Performing arts for everyone.
From age 2 to adult.

The Academie

A&L Academie de Danse is our part-time performing arts studio, based in Bowral. Students attend classes here alongside their regular schooling — it is a studio, not a school. Classes run across the week, including Saturdays.

A&L is where performing arts becomes accessible for every family in the Highlands. You don't need to change schools or make a major commitment to be part of this community. You book in for a term, experience the environment and teachers and can participate in various performances throughout the year.

dance genres include ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, modern and more

Who A&L is for

A&L serves students from age 2 through to adults. There is no upper limit and no prior experience required to begin. Classes are grouped by age and ability, and progress naturally as students develop.

Whether a child is two years old and just curious about movement, a teenager training seriously with professional goals, or an adult who always wanted to come back to the barre — A&L has a class for them.

Students of all ages have the opportunity to perform multiple times each year

Classes at A&L

Our ballet program is grounded in French classical technique — the same foundational methodology used in TWC's full-time program. Students develop strength, discipline, and proper technique from their earliest classes. Vaganova and Balanchine approaches are incorporated as students progress.
Contemporary classes develop movement quality, spatial awareness, and artistic expression — broadening students beyond classical training and preparing them for a wider range of performance contexts.
A high-energy, technically grounded approach to hip hop, accessible to a range of ages and experience levels.
Song, dance, and performance combined — ideal for students drawn to the full stage experience.
For students interested in acting, devised work, and theatrical performance without the dance component.
A dedicated adult program for those returning to dance or beginning for the first time. Focused, warm, and genuinely welcoming of all starting points.
Where technique meets expression — lyrical training develops a dancer's ability to move with genuine feeling, connecting the precision of classical training to the emotional quality of performance.
Strength, control and spatial awareness developed through acrobatic movement — a complement to dance training that builds body confidence and physical capability across all styles.
High energy and technically demanding, jazz training develops rhythm, coordination and performance quality — a foundational style for any dancer working toward musical theatre or commercial performance.