JOIN THE TSF FAMILY

Founded in 1998 as Dance Plus and reimagined as The Star Factory in 2009, you’re joining a studio that has grown alongside the Joondalup community. With a purpose-built facility, a passionate team, and over 900sqm of dance space, your child will learn and train in an environment designed for every stage of their journey.

From their very first class to advanced training, your child will feel supported, confident, and right at home.

Three smiling dancers in matching black TSF uniforms pose with arms over each other’s shoulders inside The Star Factory Joondalup, radiating teamwork, confidence, and friendship through recreational and elite dance training.

Four joyful girls showing off their temporary tattoos and colourful nail art after class at The Star Factory Joondalup, capturing fun, creativity, and community spirit in kids' dance programs.

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PHILOSOPHY

We believe in nurturing confidence, creativity, and kindness through dance and beyond. Whether a student dances once a week or trains daily, we value every journey.

CORE VALUES

Joy

Belong

Growth

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TSF TEAM

At The Star Factory, your child is guided by more than just teachers—they’re supported by mentors, cheerleaders, and role models who genuinely care. Our dedicated team brings decades of experience, industry training, and a whole lot of heart to every class.

You can feel confident knowing your child is being nurtured by a team passionate about building confident, kind, and capable young people—both in and out of the studio. Every staff member is carefully chosen not only for their qualifications and talent, but for their ability to connect, encourage, and inspire.

From your child’s very first plié to preparing for nationals, they’ll be supported every step, leap, and sparkly moment along the way.

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TSF TEACHERS

Fully qualified and experienced in their genres

Comdance and RAD certified for exams

Ongoing professional development

Performance and industry experience across Australia and internationally

First Aid trained and Working With Children Certified

YOUR SUPPORT CREW

From the friendly office team to the backstage helpers, we make sure every dancer

and family feels supported from the moment they walk through our doors.

COMMUNITY GIVING BACK

We support local charities, offer scholarships, and participate in community events to ensure our impact goes beyond the studio. We have supported The Magic Coat Children’s Charity Foundation for more than 5 years with performances, fundraisers and community events, we love what the charity stands for and use concepts taught in the Magic Coat programs in our classes.

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OUR ACCOLADES

At The Star Factory, excellence is more than a goal, it’s our tradition. Every year, our exam students achieve outstanding results with a 100% pass rate and the majority receiving Honours, Honours Plus, Distinction, or High Distinction across both Comdance and RAD syllabi. We are proud to have a Comdance examiner on staff and our ballet students consistently excel with a 100% RAD pass rate and award recipients at the prestigious Diana de Vos RAD Awards. Our dancers have also earned high-level State Awards, including the Gwen Mackay Gold Cross Award, Overall State Theatrical Performing Arts Award, and the Blue Sash Award, prestigious honours that celebrate exceptional technical and performance excellence.

In competitions, TSF dancers have secured numerous wins and championship titles across multiple age groups, including being crowned Junior National Champions in January 2025. Our performers have graced national stages with Emma Memma, West Australian Ballet, Ready Set Dance National Kid Crew, WAAPA, and Testing Ground. Many alumni have gone on to train and perform with elite programs such as WAAPA, Brent Street, Dance Force (scholarships awarded), NIDA, Joffrey Ballet School NY, Eve and Bow, and international cruise lines.

Our dancers are also proud ambassadors for the arts in the wider community, regularly performing at corporate and community events across Perth. Highlights include the Lakeside Joondalup Christmas and Easter Parades, WASO events, and high-profile functions for LEGO, Coca-Cola, Rio Tinto, Crown Perth, Telethon, and the City of Joondalup alongside hundreds of other local and large-scale performances. These appearances reflect not only our dancers' versatility and professionalism, but also our deep commitment to giving back and sharing the joy of dance with the wider community.

TSF has also been proudly recognised as a finalist for Joondalup Business of the Year, finalist for Ready Set Dance Studio of the Year, and winner of the Ready Set Move Teacher of the Year. These accolades reflect not only our commitment to training exceptional dancers, but also our passion for building confident, creative, and world-ready performers.