Nelson Academy of Dance is proud to present Swan Lake Act II & divertissements.

The Act II performance will present dance students as the featured performers in this authentic re-staging of the beloved Tchaikovsky ballet. Odette, the White Swan, will be danced by Sarah Lauder and she will be partnered by guest international artist, Jesse Campbell as Prince Siegfried.

Director Gillian Francis has consistently achieved a very high standard from her very creative and talented students (ranging from the ages of 3 to their mid-20s) over many years and this year's programme includes beautiful choreography, costuming, backdrops, lighting and sound. A superb evening featuring Swan Lake Act II and three other ballets is not to be missed!

Moscow Ballet La Classique return down under with their spectacular masterpiece Sleeping Beauty, ballet's most loved fairy-tale.

Established in 1990 by its current director Elik Melikov, with their internationally acclaimed ballet skills, lavish costumes and magnificent stage sets, the illustrious La Classique takes you on a mystical journey to the fairy-tale world of Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty.

Once upon a time a distant kingdom celebrated the birth of a beautiful princess who they named 'Aurora'. The evil fairy 'Carabosse' casts a spell on the princess meaning she will die from a needle prick. The king banishes all needles from the kingdom. Princess Aurora is dancing with four princes on her 16th birthday. She pricks her finger on a needle hidden in a bouquet of flowers presented to her by the disguised Carabosse. She falls into a deep sleep. The whole kingdom is very sad. Prince Deserea' encounters the lilac fairy where he finds the princess of his dream, Princess Aurora, the sleeping beauty ... he kisses her gently back to life. A fairy-tale party takes place and the whole kingdom joins in the celebration of Princess Aurora's wedding to Prince Deserea.

Moscow Ballet La Classique invites the whole family to an evening of spectacular ballet bringing to life Tchaikovsky's fantastically popular score. In this 2 act fairy-tale performance La Classique will capture the imagination, the passion and the magic of Sleeping Beauty.