Scarf
Beanbag
Maraca
Water bottle
Missing any of these? Use what's in your house or come into the office to get them.
21 July, 2026
babyballet Values
In our babyballet classes, our values are applied within our classes to develop your little dancer’s skills and love for dance! These values include:
Socialising and Making Friends
In our babyballet classes, students are able to talk, learn and encourage each other, allowing the essential socialisation skills to be developed from an early age.
Co-ordination
babyballet classes help develop dancer’s co-ordination through learning how to move different parts of the body, improving their proprioception.
Caring
Through the act of sharing with others and taking care of our belongings, dancers develop the skills to be caring individuals, being able to treat their peers and belongings with respect.
Fun
babyballet lessons are developed in such way where your dancers are able to have fun and spend time doing something they enjoy. Fun is essential for growth as students begin to investigate themselves and the world around them.
Posture and Poise
babyballet classes encourage young dancers to begin to understand the movement of their bodies, improving their posture from a young age and allowing students to develop the essential poise needed to do everyday tasks.
23 April, 2026
ANZAC Day
This Saturday, the 25th of April is ANZAC day, in remembrance, we wear red poppies to commemorate the strength of our solders.
Note: The studio is closed on Saturday the 25th of April, so there are no classes!
Lest we forget.
1 May, 2026
Babyballet Birthday Parties!
Did you know at TDC, we offer babyballet parties?
For ages 2 to 6, babyballet birthday parties are the ideal way to celebrate your little one’s special day! With the choices of themes between Ballerina Party or Disco party, a babyballet party is both original and fun where your dancer and their friends learn to dance and have fun!
Babyballet birthday parties are full of fun, laughter, singing and dancing, where everyone who attends has a magical time!
Inquire now about your babyballet party!
April 3, 2026.
Happy Easter!
We want to wish all of our amazing babyballet Stars a very Hoppy Easter!!! We hope the Easter Bunny treats you well!
April 7, 2026
How babyballet Supports Your Child’s Early Development!
Participating in babyballet classes every week have many benefits on your young dancer’s early development, helping them grow and learn! See how our babyballet classes can help with Cognitive skills, Physical development, and Communication skills!
Cognitive Skills:
Through babyballet classes, dancers begin to learn patterns, sequences, and rhythm! These aid in helping to improve memory and develop problem-solving skills.
Physical Development:
Babyballet classes help work on and develop balance, coordination and gross motor skills!
Communication:
Full of songs, storytelling in interacting with others, our babyballet classes allows the dancers to develop communication and socialisation skills as well as encouraging language development!