Whats Happened to Brent Street

I am one of many who made the move to Brent Street from Adelaide. Cameron Mitchell came from Adelaide too, and yes he is one of the best and one of the owners and hopefully he can turn the school around.

BUT, I was extremely disappointed with what I got for my money. How well can you be noticed amoungst the 100 of students dancing in the studio. Had my singing and acting skills improved. I was told as a full time performing arts student I would be 'jack of all trades' so to speak. I was an advanced dancer before I got there. Most could dance at an intermediate level. I was one of the lucky ones cos I would speak up and I fitted in. And like most places, very bitchy and you have to push your way in.

The end of year concert was very average- we have better schools in Adelaide like the one Cameron Mitchell came from.

Brent Street is an over rated and basically just a dance school. If you've got the money to pay for the course your in or thats what it used to be like.

Dont get me wrong I loved the dance classes and I loved the teachers but you can get the same standard if not better at the Sydney Dance Company for example. To be in music theatre you have to have it all!! You need a voice and you need to act and dance is the icing on the cake. There is an over abundance of good dancers and if a back up dancer is what you want to be, thats great. But I dont and I paid for a dance course basically not a performing arts course.

I reckon robo's got it right and even if he had been burned so what, I haven't. He was stating the obvious. I can see with my own eyes, and I am not stupid.

When you do read the garp in the theatre programs about where artist studied, yes they do say Brent Street but read on, most have studied elsewhere as well. I have since paid for private professional singing and acting lessons to get me up to speed after the thousands I paid for Brent Street to dance for the year.

I have now been in a couple of touring stage shows and my co performers, (many well known stage and tv professionals) agree with me about Brent Street and their recommendation to other young performers is, dont go there unless you want to dance only. There are more great dancers in Australia but fewer that can sing act and dance.. Sorry but you need it all if you want a career in Musical Theatre. Dance is not enough and my personal opinion is Brent Street does not provide an adequate perfoming arts course. If you want a dance school it was great a few years ago, I cant comment on now.