SHILLEENA'S DANCE ACADEMY

LATEST NEWS

Here's the latest news from
Shilleena's Dance Academy Coorparoo, Brisbane

Charity Dance Day

Our Charity Dance Day was held on Thursday, 16th January 2025. It was a fantastic day of dance workshops where we raised money for the Alannah & Madeline Foundation. A wonderful foundation who champion and strengthen the rights of children and young people to live free from violence and trauma.

We will be doing other charity events for this foundation throughout the year.
2025 Charity Open Day Timetable & Info

SDA welcomes Vanessa Morelli

Vanessa is a professional ballerina with the Queensland Ballet and will be teaching our Intermediate, Advanced and Pas De Deux students at SDA in 2025. We are delighted to have her as part of our SDA team!

SDA welcomes back Miss Paige

Paige Paremain is a much loved teacher of SDA who is back after pursuing her dreams around the world. We are excited to have her back on our regular teaching staff in 2025!

2025 Timetable, Term 1 Newsletter & Prospectus

We have now finalised the timetable for 2025. There are new classes for more advanced dancers while keeping all of your favourite classes for all ages. Our 2025 Prospectus which has all our info about 2025 in it & our Term 1 Newsletter are available for download below. Feel free to share with others!

2025 Timetable Information
2025 SDA Prospectus
2025 SDA Term 1 Newsletter

Performance Troupe 2025

Auditions for our 2025 Performance Troupe were held in November 2024 and our troupe is now complete. We will be competing in various Eisteddfods and competitions through the year. As well as performing for various festivals & charity events around Brisbane.

Eisteddfods 2025

Our SDA Performance Troupe compete in various eisteddfods in Brisbane & the Coast area. Solo, duo and trios are also available to compete in eisteddfods through SDA. If you are interested in entering please contact Miss Shilleena.

2025 Term Dates

Term 1 2025 03/02/25-05/04/25
Term 2 2025 22/04/25-28/06/25
Term 3 2025 14/07/25-20/09/25
Term 4 2025 06/10/25-06/12/25

Our Calendar of Events is available here.

SDA Dancewear

Check out the branded dancewear and accessories available from SDA.
Dancewear info Dancewear info

Performance News

Congratulations to our performance troupes who competed at the Wynnum, Future Stars and Beenleigh Eisteddfods in 2024. As well as local performances for the community including our in-house choreography competition, for Bluecare Australia and Regis Aged Care Facility. Well done team!

Celebrating 20 Years

2024 marked our 20th Concert 'REFLECTIONS' on 9th November 2024 at the Logan Entertainment Centre.

It was a spectacular event where we re-imagined our favourite dances from the past twenty years.

Choreography Competition 2024/2025

Our 2024 SDA Student Choreography Competition was held on Sat 24th August 2024. It was a fantastic night with brilliant performances from everyone! The big prize was taken out by Caitlin & Kairi with "Pour Le Vie" - Congratulations! Now we can't wait till the 2025 competition which will be held in Term 3 2025!

2025 Annual Concert

The school's 21st annual concert is going to be held on Saturday 8th November 2025 at the Logan Entertainment Centre, 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central. All students are encouraged to participate as it is a wonderful way to gain performance experience and for families and friends to celebrate their development. There are two performances of the show 11am and 5pm and all students perform in both shows. The manufacture of most costumes is organised by the school. Please note this date carefully in your diary! Permission slips for the concert will go out in Term 1. Info also available about the annual concert here on the Performance Page. Our 2024 Concert info is available for download below.

2024 Concert Newsletter