The Pre-K to Year 2 Dance classes incorporate a variety of dance techniques and genres aimed to introduce our youngest students to a range of styles offered at MLC School and ignite their passion for dance. Students discover basic concepts of movement through a thematic approach, while engaging with the Round Square Heroes of Discovery to incorporate our unique character and values based educational approach to our co-curricular programming. 

This multi-dimensional approach to dance allows our students to develop their social skills and inspire creativity. The 45-minute sessions focus on the development of gross motor skills – stepping, jumping, hopping, balancing and galloping – to improve spatial awareness, musicality and express. These sessions develop each student’s fundamental dance techniques while introducing them to dance as an artform, preparing the girls to enter style specific dance disciplines in the Year 3 to Year 6 Program.  

Classical Ballet is a traditional form of dance that requires discipline and strength to enhance body alignment. Sound ballet technique allows dancers to transition amongst other forms of dance with ease with a strong focus of kinaesthetic and body awareness. Ballet trains the body carefully to develop control, coordination and quality of line.

Our ballet classes include traditional barré and centre work, alongside the inclusion of tactile props and stimuli to help students navigate the fine art of classical movement. This class is run as an extension to the Dance class with some crossover to the foundations of Rhythmic Gymnastics, making this an excellent companion program.

Through a combination of Artistic and Rhythmic elements students are introduced to the basics of gymnastics. In the Pre-Kindergarten class the focus is on fun, teaching our girls the fundamental skills through a variety of floor-based circuits. Aspects of the Round Square Discovery Framework are embedded in our gymnastics program teaching our students important character attributes such as tenacity, self-awareness and courage. Student development will be assessed throughout the year using a ‘working towards’ or ‘achieved’ scale across a tiered skills list.

This is an entry-level class which focuses on the development of fundamental skills in both Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics in a fun and supportive environment. The continued use of the Round Square Discovery Framework allows us to infuse character and values education into our gymnastic program. This means not only will our students learn the Artistic Gymnastics skills through four apparatus – Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor, and Rhythmic Gymnastics both freehand and utilising handheld apparatus – Rope, Ribbon, Ball and Hoop, but they will also understand the importance of such discoveries as compassion, teamwork and communication. Students will be assessed throughout the year using the ‘working towards’ or ‘achieved’ scale across a tiered skills list. This assessment becomes important when students choose to specialise as part of the Year 2 program.

This class is an extension class following on from Recreation Gymnastics. Through this program students will further consolidate the skills learnt in Recreation Gymnastics and be exposed to additional skills. Students will be assessed throughout the year using the ‘working towards’ or ‘achieved’ scale across a tiered skills list. This assessment becomes important when students choose to specialise as part of the Year 2 program.

This is an entry level class which focuses on the development of the foundation skills for Artistic Gymnastics in a fun and supportive environment. The continued use of the Round Square Discovery Framework allows us to infuse character and values education into our gymnastics program. This means not only will our students learn the Artistic gymnastics skills through four apparatus – Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor – but they will also understand the importance of such discoveries as compassion, teamwork and communication. Students will be assessed throughout the year using the ‘working towards’ or ‘achieved’ scale across a tiered skills list. This assessment becomes important when students choose to specialise as part of the Year 2 program.

The Rhythmic Gymnastics is an extension class following on from Artistic Gymnastics. Through this program students will learn specific Rhythmic gymnastics, utilising the handheld apparatus such as Ball, Rope, Hop, Ribbon and Clubs. There is crossover in the  foundations of ballet making this a companion program to the Dance Program. Students will be assessed throughout the year using the ‘working towards’ or ‘achieved’ scale across a tiered skills list. This assessment becomes important when students choose to specialise as part of the Year 2 program.

Year 2 students who wish to continue to participate in gymnastics will be required to specialise in either Artistic OR Rhythmic. This 90-minute session builds their existing gymnastics skills as they begin to specialise in their chosen discipline. Identified Year 2 students have the opportunity to participate in a selective class within the MLC School Gymnastic Club program, which will run during the Year 2 allocated time slot.