Coogee · Sydney, New South Wales
Empire Performing Arts
Nurturing, non-competitive Coogee studio for dance, singing and acting from 18 months.
- Ballet
- Jazz
- Hip Hop
- Contemporary
- Children's Dance
How Empire Performing Arts comes across
Empire Performing Arts comes across as a teacher-led, deliberately "non-competitive" performing-arts school in Coogee, built around director Emma Milgate, whose credentials are foregrounded — Royal Academy of Dance Certified Teacher and CBTS Mentor, a Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies, and "15 years teaching experience in some of Sydney's most accomplished" ballet studios. The site reads as values-first, repeatedly framing dance as a route to "self respect and empowerment" and a "holistic learning environment," with a testimonial praising its "non-competitive, highly professional atmosphere where every student is valued." Offerings span Tiny Dancers from 18 months through ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, singing and acting, plus performance opportunities at community events and "professional gigs." The overall impression is of a school that wants to develop confident, well-rounded performers under one experienced principal — a fit for parents who want serious RAD-anchored training without the eisteddfod-and-trophy pressure.
An editor's impression, drawn from the school's own website and public materials, 13 June 2026. Not a review — if it misses the mark, the school or a parent can tell us via the form below.
About the school
Empire Performing Arts teaches RAD ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, acrobatics, singing and acting from St Brigid's Parish Hall in Coogee, with Tiny Dancers classes from eighteen months and adult classes alongside. Director Emma Milgate is an RAD Certified Teacher and CBTS mentor with fifteen years at acclaimed Sydney ballet studios, and the school deliberately keeps its performance opportunities community-based rather than competitive.
At a glance
- Address
- St Brigid's Parish Hall, 136 Brook Street, Coogee NSW 2034
- Suburb
- Coogee
- City
- Sydney
- State
- New South Wales
- Age range
- 1–99 years
- Disciplines
- Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, Singing, Acting
- Approach
- Recreational
What stands out
- i.Explicitly non-competitive, community-performance ethos
- ii.Director is RAD Certified and a CBTS mentor
- iii.Tiny Dancers from 18 months