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Providing exceptional dance education in Canberra since 1990, Lisa Clark Dance Centre is a leading performing arts school with a proud international reputation for excellence in Classical Ballet. Home to over 250 students, LCDC offers outstanding training across both vocational and recreational pathways, delivered in a supportive, professional, and inspiring environment where every dancer is encouraged to reach their full potential.

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About Lisa Clark Dance Centre

Established in 1990, Lisa Clark Dance Centre began as a small ballet school of just 30 students, dancing once a week at a local community centre. More than three decades later, LCDC has welcomed thousands of students through its doors and grown into a thriving performing arts community supporting dancers from ages 3 to 18 and beyond.

Today, LCDC operates from its own purpose-built premises in Hume, providing high-quality training to over 250 students across both recreational and vocational pathways. Over the years, LCDC students have achieved outstanding success locally, nationally, and internationally. Graduates have gained entry into world-renowned institutions including the Australian Ballet School, English National Ballet School, Hamburg Ballettschule, New Zealand School of Dance, Houston Ballet School, VCA and WAAPA, with many going on to secure professional contracts with companies such as The Australian Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Scottish Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, international cruise lines, and the Moulin Rouge.

LCDC students have also represented the school with distinction at major international competitions, including the Genee International Ballet Competition, the McDonald’s Ballet Scholarship, Prix de Lausanne (Switzerland), and the Youth America Grand Prix (New York).

In 2011, the school evolved from the Lisa Clark School of Ballet into the Lisa Clark Dance Centre, reflecting both its growth and its expanding opportunities for students. This commitment to excellence continues today through professional performance experiences, including annual concerts held at the Playhouse Theatre or The Canberra Theatre at the Canberra Theatre Centre, and a diverse class offering across ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, lyrical, musical theatre, acro, pre-school dance, and adult classes.

At its core, LCDC remains dedicated to providing exceptional dance education within a supportive, empowering, and inclusive environment — where students are encouraged to grow not only as dancers, but as confident, capable individuals.

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Our Facilities

The LCDC boasts one of the newest and most modern dance facilities in Canberra. There are four large studios on two floors, all with sprung floors for safe dance practice, reverse cycle air-conditioning, barres, and mirrors. All studios are laid with Tarkett, a non-slip vinyl specifically designed for dance. The Centre has a piano and full audio-visual services.

There are also changing cubicles, a common room for senior students, a dance-wear shop, toilets, and a shower, cafe style waiting areas for parents and ample off and on-street parking. The dance centre designs have been fully approved by the appropriate authorities and have full fire and security systems.

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