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The Madeline Stuart Dance Company (MSDC), operating under InsideOutside Dance, is a pioneering, NDIS-registered dance school based in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in February 2016 by international model and disability advocate Madeline Stuart, MSDC offers inclusive dance education for children, teens, and adults with disabilities across South-East Queensland and online.
Madeline Stuart, the world’s first professional supermodel with Down syndrome, serves as the school’s ambassador and owner. Her vision is to create a safe, empowering space where individuals of all abilities can explore dance, build confidence, and foster friendships.
MSDC provides a diverse range of classes, including Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Drama, and Drumming. These classes are designed to enhance physical fitness, social skills, and self-expression. The school also offers tailored programs for organizations and private groups, ensuring accessibility for all.
Students have numerous performance opportunities, such as biannual showcases and appearances at events like the Special Olympics dinner dance and the Global Games . Additionally, MSDC hosts themed monthly discos to promote social interaction and community engagement.
Under the leadership of Business Director Rosanne Stuart, MSDC has grown to become Australia’s largest dance school for people with disabilities, with over 300 weekly enrollments. The school’s mission is to provide innovative, high-quality classes that enhance the lifestyle, learning, and vocational opportunities for people with disabilities.
MSDC is run by Rosanne Stuart, who has strong business and community ties in Brisbane, nationally and overseas. InsideOutside works with children, teens and adults with disabilities, providing them with opportunities to learn in a variety of dance styles, drumming, drama etc. and to receive on stage performance experiences. InsideOutside launched in February 2016 and now has over 250 students at many venues across the Sunshine Coast, Moreton, Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast areas as well as online.Â
Madeline Stuart Dance Company not only offers affordable high energy classes, but students will keep fit and learn valuable life skills including:
- HIP HOP
- CONTEMPORARY
- JAZZ
- DRAMA
- MOVEMENT & DRUMMING
- KIDS DANCE
- CONFIDENCE
- FITNESS
- inclusion
- SOCIALISATION
- COMMUNICATION
- TEAMWORK
- LEADERSHIP
- SELF AWARENESS
- FOCUS
- STRUCTURE
- FUN
- friendship
are ready to take over the world.
Madeline Stuart Dance Company secured numerous performance opportunities, including; The Special Olympics dinner dance, The All Ability Balls in Hervey Bay and Bundaberg, Melbourne City Mission Ball and Access Arts Undercover Artists and the Global Games. InsideOutside were finalists in the 2016 Longman Awards for Business Achievements.
Madeline Stuart Dance Companye is the leading NDIS registered dance school for kids, teens and adults with disabilities offering multiple classes a week in numerous locations across South-East Queensland. It gives people with disabilities the opportunity to develop new skills and performance techniques in dance in a safe nurturing environment. Our dance styles include Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Drama and Drumming.
Our Kids classes are aimed at children aged 6-12 years focussing on beginner’s dance and movement. We also offer teachers to come to your organization and teach classes at your location at a time and schedule that suits you, or alternatively we can supply a location for your clients in a private class.
Our students work with motivational mentors and Brisbane’s best teachers. Our overall aim is to create a dance school where dancers with mixed abilities can have fun, get fit and make friends whilst they learn, create and perform. We hold performance showcases twice a year and our students also have the opportunity to perform at local events.
Our owner, model Madeline Stuart welcomes you to join her Dance Company.
