Grace Petersen
Grace Petersen
Emma
Wong
Grace found her love for tapping at the age of 8 and worked hard at the genre to achieve her Tap Gold Star for CSTD in 2015. Grace discovered she also enjoyed the acting and musical theatre aspects of performing arts in 2012 when she started private and groups lessons under the guidance of Rebecca Hutchins, achieving her ATCL Teaching and Performing Diplomas of Musical Theatre. She went on to perform in numerous plays and musicals at the local Bundaberg Playhouse Theatre in Queensland. Her credits include, but are not limited to, Evita the Musical (The Mistress), Wicked (Nessarose) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet Van De Graff). During her time at the theatre she was also the Youth Theatre Director for a year and choreographed Pirates of Penzance Jr and High School Musical the Stage Production.
Grace took her training a step further in 2019, moving states to train with the likes of William A Forsythe, Leslie Bell, Neale Whittaker, Danielle and Scott Irwin, Nigel Turner and Phillip Filo at Ed5International where she graduated in 2020 with an Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts. Grace continues to train herself whilst sharing her passion for the arts with her students.
Grace found her love for tapping at the age of 8 and worked hard at the genre to achieve her Tap Gold Star for CSTD in 2015. Grace discovered she also enjoyed the acting and musical theatre aspects of performing arts in 2012 when she started private and groups lessons under the guidance of Rebecca Hutchins, achieving her ATCL Teaching and Performing Diplomas of Musical Theatre. She went on to perform in numerous plays and musicals at the local Bundaberg Playhouse Theatre in Queensland. Her credits include, but are not limited to, Evita the Musical (The Mistress), Wicked (Nessarose) and The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet Van De Graff). During her time at the theatre she was also the Youth Theatre Director for a year and choreographed Pirates of Penzance Jr and High School Musical the Stage Production.
Grace took her training a step further in 2019, moving states to train with the likes of William A Forsythe, Leslie Bell, Neale Whittaker, Danielle and Scott Irwin, Nigel Turner and Phillip Filo at Ed5International where she graduated in 2020 with an Advanced Diploma of Performing Arts. Grace continues to train herself whilst sharing her passion for the arts with her students.
Emma Wong is a professional commercial dancer and teacher based in Sydney with skills spanning across jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, musical theatre, ballet and technical training. She is from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and grew up training from the age of 3 at her home studio now known as, Dance 3D.
Post graduation of high school she moved to Brisbane where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Education (Graduate of 2015) at the Queensland University of Technology. This is where she truely fell in love with the world of teaching in dance. Following this she pursued pushing her personal training even further and moved to the Gold Coast for full time at Dance Force to complete a Cert IV in Dance Performance. Almost immediately after graduation she was offered representation by Jeep Management and moved to Sydney early 2017.
Since then she has worked for Eurovision, Eurovision Asia, The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, The Masked Singer, Ricki Lee, Dami Im, Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem, Todd Mckenney, Sloan Peterson, has worked with some of Australia's top choreographers and appeared in various TV commercials and shows. Emma was also part of The Dream Dance Company SHOW | BUSINESS 2018 cast, working closely with Marko Panzic and Katie Sanchez. She is currently also a company member of One Dance Collective and works closely with Lucy Doherty and Rob McLean on a regular basis to bring intention, connection and community to the Australian dance industry.
Emma is now beginning to put more focus into creating and choreographing on top of her usual teaching and performing. She is passionate about personal development and growth both in and outside of dance and can't wait to continue sharing, progressing and inspiring with the future generations.
5 Grattan Cres, Frenchs Forest 2086
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STUDIO T's & C's
1. The privacy of your personal information is very important to FORM DANCE STUDIOS. We will not sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third party. We will take special care to protect the privacy and security of your information.
2. Enrolment forms must be completed at the start of each year for all students (new and old). It is expected that students enrol for a full year of dance, if for some reason you wish to withdraw an enrolment you must inform us in writing. FORM DANCE STUDIOS reserves the right to refuse admission to any students whose fees are unpaid.
3. Fees are due within 14 days of invoice at every term commencement. Term fees are paid upfront (for 10 weeks) and are payable via direct debit (on website and invoice). A $10 late fee will apply each week to fees paid after the due date. If you are unable to pay fees by the due date please contact Miss Laura to arrange payment plan. Families with one or more child attending the studio receive a 10% discount on the fees of the child doing least amount of hours.
4. We do not offer refunds for missed or dropped classes.
5. Active Kids & Creative Kids vouchers must be received prior to a Terms commencement otherwise will be added to the subsequent term.
6. Dancing is a strenuous activity from which injuries may arise. FORM DANCE STUDIOS and the instructors are not liable for personal injuries, loss of or damage to personal property.
7. Regular attendance is a necessity as each student is important to the progress of the class as a whole. A courtesy email, phone call or text message is expected for all absences in Performance Group classes. Positions will be jeopardised if students are noted to have missed a significant amount of classes without a formal explanation. Performance Team students will receive a contract explaining this in further detail.
8. All children are the responsibility of the studio for the duration of the class only. Before and after class is the responsibility of the parent/carer. All children are to be collected from the studio, under no circumstances are the children permitted to wait on the street.
9. Parents and friends are not permitted into the studio during class time, as it is distracting for both the students and teacher. Only when parents and friends are invited to watch at the end of class by the teacher are they permitted to enter.
10. Photographs and videos may be taken of the students during class, performances and competitions to be used on FORM DANCE STUDIOS or the photographers website, print and social media platforms – please advise us in writing if your child is not to be included in any photographs/videos.
11. FORM DANCE STUDIOS, has a zero tolerance for bullying. Any bullying seen or reported will be followed swiftly with disciplinary action.
12. We strive to provide a positive, healthy and happy environment for all to be in with a strong emphasis on teamwork. These core values are to be reflected by all teachers, students and parents at FORM DANCE STUDIOS.
BRING A FRIEND T's & C'S
1. Bring a friend and receive 10% off your term fees is valid for Term 3 ONLY.
2. 10% discount only applies for ONE Term.
3. Friend must join before the end of Week 2 (23rd July)
4. Friend must not already be enrolled at FORM DANCE STUDIOS.
5. Friend must enrol for Term 3 (not just trial a class) for the 10% to be added to your fees.
6. If you are new to FORM and are signing up with a friend you are both eligible for the discount.
7. If you are already a FORM student and bringing a friend to the studio only the existing FORM student is eligible for the discount.
8. You must email info@formdancestudios.com.au to notify us of your friend that is enrolling.