Valerie Heston School of Dance in Perth, Western Australia | Dance school

Valerie Heston School of Dance

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 413 525 372

Address: 2/22 Sphinx way 6163 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.valerieheston.com

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25.01.2022 BREAKIN NEWS!!! In 2020 the Boys Hip Hop class will now become something pretty special. Every alternate week with Boys Hip Hop we will be introducing Boys Beakin to the class. We have an expert breaking teacher coming on board in 2020 to teach the boys all about breaking and its moves, tricks and culture. On the other weeks, Jeremy will take the boys through the Hip Hop grooves and moves.... Any questions please feel free to give us a call - 0413 525 372

25.01.2022 U17 tap - SM Nicholas, 3rd Giorgia

25.01.2022 Uncertainties that we share - At a time of so many uncertainties we would like to give you something that you can be certain of. Should we need to continue to practice via online based learning into term 2 (which we are prepared and ready for) then we will continue to distribute high quality and engaging content for you to learn from.... Our fees will be heavily reduced and billed monthly across the board for our online content as we understand how uncertain the current financial market is. We are happy to welcome anybody that was thinking of enrolling into our dance family to join us for term 2 under our new format. We will also be checking in with all of our current enrolled students to ensure that the classes you are in are still the right fit for you. We will continue to provide you and your family the best service that we can and do everything that we can to support you in this uncertain time. We are still uncertain as to how long this will last but what you can be certain of is that we miss seeing all of our students, teachers and dance family immensely. We will never stop caring for you and supporting you in these tough times. Thank you for your continued support and we really hope you are enjoying the online content.

23.01.2022 Happy easter from our family to yours. Enjoy the time with family.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to all our students who participated in the West Coast Dance Festival Spring (27 September 4 October 2020). We are proud to present the awards received over the past 8 days of performing: Rising Star Award Giorgia Maurogiovanni Adjudicators Award Rylee Hollis Adjudicators Choreography Award Open Modern Troupe...Continue reading

22.01.2022 A formal break up letter: Dearest Zoom, You have been really great to us over the last few weeks and we hate to see you go but unfortunately its just really not working out. We miss our kids way too much and as such we are going to have to call it off. Its not you, its us. You were great, most of the time. You really worked hard, you were supportive, you were there for us when other platforms werent. Unfortunately, I just dont see us needing a place for you at this time ...but hey, Im glad we gave it a shot and I think we are all better for it. This may not be goodbye forever, we may meet again soon but for now its au revoir. Love always, VHSD. Yes, you read correct. We are going back face to face under the new restrictions from Uncle Mark as of Monday the 18th of May and we are so excited about it. See you really soon.

22.01.2022 Some keen eyes have seen our new extension class in the timetable... More info about this is soon to come. Keep your eyes on this page in the coming week. We are super excited about this one

22.01.2022 21st March - Indoor Density Policy We as a studio continue to operate under the advice and policy of the Australian Government. The current advice from the Update on Coronavirus measures from the PM on the 20th of March advises that indoor gatherings should be reduced to fewer than 100 people remaining 1.5m social distance with a density minimum of 1 person for every 4 square metres. We are extremely lucky at the studio that each of our studios under this new regulation could... still hold greater than 50 people in each. This allows us to continue to practice under our current measures within these restrictions. We do continue to ask for the exclusion of unwell staff, children and visitors. We will endeavour to keep you all updated as we proceed. Keep well, keep your hands clean and keep dancing. Kind regards, Kerryl & Jeremy

22.01.2022 Enrolment reminder. Our enrolment day is tomorrow at the studio between 9am and 1pm. Alternatively you can enrol online ahead of time. Get in before the 1pm tomorrow for what is going to be an amazing year of dance at VHSD

20.01.2022 At VHSD we strive to check all your boxes in dance education. What are you looking for in a dance studio? Professional and qualified teachers - CHECK A fun, nurturing and supportive education environment - CHECK Affordable wide range of classes - CHECK... Have a little look at our snapshot below. If you have any further questions, queries or anything please do not hesitate to reach out to us. www.valerieheston.com

19.01.2022 Senior championship- 2nd Ella & 1st Rylee

18.01.2022 And the 12s meeting us at the Roxy - or today #optusstadium We are having so much fun. Dont forget to dig deep and donate to an amazing cause. 1300737507 or through the telethon website

18.01.2022 Our Covid-19 Story After 2 days of being back in the studio it is nice to reflect on everything that has happened over the past few months and take time out to thank our amazing staff, parents and teachers for their support in this time. We thought we would share with you our "COVID Timeline" 21 MARCH - We closed our doors to the studio based on the ever growing spread of COVID-19 and on advice from the Government....Continue reading

16.01.2022 U16 lyrical - 1st Aimee & Sm Millie

16.01.2022 Wondering what the new extension class is all about? Check out the video below which should explain everything you need to know.

