Founded in 1989, Palais Dance Studio is known for high standards and the good results our pupils achieve in their annual external examinations. We operate as a private ballet school, offering quality classical ballet and dance training, in an environment that encourages learning and progress.

We conduct a wide range of ballet and dance classes from Beginner to Vocational ( pre-professional ) levels, in a custom-built dance studio with imported Aerofloor ‘sprung’ dance floor with a new dance mat surface, and wall-to-wall barres and mirrors. Besides our unique Beginner Ballet programme for children in pre-school & kindergarten, we offer the Royal Academy of Dance ( RAD ) Ballet Graded & Vocational Graded syllabus classes.

Some alumni of Palais Dance Studio are pursuing professional careers in ballet and dance, and making a mark for themselves in their respective fields. Our Vice-Principal, Miss Teo Ching Ching, is a RAD Examiner, and is the first Singaporean to hold this appointment. She was appointed as the first RAD Practical Teaching Supervisor in Singapore, in 2001.

Miss Vanessa Dewi Harijanto was awarded Honours or Distinction for all RAD Grades examinations from Primary through to Grade 8 Award. Under our Principal Ms. Tan Eng Ai's mentorship, she completed the university validated RAD Certificate of Higher Education : Dance Teaching programme, and is a RAD Registered Teacher. Miss Rosanne Chong was part of Batucadas, the dance group that emerged as Top 9 Finalists in MediaCorp’s “The Dancefloor” competition on Channel 5. Miss Chong was a ballet pupil at our school from kindergarten to completion of her RAD Teaching Certificate qualification.

Palais Dance Studio has mounted numerous dance concerts featuring our pupils. Proceeds of our school concerts ( 1991, 1994, 2001 and 2004 ) were donated to charity. Selected pupils have also gained further exposure through special projects, such as being featured in a trailer on CHANNEL NEWSASIA ( 2000 ), performing the “Barbie in the Nutcracker” Ballet ( 2001 ) that was commissioned by Mattel, and dancing at the semi-finals and finals of the "Baby Bonanza" ( 2006 ) competition at the invitation of MediaCorp Channel 8.

NEWSFLASH 1 : We shall offer a new Beginner Ballet Year 1 class ( entry-level curriculum for children age 4 to 6 ) when the next 'ballet year' begins for our school on Saturday 3 April 2010. Please view more details at our Portfolio webpage. Pre-registration is now open & enquiries are welcome.

NEWSFLASH 2 : We successfully staged 'Let's Dance!' our school's 20th Anniversary Concert on 6 & 7 June 2009. Two evenings of ballet & dance performances were mounted at the ACS (Barker Road) Concert Hall, featuring more than 200 dancers from beginners age just 4 up to advanced levels.

We are pleased to donate S$24,500.00 to the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore from 'Let's Dance!', & understand that our contribution shall be directed to its Early Intervention Programme for Infants & Children (EIPIC.)

NEWSFLASH 3 : We are delighted that our Vice-Principal, Teo Ching Ching, is appointed to the international Panel of Examiners of the Royal Academy of Dance ( RAD ) ballet examination board. Miss Teo is the first Singaporean RAD Examiner.

NEWFLASH 4 : Our Vice-Principal Teo Ching Ching was Ballet Coach to MediaCorp star Fann Wong, and thus worked closely with her on 1 September 2007, during filming of the Easternlight Films movie production, "Dance of the Dragon."

NEWSFLASH 5 : Presenting ten of our RAD Grades ballet examination pupils, our Vice-Principal Teo Ching Ching delivered a Lecture-Demonstration on "Classical Ballet and Life Skills" on 19 January 2007. This event was organized by the CCA Branch of the Singapore Ministry of Education, and was part of a seminar for primary and secondary school teachers nation-wide. Some one hundred educators were in the audience.

NEWSFLASH 6 : At the invitation of MediaCorp Channel 8, some of our RAD Ballet pupils performed at "Baby Bonanza 2006." Our dancers wowed the audience and celebrity judges during the semi-finals at Compass Point ( 19 & 20 August 2006 ) and the grand finals at Causeway Point ( 27 August 2006.)

NEWSFLASH 7 : We are pleased that four of our RAD Ballet pupils won awards in the May-June 2006 RAD Summer School :

The 2006 RAD Summer School attracted participants from ballet schools all over Singapore, as well as participants from the region. The Summer School featured an international faculty, who taught classical ballet, character dance, group dance, repertoire and contemporary dance classes.