Achievements
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Local Business Awards
Illawarra & South Coast Local Business Awards
Winner 2023, 2019, 2018
Finalist 2025, 2024, 2021, 2020, 2017
Illawarra & South Coast Local Business Awards Outstanding Business Person - Zoe McCarthy
Finalist 2024, 2020, 2019
Illawarra & South Coast Local Business Awards You Award - Lilly-Rose Miles
Finalist 2023
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Australian Business Awards
Australian Small Business Champion Awards
Finalist 2025, 2024, 2020, 2019
Australian Women’s Small Business Champion Awards
Finalist 2024, 2023
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Kiama Business Awards
Finalist Excellence in Micro Business 2025
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IWIB Business Women's Awards
Customer Focus Award
Finalist 2025
Business Woman of the Year
Finalist 2024
Best Small Business
Finalist 2024
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Best Rated Dance School in Wollongong
2018-2024
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Flare Awards
Small Business Hub Flare Awards 2024
WINNER:
Creative Entrepreneur - Zoe McCarthy
FINALIST:
Flare of The Year - Zoe McCarthy
Business Choice - Zoe McCarthy
Community Champion - Zoe McCarthy
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Active Activities Most Popular Top 25
2015-2024
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Tutors 4 You Most Popular Top 25
2016-2024
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Kids Book
Kids Book Awards
Outstanding Provider 2024
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Quality Business Awards
#1 Ballet School in Wollongong 2023
As featured on Channel 7’s Sunrise!
What People Are Saying
“I just wanted to thank and congratulate you all on the incredible concert yesterday. It was so well run and so beautiful to see such a wide range of abilities and diversity where everyone came together.. I actually had goosebumps in some parts during some performances and the way the audience reacted to them!! I was super proud to be a part of something so great and also for my daughter to be apart of you all provide such a supportive nurturing environment that does not discriminate and just lets kids be kids and enjoying dance without so much pressure to do things perfectly"
-Katie O.
“My daughter Pandora has been attending Miss Zoe’s School of Dance for three terms now. This term we even added an extra class because of how happy we are at the school. I have seen my daughter grow in confidence, learn new skills and make lovely new friends. Miss Zoe’s team of teachers foster a fun and friendly learning environment for all the children to flourish. The students concerts are brilliant to watch and I’ve never seen my daughter so happy and proud of herself. I wanted to get in on the fun and joined the Adult Beginners Class. Each week we do something different, it’s great exercise and there is no pressure to remember choreography. I look forward to the class each week !
Highly recommend 😁”
— Krystal M.
“I just want to tell you how happy we are since starting at Miss Zoe’s School of Dance. It’s just a lovely dance school to be a part of and I’m so happy that we made the change. My daughter is really happy and so am I. The dance themes are fun and positive, the costumes aren’t skimpy, the yearly fees are amazing (especially with the active kids vouchers), the concert was really so positive and fun and also my daughter loves being in a class where the teacher doesn’t yell at anyone, it’s much less stressful for her. Plus I feel like she is actually learning dancing skills rather than just a routine.”
— Lisa H.
“We love this dance school!! It's relaxed, friendly, affordable and it has a real focus on the children just having fun with dance. Our daughters just love going each week.”
— Kellie D-C
“I hope we manage to find a dance studio half as amazing as yours when we move. Thank you for instilling the love of dance and performing in my daughter in a non-competitive and supportive environment. I’m so glad we found you!”
— Pamela A.
“What childhood should be like!
Miss Zoe's dance school is professional and somehow the feeling is relaxed, welcoming and encouraging. My daughter loves it there and thrives in such a warm and caring environment. I highly recommend Miss Zoe's dance school. If you are interested in helping your child learn to dance in a great environment without the stress of competition, this is your school!”
— Eunice S.
“I love Miss Zoe's dance studio, its so easy to get to and love my classes, Miss Zoe is such a great teacher, she puts in so much hard work for her students and she is a lovely lady, I am very happy to have picked this dance studio. I am a shy person but everyone there is so nice and easy to get along with and it is the best dance studio I have ever been to in all the years I have attended dancing. Zoe is such caring and warm hearted person and I thank her for welcoming me to her dance studio.”
— Consuelo Faith T.V.