A family-run dance school at 1/15 Airdrie Road in Swanson, West Auckland, that began in 1979 as a ballet school, then grew into a multi-style studio. It was founded by Annette Brownlee Hooper, who has been a studio owner and principal teacher for over 45 years. The studio has a regular teaching team of registered APDA teachers, and its training runs across ballet, jazz, contemporary and other styles. Two of the teachers are former competition dancers who have trained professionally. The complex has air-conditioned studios with sprung floors, barres, mirrors and upstairs viewing windows, and parents can also watch classes on a camera linked to the waiting room TV. Free wifi is available. The studio sits on the Swanson and Ranui border, about seven minutes off the North Western Motorway, and draws dancers from Henderson, Kumeu, Glen Eden, Massey and other nearby suburbs. Dancewear and shoes can be tried on at reception or ordered through the parent portal app. Families can fill in an online form to get help choosing a class, or email office@applausedance.co.nz.