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Where Passion Lives

Find Your Beat!

Beat Dance combines passion, professionalism, and years of industry experience to deliver high-quality training in a fun, supportive, and inspiring environment.
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Venessa Frew
30 years experience in dance

“Beat Dance school began in 2006. The purpose was to open a school where people could access good safe dance practices; where the opportunity was available for all types of people, who could join in the passion and inspiration dance delivers. At Beat Dance we share the enthusiasm and strive to fulfill and satisfy, your every dance need. Our syllabi have comprehensive safe dance practices, which creates consistency of learning in each class and level.

Beat Dance is a member of the following below dance associations and affiliated organisation’s:

Ausdance

Ausdance – members “As a leader in dance advocacy, Ausdance National has a 44-year history of designing and delivering accessible and sustainable services to support Australian dance, bringing new resources and funding to the dance community through partnerships and collaborations.”

OneMusic

OneMusic provides licences for Australian businesses to play the music you would typically hear on radio, TV and music-streaming services, or that you buy online or in stores. Beat has a music licence, ensuring music creators are getting compensated for their work so your business can continue to benefit from playing their music.

SFD & Acrobatic Arts

The Southern Federation of Dance - Our jazz Tap and classical syllabus. SFD has been supporting dance education and building dance communities for over 35 years. The consistent growth in our programs and membership base is testament to the vital role we play in dance education in Australia. "The Acrobatic Arts offers a comprehensive training program for dance educators to safely teach AcroDance.

DAA

The Dance Arts Alliance (DAA) exists to strengthen and protect the dance industry by advocating for fair government policies, upholding child-safe and professional standards, and fostering strong connections between studios, educators, and communities — ensuring dance businesses can operate ethically, safely, and sustainably.

Our wonderful teachers and dance experts.

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Catherine Spanti

Expert In Jazz and Broadway

Our Part time Administration assistant and Jazz Ballet teacher. 

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Venessa Frew

Founder, Expert in Jazz Tap Hip Hop and Breaking

Manager and Owner who also teaches Jazz Tap Ballet Hip Hop and Breaking.

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Janelle Lee

Expert In Contemporary

Our Contemporary Teacher for Tuesday and Thursdays at Beat.

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Mia Allen

Expert in Classical Ballet

Our Monday Ballet teacher.

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Mischa Wright

Expert In Jazz Hip Hop and Contemporary.

Currently teaching Wednesday Thursdau Saturday Classes at Beat

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Jasmine Spense

Expert in Acrobatics

Currently teaching Tuesday Classes at Beat

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Ella Feely

Expert In Classical Ballet

Our Parties assistant and Classical ballet cover teacher.

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Tenae Smith

Events Coordinator & Expert In Contemporary

Our Events assistant.

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We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers. We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children. We have zero tolerance of child abuse, and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures.
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Beat Dance was a nominated finalist in 2025 for Excellence in Child Saftey Practices. The Australasian Dance Education Awards seek to recognise the hard work of teachers, studio owners and high school dance teachers, raising awareness of the importance of dance education and the impact it can have on individuals and communities.