Week 6. Kitchen’s in, bathroom’s on the way, plastering’s done.
This iconic building sat empty for nine years. Nine. We are so excited to bring it back to the community.
Every week brings us closer to opening the doors at Ferny Creek. And this one’s for everyone, littlies through to teens and especially the adults. Latin, ballroom, and something we’ve been quietly building that we’re not ready to say too much about yet. She Who Rises. You’ll want to keep an eye on that one.
Come take a look for yourself.
And keep those stories and memories coming in! They will start going up on the wall in the next few weeks.
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For The Love Of Dance
A values-based dance studio in the Dandenong Ranges. We offer fun, safe, confidence-building classes for toddlers, kids, teens & adults.
No pressure, just movement with heart. Teaching humans, not numbers ✨
Tecoma | Cockatoo | Macclesfield
08/07/2026
Tomorrow’s the follow up: K-pop Demon Hunters.
Two sessions. 10am is sold out. 11.30am still has room, but not for long.
Forbidden Forest happened yesterday and it delivered. Kids fully committed, exactly what these sessions are for.
Free for current FTLOD families. $10 for new families.
Book the 11.30 spot here before that one goes too: https://forms.gle/1z7SUYVUcB4gVP4a7
Last week I floated a 90s adult dance night. Enough of you said yes, so it's on.
THIS Thursday. 7.30 to 8.30pm at our Tecoma studio.
Half freestyle, half follow-along. The moves you had at 16(ish) are still in there, I promise. No rhythm required, no performance, no one watching you. Room lights will be down low, disco lights up high!
One hour. Yours. Not the kids', not the household's, not anyone else's.
Free for current FTLOD families. If your child dances with us, yep, this one's on the house. $10 for everyone else.
Keeping this first one small and low-key on purpose. Pop your name in the form and I'll see you on the floor.
https://forms.gle/aJNJ5sZN6BDAwVFw7
06/07/2026
Tomorrow’s dance and science class is SOLD OUT (can you sell out something that is free?? Maybe booked out instead?)
We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow at 10am in Tecoma to go on a magical adventure that will combine movement and science!
03/07/2026
Little humans in dragon wings and fairy wings tearing up the studio all morning. That was today.
Toddlers full send into the forest theme, kinders not far behind, and the kind of pure chaos-joy you can't fake!
We're doing it all again tomorrow, 10.30-11am. Free for current FTLOD families, $10 for non-current families.
Next week we're swapping fairies and dragons for KPop Demon Hunters, so if that's more your kid's speed, get in for that one too. (we had forbidden forest science for primary age kids but that one has SOLD OUT!! 1 Kpop session has sold out, the other one is half full already so get in quick, we wont be doing a third one!)
ADULTS, I see you too, we're looking at doing a 90s dance party next Thursday night, let me know if thats something that youd be interested in. Again, free for current families, $10 for non-current families.
Book tomorrow or next week here: https://forms.gle/fQUnvpBdoVhSXXfHA
02/07/2026
Tomorrow. Fairy Forest. Tecoma.
Two sessions tomorrow Friday, 3 July, at our Tecoma studio.
Toddlers (18 months to 3 years): 10.00am to 10.30am
Kinders (3 to 5 years): 10.30am to 11.00am
(also running again on Saturday for kinders!)
FREE for current FTLOD families. New to us? Come along for $10, and if you enrol for Term 3 that $10 comes straight off your fees.
No pressure, no perfection needed. Just a fairy forest, some little humans, and half an hour of pure joy.
Reserve your place here: https://forms.gle/b4n5eN57g3wHkcqZ8
01/07/2026
School holidays have just started, how many times have you heard "I'm bored already..." Let us help!! Three programs, all capped, all designed so your kid walks out having actually had a proper time and feeling awesome about themselves.
*Winter in the Fairy Forest*
Toddlers (18mo-3yrs): 10am-10.30am, Friday 3 July
Kinders (3-5yrs): 10.30am-11am, Friday 3 July and Saturday 4 July
A gentle, magical adventure and story told through dance. They'll meet fairies, dragons, learn a few moves and have a proper wiggle. No experience needed, no pressure, and you're welcome to stay and watch.
$10 per session for new families, free for current FTLOD families. (Want to join us in Term 3? We will take the $10 off your term fees)
*Into the Forbidden Forest*
Tuesday 7 July, 10am-11am. Some dance, craft and a bit of science mixed in aimed at primary school age kids. An hour moving through an enchanted forest, meeting the creatures who live there, and brewing a real potion to take home.
$10, materials included. Free for current FTLOD families. (Want to join us in Term 3? We will take the $10 off your term fees)
*KPop Demon Hunters*
Thursday 9 July,
10.30-11.30 SOLD OUT
11.30am-12.30pm NOW OPEN. Dance, craft, and a mini concert for you at the end. Big energy, big fun, and something to take home when it's done.
$15, materials included. Free for current FTLOD families. (Want to join us in Term 3? We will take the $10 off your term fees)
Spots are capped on every session so groups stay small and every kid gets looked after properly.
Book here: https://forms.gle/1z7SUYVUcB4gVP4a7
Pay cash, card or direct debit on the day.
Minimum of 5 per class to run, so don't sit on it if you want a spot.
You can’t dance on concrete with wires hanging out of the walls. So this week, we fixed both.
The floor’s down. The plastering’s nearly there. And every last bit of wiring is back where it belongs, tucked inside the walls instead of dangling out of them.
Week one, this place looked like a building that had given up. Five weeks in, it’s starting to look like a room you could move in.
The old general store has stood in Ferny Creek since 1919. It’s watched these hills change for over a century, and we’re not the first to fill it. We want to know about the ones who came before.
If you’ve got a story about this building, an old photo, or you remember it as something else entirely, send it our way. We’re building a history wall and your memory belongs on it.
Move. Belong. Grow. Soon, right here.
26/06/2026
We’re staying at Tecoma a bit longer. And we’re choosing to call it a win.
More time in the space means we can now run Holiday classes.
We’re planning themed one-off workshops these school holidays. The kind your kid talks about for a week afterwards.
On the table so far:
Demon Hunters for the primary crew. Slaying choreography, not vibes.
Pirates or dinosaurs for the preschoolers, because nothing says core memory like a four year old roaring through a grand jeté.
Teens, we’re looking at a technique class for the ones who want to put in real work. No costume, no theme, only the skills.
And for the grown-ups, a 90s bangers adult night. No skill required, only the willingness to throw it back to your prime.
Here’s where you come in. Which ones do you want? Tell us the theme, tell us the age group, tell us if we’ve missed something your kid would lose their mind over.
Drop it in the comments and we’ll build the ones you ask for.
I’ll be honest with you. The last 24 hours have been rough.
We were meant to be moving into our new Ferny Creek home these school holidays. The council permit’s taken longer than anyone promised, so we’re staying at Tecoma a bit longer.
It’s not the timeline we wanted. But it’s just a bit longer in a space full of good people, and then we open the doors to something AMAZING that’s finally ours.
I’ve had my cry. Now we keep going. That’s what we do here.
Just a bit longer, then everything changes for the better.
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