The emergence of online classes has worked in the favour of Launceston dance school Academy 34 and its pupils.
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Like many similar groups, Academy 34 had to shut it's physical doors in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Principal Madeline Jenkins said since then classes had been recorded on posted online.
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The school will now be live streaming classes via Zoom through term two.
"Essentially, all our dancers will have access to their two classes a week but we're just catering those be adapted so the kids can complete them in a smaller environment like their lounge room," Ms Jenkins said.
"We did a survey for our students to see what they were missing the most ... they were missing all their friends and socialising and seeing people so we thought Zoom classes were the best way to cater towards that.
"It's an awesome thing for us that we're still able to provide our students with some form of dancing."
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The new platform has also allowed for children who couldn't participate in normal classes to do so, with a new dance pupil from the East Coast now able to take part in lessons
"It's opened up an opportunity for her to get some dance lessons that she hasn't been able to do prior to now ... that's opened up a really good opportunity for kids who can't usually access it," Ms Jenkins said.
Ms Jenkins said the Zoom classes have also made it possible for mainland choreographers to drop in and engage with pupils.
"We've had some of Australia's best choreographers conduct lessons online," she said.
"For our students looking to make a career out of dancing it's a really good opportunity for them to get exposure to these industry professionals they wouldn't otherwise have."