Dance Club

Join the Canberra Secondary School Dance Club to grow as a performer and person, building teamwork, discipline, and compassion through dance and community service.

Last updated 10 July 2026

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Vision and Mission:

The Canberra Secondary School Dance Club aims to inculcate in our dancers a love for performance arts, a spirit of teamwork and responsibility as well as commitment to whatever they do. Through dance, the values of group work, mutual respect, tolerance and continuous progress towards perfection are inculcated.

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The Dance Club also aims to provide dancers with opportunities to stretch their potentials beyond dance. For example, Canberran dancers learnt to set higher expectations of themselves when they realise that there dancing is more than the simple execution of movements. They also learnt to touch the hearts of the audience as they put in their emotions into every steps of the choreography.

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Our dancers demonstrated gratitude and respect for the opportunities to participate in the Singapore Youth Festival 2023, Challenge Cup 2023 and Muara Festival 2023 as observed by their keen and humble attitude in receiving feedback and towards self-improvement.

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They are grateful for all the support given by their family, teachers, instructors and school-mates throughout the SYF and competition journey.

Embracing the values of being a compassionate Canberran, the dancers also performed for Canberra Community Chinese New Year Dinner function on 23^rd February 2024 and served the community via the ‘Elderly Befriending’ programme.

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Through the programmes, they learnt to develop respect and compassion for the elderly. They also learnt to be more grateful for the care that their parents have rendered for them for the past 13-16 years of their lives.

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All in all, the holistic CCA experience has not only made them more bonded together and passionate about dance and culture, but also made them disciplined and resilient individuals.

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Key Achievements of the CCA

Modern Dance (2023 SYF Certificate of Accomplishment)
Malay Dance (2023 SYF Certificate of Accomplishment)
Challenge Cup 2023 Under 16 Troupe (Silver Award)
Muara Festival (Certificate of Participation)

VIA participated in 2024:
The dancers served the community through the following programmes

Performance at Canberra Park for Canberra Community Chinese New Year Dinner Function (23^rd Feb 2024)
Befriending Programme with the Elderly from Canberra Zone 3 (August 2024)
Dancexercise
Colouring / Origami
Sing-along

CCA TIC and schedule

Teachers-In-Charge:

Mr Chen Jialiang

Ms Nurul Diyana Hashim

Training Days & Time

Wednesday
3 pm - 6 pm

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