Designed to prepare students with dance teaching, business and management skills, we offer the nationally-recognised CUA40320 Certificate IV in Dance Teaching and Management, delivered 100% online.

This qualification is open to individuals aged 17 and over with a minimum of one year of dance teaching experience, allowing you to formalise your practical expertise while building the theoretical knowledge and business skills to take your career further. This qualification arms students with dance teaching methodology and studio management experience, along with dance-related business savviness such as invoicing, quoting, insurances, choreography, music copyright, marketing and social media.

Entry is available to eligible applicants aged 17+ with prior dance teaching experience living in Australia or New Zealand only. Study is delivered 100% online, with two flexible pathways to suit your pace:  

• 12-month pathway — one module per week across 40 study weeks
• 6-month pathway — two modules per week across 20 study weeks

IN PERSON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTENSIVE  (Op t i o n a l)

As part of the course, we are offering an optional two-day in person intensive that gives our DTM Online students a chance to train face-to-face at Brent Street in Sydney!  Key speakers may include the likes of Focus Talent Agency Manager, Samuel McKeown, to discuss career representation; DTM Course Coordinator, Karen Suttie, guiding students on career pathways; and Brent Street Owner & Artistic Director, Lucas Newland, covering studio leadership and career sustainability. Additionally, students may learn from iconic Australian dance educators and choreographers, such as Matt Lee, Kelley Abbey, Veronica Beattie George, and Stephen Tannos.