South Melbourne · Melbourne, Victoria
Dance World Studios
Established performing arts school in South Melbourne with seven studios, operating since 1987.
- Ballet
- Jazz
- Contemporary
- Hip Hop
- Children's Dance
How Dance World Studios comes across
Dance World Studios comes across as a vocational training institution first and a children's studio second — it describes itself as a performing arts school established in 1987 "with a vision: to provide young people with the opportunity to realise their dreams through the creation of a vocational arts training institution." The centre of gravity is clearly the full-time and part-time diploma courses and a musical-theatre arm run as APO Arts Academy, all oriented toward "a professional career in the entertainment industry." Its own framing — "developing raw talent to meet industry requirements" alongside a faculty "of international & national repute" — reads as audition-and-outcome focused rather than recreational. The junior and teen programs for ages 3–18 sit beneath that, described as a nurturing environment for young performers, and a talent agency closes the loop. The impression for a parent: a serious, industry-facing pipeline where a child's classes feed visibly toward the working stage, best suited to families already thinking about performance as a destination.
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
Dance World Studios is a long-running performing arts institution in South Melbourne offering part-time and full-time programs across ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, musical theatre, contemporary, and lyrical. The school operates seven fully equipped studios and provides pathways for vocational training.
At a glance
- Address
- 295 Bank Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205
- Suburb
- South Melbourne
- City
- Melbourne
- State
- Victoria
- Age range
- 3–18 years
- Disciplines
- Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Lyrical
- Approach
- Both
What stands out
- i.Seven fully equipped studios
- ii.Established 1987
- iii.Vocational training pathways