16.01.2022 Rising star award -Giorgia Maurogiovanni Adjudicators Award - Rylee Hollis Adjudicators Choreography - open modern troupe Encouragement Award - Liam Heald Intermediate Dancer of the festival- Aimee Willis... Senior dancer of the festival- Ella Ouwendyk See more

15.01.2022 The 10's had so much fun performing today at the Telethon7 Perth Family Fair at Optus stadium on the Bankwest Community Stage.

14.01.2022 Open acro - Ella - HM

13.01.2022 Congratulations to Ella and Lydia who performed their Jason Winters contemporary level 5 stage component today They both did a great job A HUGE congratulations to Ella (GG) for completing 13 routines in total today all basically within 8 mins of each other She completed her Modern Jazz Shield, Gold Cross Tapping Award,Theatrical and Performing Arts Award and Martin Rubenstein Classical exam Wow is all I can say ... To Lisa who did all the preparation with Ella a huge congratulations as well Very proud such a huge achievement xx See more

12.01.2022 Our Term 1 timetable for 2020 has just been released. We have so much exciting news to share with you all - stay tuned on here for some more information soon... https://www.valerieheston.com/timetable

12.01.2022 U16/open tap duo/trios - SM Erin & Jayde, HM Caitlin & Millie, 3rd Bronte, Lydia & Sarah, 1st Josh & Mia

12.01.2022 Intermediate championship - Hm - Millie, Aimee, Meagan & Isabel

12.01.2022 Tap Medley - HM Ella & 1st Liam

12.01.2022 More online content is coming... Here is a quick update for our classes. We are working round the clock to get everything out as fast as we can. A huge thanks to all of our demonstrators for really working hard at this time. Also a special mention to all of our parents, grandparents and family who are on the frontline at this time. Thanks for being so amazing, working under some serious extremes and taking it in your stride. We love so much hearing from you.

11.01.2022 Tap championship - 3rd Ella

11.01.2022 We love seeing what some of our dancers are getting up to in the holidays. Check out these amazing shots of Millie and Isabel. Got any photos to share with us - show us below.

11.01.2022 Whats new in MUSICAL THEATRE for 2020? For 2020 we are super excited to announce that the musical theatre class will be getting their very own Showcase. This showcase (most likely around early November) will allow the musical theatre students to show off the wide array of talents and skills that they will be learning in the musical theatre class for 2020. We will be covering scenes from shows, monologues, singing, dancing, acting, improv and so much more set in their very ow...n show. The show will take place in a theatre where the students will get to learn first hand about stage craft, theatre direction, lighting, audio, sets & so much more. The Valerie Heston School of Dance along with our musical theatre teacher Ellin are so excited to be offering this new and amazing opportunity to our students. Have any questions about the musical theatre classes? Give us a call today to find out more - 0413 525 372

10.01.2022 What was your favourite memory of 2019? We achieved so much as a studio in 2019. We are always endeavouring to try new things and pushing the boundaries in creating an amazing atmosphere for dance education. This year saw a lot of excitement in all areas of dance and performance. Before our 2020 timetable comes out please share with us your favourite moment from 2019 below.

09.01.2022 Today we take a moment to pay our respects to our most amazing founder Valerie Freeman (nee Heston). Val; mum to Kerryl and nanna to Jeremy started our incredible studio in 1954. As we do every year, there is no dancing held on this date as a respect to her and her achievements. 2020 is a little different. This is the first time in 66 years where we have had a forced break of welcoming students into our studio. In saying that, I find myself thinking "What would Nanna have t...hought of how we are operating and our transition to online?" Well, firstly if it were up to Nanna I probably would have been able to invest in another 5 cameras, microphones and all sorts of other gadgets that we didnt need but would be cool. She was always first to have the latest tech and when she wanted something, she went and got it. She would have loved to see the transition to our online classes and the seamless ability to keep the kids engaged in this really tough time. She would have been the first to jump at reducing the fees to keep this passion affordable and would have been personally reaching out to all of the families who have been heavily affected to offer assistance and a helpful ear. She would have been available on the other end of the phone the 10,000 times a day that we have found ourselves stressed and inundated and would have known exactly what to say to fix the situation and to make it alright. Her quick whit and humour would have been perfectly transferred to zoom classes - where even from the other side of the screen she would be able to demand the students attention, respect and adoration. Her heart would have been filled by the level of family spirit and generosity we have seen from our amazing dance family. She would be first in line to be modelling our new range of trackies and jumpers - and would be volunteering to help sew and make the patterns. And most of all she would miss seeing the students as much as we do and be so excited at the prospect of returning to class on the coming Monday. Our heart breaks regularly at the fact that you cant be here anymore but we are filled with the spirit of the legacy that you have left. We miss you so much, at this time more than ever but we know you would be so proud of how your studio is running and the amazing dancers and dance families that are involved in it.

08.01.2022 Our studio is apart of the unified support from WA dance studios. In times of adversity, it is so nice to see such a caring group of professionals come together to discuss the best interests for our students, dancers, teachers and industry.

