Where Dance Meets Discipline and Imagination
VCASS Dance shapes young dancers into confident artists ready to lead on any stage.
The VCASS Dance Program offers world-class training that blends classical ballet foundations with contemporary versatility. From daily technique classes to performance seminars and creative projects, students are challenged to grow as artists, thinkers and collaborators prepared for the demands of a professional career and a lifelong engagement with the art of dance.
A successful audition allows students to study with peers of like ambition and facility, for a pathway towards a professional career in dance.
Our expert staff bring their professional experience to the training and teaching of our students, supporting adaptive curriculum that deliver best-practices to our students.
Lynette Wills | Head of Dance
What you’ll study
From rehearsals, performances and classroom academics, this is where creativity and community meet.
Balancing artistry, academics and wellbeing every day.
Creative and Intellectual Confidence
Students move seamlessly between studio training and academic classrooms, developing both creative and intellectual confidence.
Achieve Full Curriculum
A dedicated academic program ensures students meet the full Victorian Curriculum while pursuing specialist dance training.
Integrated Wellbeing Support
Individualised wellbeing and rehabilitation support are integrated into daily life, helping students manage physical demands and maintain balance.
Purpose-Built Study
Purpose-built study spaces encourage focus, collaboration and curiosity beyond the studio.
Life On & Off Stage
Strong student services and wellbing care nurture resilience, motivation and a healthy mindset, preparing students for life on and beyond the stage.
Spaces that inspire
Daily Dance Studios
Purpose-built dance studios with tarkett floors and natural light, designed for daily training and creative exploration.
Performance Studio
A professional performance studio with flexible staging and seating for 200 people home to student showcases, rehearsals and major seasons.
Specialist Health Spaces
Specialist conditioning and physiotherapy spaces to promote safe, sustainable training.
Academic and Study Hubs
Academic classrooms and study hubs that encourage focus and collaboration.
Communal Connection Spaces
Communal spaces that build connection - where students study, relax and share ideas.
Professional Backstage
Professional-standard dressing rooms, costume storage and technical production areas.
Heart of the Arts Precinct
A purpose built campus in Southbank’s arts precinct, placing students at the heart of Melbourne’s creative community.
Major Venue Performances
We also utilise facilities in the arts precinct for some major season performaces, such as The Malthouse and the Melbourne Recital Centre.
I think it's really important that I get to dance as part of my schooling because its the perfect balance between academics and doing what I love.
Mishka
How we teach and support
Our VCASS teaching staff are active professionals and leaders in their fields, bringing first-hand industry knowledge into the studio every day. Guest choreographers, company artists and educators from Australia’s leading dance institutions regularly collaborate with our students – challenging them to think, move and perform at a professional level.
Through regular performance seasons, masterclasses and collaborative projects, students experience what it means to work in a real-world environment. Productions are staged in our on-site theatre and professional venues across Melbourne, giving students valuable exposure to the rigour and excitement of live performance.
Global Pathways
Many of our alumni go on to perform with major companies, choreograph internationally, or teach and direct in leading institutions. Graduate pathways are as unique as each student. Our students are highly sought after by leading industry and tertiary institutions both nationally and internationally.
Our Alumni continue to be seen in all major dance companies and productions across Australia and overseas. They are principal artists and dancers in classical ballet, contemporary and music theatre companies. They are professional choreographers from Broadway and West End to New Zealand, Asia and Europe; and they are teachers, directors, self-employed artists and academics across the world.
Lynette Wills | Head of Dance
