Lee Academy Dance & Performing Arts, on NSW’s central coast, has been approved by Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) to deliver Certificate I, II, III and IV in Dance, as well as Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) and Advanced Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) – part of the new National Dance Qualifications (NDQs).
Lee Academy is the first (and currently only) dance studio in Australia approved to deliver Advanced Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance), offering students the unique opportunity to train to the highest level obtainable under the new NDQs.
Artistic director Jo Cotterill assembled a team of some of the industry’s finest and most experienced professionals to create a program for the next generation of performers. Delivering and constantly developing the programs, Lee Academy has an outstanding team of coaching professionals including Joshua Horner, Dianne Rakebrandt, Keith Hawley, Katie McCarthy, Nathan Sheens, Alyssa Casey and Dianne Banks plus a constant stream of well-known national and international guest artists.
The programs integrate all necessary disciplines such as Classical Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Acrobatics, Tap, Musical Theatre, Aerial arts, Hip-Hop, along with camera technique, audition preparation, professional practice and much more.
Lee Academy’s has studios at Tuggerah, Lake Munmorah and Doyalson.