Studio 53

22/09/2026

Term 4 is just around the corner

17/09/2026

Marvellous!!!

07/09/2026

What amazing results - so incredibly deserved. Congratulations to you and your teachers.

Celebrating the success of our LP ballerina’s at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dance Shirley Treacy Awards (Mackay)

Congratulations to all of our dancers. You were stunning in your class work and performances. We are extremely proud ❤️🖤

Special Congratulations to our Grade 5 Regional Finalists -
Lily Bauer
Olivia Meares
Elle Cummings

Intermediate Foundation/Intermediate Regional Finalists -
Shiloh Sunnerdale
Lejla Bobongie-Harris

Advanced Regional Finalists -
Eva Bishop
Claire Youman
Demi Minns

Grade 5 Overall Finalist -
Elle Cummings

Grade 5 Encouragement Award -
Olivia Meares

Intermediate Foundation/Intermediate Overall Finalist -
Lejla Bobongie-Harris

Advanced Overall Finalists -
Demi Minns
Claire Youman

These girls will join Owen Reed, who was chosen as an Overall Finalist at the Townsville semi finals. Best of luck to you all in the finals next weekend ❤️🖤

04/09/2026

🚨📣 Dance and drama competitors, get the highlighters ready 😝

As the dust settles on the first part of the Eisteddfod it’s time to turn our focus to the second part, which starts in 30 sleeps time 😳

The program for the October competition is now available on our website or by clicking this link ➡️https://mackayeisteddfod.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-COMPLETE-FINAL-OCTOBER-PROGRAM.pdf

Music Uploads is open and ready for you to upload your music and scripts. Dance music💃 🕺🏼 closes midnight 23rd Sep and drama scripts 🎭 closes midnight 17th Sep. If you haven’t uploaded anything we will assume you are withdrawing. Please don’t leave it until the last day.

Watch this space for ticket 🎫 information very soon.

Happy highlighting 😁

04/09/2026

A huge congratulations to cast and crew!! Chookas for the remaining performances- if you haven’t got your tickets yet follow the link and support local theatre. MMCP has been bringing together multi generations of talented actors singers and dancers for decades.

03/09/2026

OCTOBER TICKET INFORMATION 🎟️
all tickets available from the MECC website or at the MECC box office.

Set your reminders ⏰

👉🏼 Session 1 - Mature & motivated tickets go on sale Tuesday 8 September at 10am. There is a limit of 10 tickets per transaction.

👉🏼 All other dance and drama sessions will go on sale Wednesday 9 September at 10am.

👉🏼 Mega pass holders will need to present their mega pass at the MECC box office to obtain their tickets for group sessions.

02/09/2026

More brilliant results gained through hard work and dedication- a huge congratulations on your success girls

🌟 CONGRATULATIONS DEMI & LILY! 🌟

A huge congratulations to Demi Minns and Lily Bauer on their fantastic performances and achievements at the recent dance competitions held over the past few weeks! ❤️🖤

EVOLUTION DANCE COMPETITION– TOWNSVILLE

✨ Demi Minns

🏆 Highest Scoring Senior Soloist – Commercial Contemporary
🏆 Senior Artistry Award – Traditional Contemporary
🏆 Full Scholarship to the Dynamite Summer Experience on the Gold Coast

JUMP DANCE CHALLENGE – CAIRNS

✨ Demi Minns

🏆 Highest Scoring Soloist – Jazz Solo
🏆 Champion Dancer – Lyrical Solo
🏆 SCIMM Dance Company Award
🏆 Show Stopper Award
🏆 Star Spirit Award

BEYOND THE ENCORE – MACKAY

✨ Lily Bauer

🏆 Highest Scoring Junior Soloist – Classical Solo

We are incredibly proud of both girls and the hard work and dedication they continue to bring to the stage ❤️🖤

02/09/2026

What fabulous news!!! It is so deserved with years of dedication and personal commitment to everything she does to improve her performance skills. Congratulations Harvey Rose - some would say you are so lucky - others would acknowledge that luck is just when dedication, talent and perseverance meet opportunity.

🚨✨ BREAKING DE NEWS!

We are absolutely BURSTING to share this incredible news! 💙🧡

DE Dancer Harvey Rose McClelland has successfully auditioned for the role of Young Anastasia in the Australian production of Anastasia The Musical AU, performing during the Brisbane season at QPAC! 👑🎭✨

WHAT. A. MOMENT. 🤩

This is such a huge achievement, and we could not be prouder of Harvey Rose. To see one of our own dancers step into an opportunity of this calibre is incredibly special, and we are so excited to watch this next chapter unfold. 🤗🙌

Harvey Rose, your hard work, courage, talent and determination have brought you to something truly extraordinary, and we cannot wait to see you shine on that stage. 🌟🎭

A very special congratulations also goes to Harvey Rose’s wonderful family, especially her mum, Sarah, and dad, Tim, who have supported, encouraged and believed in her dreams every step of the way. Moments like this are built on so much love and support behind the scenes. 💕

From everyone at Dance Express, CONGRATULATIONS, HARVEY ROSE! We are beyond excited for you, beyond proud of you, and we cannot wait to cheer you on in Brisbane! 🎉👏💙