08.01.2022 Jeremy and Paula found time in their schedules again this week to work some magic at WAAPA with the Smith Family Foundation #smithfamily #smarts #vhsd #waapa #waapadance #dance #performingarts #drama #musicaltheatre

07.01.2022 U16 Hip hop - 1st Erin, Hm Mia & SM Aimee & milly

07.01.2022 Age announcement take 2. After internal discussions amongst the directors (Kerryl and Jeremy) and without influence from external factors we have decided for continuity to keep the ages of our troupes the same for 2020 as was in 2019. This means that it is the age that the student is turning in 2020 through to the end of December. There are still some exceptions to the rule - such as for first time troupe members, family convenience and some special circumstances. For solos, duos, trios & quartets the students will dance in the age group according to their age on the 30th of June as per the MFOD competition rules. This will allow us to meet the regulations of the MFOD for troupes - just with some of our students being slightly younger.

06.01.2022 Hi guys. We just lost power for a second. We will be back shortly

06.01.2022 Well after a very eventful year we are preparing to settle into the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre for 2020's concert. There are still a few tickets available for the Saturday shows (Sunday is sold out) so feel free to grab them whilst you still can. https://www.manpac.com.au/events/vhsd-junior-concert-2020/

06.01.2022 Dont forget to get your Notum show tickets for this Friday night and support our amazing certificate and musical theatre students. https://www.valerieheston.com/product-page/notum-xix-ticket

05.01.2022 Contingency plan for an online switch is prepared. For now though, classes as normal.

03.01.2022 Toddler DANCE classes in Cockburn area. Are you looking at getting your little one into dance? We have the perfect classes catered for 2-4 year olds (but hey, if they are extra clever and ready we will even take them from 18 months). This class is a casual class which means you can just pay as you go!... >>> Child woken up a little grizzly or in a bit of a mood. Dont worry, we know, it happens. It means you can take the week off with the knowing that you wont lose any money. Plus its just $10 per class. This is the ultimate starter class where your toddler will learn the basics of dance, music, movement as well as discipline in a nurturing and caring environment. Need more info - reach out to us and we will be happy to help you with anything further.

03.01.2022 Thankyou to these fabulous VHSD students that took time out of their holidays to put a little concert on for the residents of Bethanie nursing home today You did a fabulous job !!! Very proud of you all Also thanks to their mums for bringing them today Kerryl xxxx

03.01.2022 Great dancers cant take short cuts. We are ready to work hard and learn a lot. Great dancers though are going to have a lot of fun along the way. We cant wait to open our doors again tomorrow for what will be an amazing 2020 with our VHSD dance family.

02.01.2022 Intermediate Classical - HM Millie & 3rd Meagan Senior classical championship - 1st Ella

02.01.2022 ONE HUNDRED & FOURTEEN CLASSES! Thats right. Our internal teachers have filmed an amazing ONE HUNDRED & FOURTEEN classes since Monday for our VHSD Online program - all complimentary for our students. We are so grateful to have such an amazing faculty and couldnt be more grateful and proud of the hard work they have put in this week. You are amazing. Thank you everyone for your continued support!... More announcements coming out tomorrow - as well as some more class content! #VHSD

02.01.2022 Our online class enrolment is now officially open for 2020. Have any questions about enrolment or which classes are best for you? Kerryl (Principal) is ready to take your calls all day. Give her a call on 0413525372 to ask any questions you may have. https://www.valerieheston.com/enrolment2020

02.01.2022 Is there a doctor in the house? - A line made famous by the incredible late Gwen Verdon from "Whos got the pain" in Damn Yankees. On the topic, we have a doctor in the house. The Valerie Heston School of Dance would like to congratulate Dr Ellin Sears on completing her doctorate in Musical Theatre Dance. Dr Sears has been with the studio since she was a very young girl and has always been an integral part of our dance family. Of more recent times she has completed her teachers diploma through the studio and runs our amazing musical theatre classes. The entire studio is so proud of all your hard work and determination to finish your PhD and cant wait to see all that you will achieve in this field into the future.

02.01.2022 We are going online! Good afternoon to our dance family. You would of by now received details surrounding our transition to online learning. We made the decision at around 4.00PM on Sunday the 22nd of March. Following the announcement from PM Scott Morrison, it appeared to be the right decision. We continue to develop our studio as we believe that maintaining a sense of normality in this time of uncertainty is helpful. We also know that dance is an excellent release for st...ress and general wellbeing as well as a good form of exercise, self expression and gives positive outcomes for mental health. Kind regards, Kerryl & Jeremy

01.01.2022 Happy mothers day to all of our dance mums. Thank you for everything you do. You are amazing.

01.01.2022 VHSD COVID-19 UPDATE SATURDAY 14TH MARCH 2020 Australia and the world are entering unprecedented territory in the scale and size of the global health pandemic that is COVID-19. As a dance studio we are ensuring that we are keeping ourselves updated, educated and responsive to reputable and quality information surrounding the COVID-19 and act in a way to protect the health and safety of our dance family as well as the general population health. Currently Australia does not h...Continue reading