Founded over 45 years ago by Tanya Pearson, the Academy provides one of Australia’s oldest and most respected full time programs with a large and impressive faculty of internationally respected teachers (currently over 15 teachers on the Full Time faculty).

The Full Time Program, under the hands-on Artistic Directorship of Lucinda Dunn OAM, is carefully modelled on international standards of training and based on the principles of providing the highest quality classical ballet technique in addition to providing students with the technical, physical and emotional tools and support to progress and succeed.