CM Dance

How CM Dance comes across

CM Dance comes across as a long-running, family-oriented children's school where dance is explicitly framed as "only the medium by which we nurture and grow confident, young people." Led by founder Clare Michelsen — described with an Irish dance background, "multiple National titles" and 30-plus years teaching in secondary schools — it celebrates 25 years and reads as anchored in Irish dance specifically, alongside Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical and Acro. Several signals point to a deliberately low-pressure, affordable stance: a three-week trial, stated "affordable tuition," reasonably-priced costumes, and the claim there's "not one Dance Mum in sight." The site openly engages with recent negative reviews, which suggests a small studio navigating some friction. Running across church-hall venues in Camp Hill, Coorparoo and Norman Park, the overall impression is of a community-minded, whole-child school that supports a competitive Irish pathway but positions itself around belonging rather than elite outcomes.

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.