Generally, the best choices are clothes that are functional for dance – and won’t distract you from what you’re doing. 

Consider: 

• Clothing that allows a full and unrestricted range of movement – active wear materials like stretch cotton and lycra are good options. 

• Simple, streamlined clothing – avoid extra bits that can get in your way (like hoods, or wide-leg pants). 

• For aspiring professional dancers – dance-specific clothing such as leotard and tights. 

Please tie hair back securely, so it is not distracting you. 

For ballet, please wear ballet shoes and choose fitted clothing for alignment visibility. 

For contemporary, we work bare foot. You are welcome to bring socks for the first part of class. You may find long sleeves and pants helpful during floorwork. 

For Expanded Practice Term 1: Commercial Hip hop – please wear sneakers.

Dancers use the pigeonholes in the studio foyer for bags and shoes. The foyer is secure during class times, but we encourage you to leave valuables at home. Please bring healthy snacks to keep you fuelled for classes. You may bring food into the foyer to snack on before and in between classes. 

We ask all participants to only bring what is necessary, inside the studio. For example, a refillable water bottle and anything else you need while dancing, such as an asthma puffer. The studio has a strict no shoe and no food policy. This is our working space, and it is best to keep it clean and focused. 

QL2 Dance is located at Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon. 

Most of our classes run in the QL2 Studio, which is in D Block at the Gorman Arts Centre (entrance on Batman Street.) The QL2 Studio is our hub for weekly classes. There is dedicated parking available on Batman and Currong Streets, as well as street parking. 

Some classes take place in the A Block Theatre at Gorman Arts Centre (Ainslie Avenue side). 

All dancers who arrive early for class should go to the QL2 Studio (Batman Street entrance) which opens at: 

• 4:00pm Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 

• 3:30pm Thursdays 

Expanded Practice (Tuesdays) and Extension Contemporary (Thursdays) will take place in the A Block Theatre at the Gorman Arts Centre. Please note, this venue will only open 15 minutes before class is scheduled to begin. 

Please note, QL2 staff are not available for duty of care prior to the studio opening times listed above.