There is nothing so good for the soul as catching up with an old friend and over the past two days I have been lucky enough to do this twice.  The first, a friend from school who is living a parallel life to me just only in the city instead of the country. Even though […]

Ahhhhh!!  What a start to my challenge. I just wrote my first blog post only to have it disappear into the cyber world unpublished. So I sit here frustrated at the thought of having to recreate the magic that just disappeared… ok so maybe it wasn’t magic but at least it was something.  The post […]

At this special time, when commencing the dance year, classes for our littlest dancers are full of excited, anxious young people. We want to do our very best to make the introduction to dance as happy and easy as possible. At PMPA, our purpose is to provide the highest-quality junior dance education in a secure, […]

Pirouettes and Plies and Piques, Oh My! Sure, we learn a lot of funny words and big steps in a dance class but what else do we get out of the blood, sweat and tears that goes into a great dance class… Dance is an incredible discipline for a child to experience. Dance allows children […]

I received a great email today… I would love to say its anonymous, but its hard to do that via email. So instead I will say that it comes from a dance mum with a big heart and an even bigger can of hairspray! This is a MUST READ for all dance mums and dads […]

In this weather, nothing makes me happier than busting out a few of my old eisteddfod videos and reminiscing about the groups that we used to perform in my childhood years. After all, its important that I educate Lucinda on the timeless jazz moves like the ‘running man’ and the ‘triples from the corner’ that […]

At WPMPA we have two streams for our Jazz and Musical Theatre classes: Our Recreational stream and our Performance stream. What is the difference between Recreational and Performance classes? As some students are interested in competing in Eisteddfods and some are looking for a class with a little less commitment, we offer both options at […]

As we approach open week at PMPA, I thought it may be interesting to give our dance parents some insight into our Junior Classes. Whilst it might look like it’s all fairy runs and jumping jacks, if we look at the Twinkle Toes curriculum, there are a lot of things that your littlies are learning […]

Here at Port Macquarie Performing Arts, we strive in aiding your children to be the happiest and healthiest they can be, upon noticing a recent study of Australian students conducted by the Cancer Council and the National Heart Foundation found that a huge 85 per cent of children were not getting enough exercise.So, want to […]

Its Eisteddfod time again and before you head to Taree take stock of what you have and how hard you have worked to prepare for this event! Here are 5 Things to remember to make this eisteddfod experience your best yet! 1) Go in with the right attitude and enjoy yourself: Competition tends to bring […]