Dance – Inaburra School

Elective Dance

Dance became an Elective subject at Inaburra in 2013 and continues to go from strength to strength. Dance education develops skills in self-expression, the communication of ideas, collaboration, creativity, problem solving, risk taking and higher-order thinking. It is a diverse course providing students with a range of universal skills that can be applied to a variety of industries and professions as well as fostering the specific skill set required by a student heading into a career in the dance industry.

Stage 5 Elective

Students can elect to study Dance from Year 9 (Stage 5), developing skills in dance performance, composition and appreciation.

Stage 6 Elective

Students continuing Dance as an Elective HSC subject (Stage 6), study the same three same components; Performance, Composition and Appreciation and develop their understanding of dance practice in relation to a wider appreciation of dance artists and their work. Students undertake an in-depth study of dance in a major study of one of the three components.

HSC Results 2025

Alexander Bernard achieved First in Course for Dance.

Reflecting on his achievement, Alex shared:

“𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴. 𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘢 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘏𝘚𝘊 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵.”

The following students were nominated for the NSW HSC Showcase CALLBACK:

𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱 – Major Study Performance, Core Performance and Core Composition

𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 – Core Performance

𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 – Core Composition

𝗣𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 – Core Composition

Ensembles

Junior Ensembles

Inaburra has five Junior Ensemble groups for students in Year 3-6. The groups rehearse weekly with external dance tutors.

Junior Dance Troupe (Year 3)
Junior Dance Troupe (Year 4)
Junior Dance Troupe (Years 5&6)
Junior Dance Boys Troupe
Junior Dance Performance Troupe – participation through an audition process

Senior Ensembles

Inaburra has three Senior Ensemble groups for students in Year 7-12. The groups rehearse weekly with external dance tutors. Participation is through an audition process for both ensembles.

Intermediate Dance Ensemble
Senior Dance Ensemble
Elite Dance Ensemble

Both Junior and Senior ensembles perform at school events, local community events and Sydney-based eisteddfods.

Independent Dance Festival

Inaburra founded the Independent Schools Dance Festival in 2017 and has since become a highly sought-after event for schools in the Sydney catchment.

Each year, schools are invited to apply for inclusion in the event, with the successful schools participating in a one-day program of dance coaching and performing, with an evening showcase event presented to family and friends.