The Ballet School

The Ballet School was established in 2008 specifically to service the Bellarine. Director: Allegonda Deppe BA, FCBA, FCBI, Cert IV Classes: - Primary, Grades 1 – 6. - Major exams – Intermediate, Advanced 1 and 2 - Body conditioning classes are available for senior students Allegonda Deppe brings to The Ballet School many years of teaching and performing experience. She is a Fellow of Cecchetti Ballet Australia, holds Cert.IV in Dance, and a former examiner. While with The West Australian Ballet Company she performed in many stage and television productions. She has travelled extensively throughout England, Europe and America and during that time attended ballet conferences and observed classes at the Royal Ballet School, The National Ballet in Amsterdam and Cecchetti conferences in London. Always keen to increase her knowledge she regularly attends workshops and conferences to keep up with current trends. Allegonda Deppe has had dance schools in Perth and Bunbury in Western Australia for over twenty-five years, as well as teaching dance at Senior High Schools. Former Students have successfully auditioned for Vocational training with West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, The National Theatre Ballet School, The Graduate College of Dance and The Australian Ballet School – Interstate Training Program. Many of these Students have gone on to successful careers in dance in Australia and overseas. Students of dance and particularly ballet achieve physical and mental strength as well as grace and poise, develop the determination to achieve and set goals, gain confidence and good self-esteem. They may be regarded as the Olympians of the stage. These qualities will assist them for life whether they dance professionally or become the audiences of the future.