About Us

ADA Dance is Helensburgh's newest dance school. With a qualified, enthusiastic and  passionate staff we offer classes in Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, Stretch and technique, Mat and Tumble, Pre school and babyballet® classes. We are located at 87 Parkes St, Helensburgh NSW 2508. 

Alex Dunlop has been teaching all styles of dance for the past 11 years to students as young as 6 months in our Tots classes to pre professionals now working professionally all over the world. Alex is a mother of two children and has a passion for teaching pre-schoolers in the hope to pass on her skills and knowledge to the next generation. With 5 years teaching the International award winning babyballet® program which she has now introduced in Helensburgh. Alex has won many awards for her choreography at many prestigious eisteddfods over her years teaching competitive dance.  Alex has trained in all styles of dance from a very young age, this also includes Ballroom, Acrobatics and Aerial training. Alex graduated from Brent Street full-time with her certificate 4 in 2011.

Shortly after her graduation she was contracted in Opera Australia's very first production on Sydney Harbour 'La Traviata'. Alex then quickly landed her first overseas contract with 'Royal Caribbean Productions' where she continued to work for 2 years. Alex was also hired as an aerialist on board the ships where she had to under go aerial training by the world renowned company 'C5' which is based in Chicago.

In Alex's dance career she has had the opportunity to dance for several artist's at events such as Mardi Gras, AACTA awards and So You Think You Can Dance. These artists include: Kelly Rowland, Olivia Newton John, The Potbelleez, Alexis Jordan and Delta Goodrem.

Alex was also a part of the 'Sydney Kings Harlequins' and the 'Cronulla Sharks Mermaids' Some of her more recent works have been a featured dancer on season 3 of channel 9's 'Love Child', A dancer in the film 'Gods Of Egypt'. She was recently selected for a professional program of 10 contemporary dancers who performed at Bangarra Dance Company under the names of Sarah Boutler and Eira Glover. Alex was also a cast member in Chinese New Year 2017 and 2018 professional dance company alongside some very talented artists all under the direction of Virgina Ferris.
Alex is currently performing with 'Samba Brazil Entertainment' and 'The Showmasters Co' who are a diverse group of samba dancers/ aerialists/ acrobats and fire twirlers. Alex has extensive knowledge to give from on and off the stage, as much as she loves performing, her true love is in the art of teaching.