About Utassy Ballet School

Utassy is unique. Offering tuition in classical, character and contemporary dance in a professional theatre environment, we educate on all levels.

Established in 1960, highlights have been our ongoing Peter and the Wolf season (now in its 31st year) the 50th Anniversary performance at the Playhouse (the Arts Centre), La Boheme Revisited accompanied by the 37 piece Nicholas Chamber Orchestra.

RAD and MDEC examinations are available, VCE Dance Units 1-4, Special Boys classes (up to 30 boys enrolled for 36 years) and Performance Experience including Annual Performances and Peter and the Wolf Season (offered from Senior 3rd upwards).

The program for the Junior School, drawing on use of imagery and games, integrates the children socially. It also establishes all the building blocks of important dance concepts including musicality, spatial awareness, alignment of body parts, coordination of the whole body and particularly onstage awareness. Through classical classes, the dancers are also prepared for all forms of dance in this way.

In collaboration with the Utassy Parents’ Association (an inspired committee of motivated parents) Utassy has performed not only at its own home theatre, The Whitehorse Centre, but also at the Playhouse (The Arts Centre), Burrinja Theatre, Karralyka Theatre and more. Utassy has collaborated with the Nicholas Orchestra on 3 occasions – Peter and the Wolf (narration Derek Guille), Carnival (narration Derek Guille) and La Boheme revisited.

Original productions include The Pied Piper, Carnival, Carmina Burana, Colours, A Medieaval Scene, La Boutique Fantasque, Ceremonia, The Journey, Illuminate, ‘1,2,3!’, The Little Matchgirl, 12 Dancing Princesses, Mexican, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, Hungarian Suites and more.

We offer tuition for beginners to professionals from the age of 4 onwards and many past students have made impressive contributions to professional dance, art, music, theatre and physical health industries.