My name is Alison Hudson and I am both Principal and Founder of A1 Dance Studio. I grew up in South Africa where I started dancing when I was 8 years old. I was trained in the Cecchetti Method of classical ballet. I attended the Johannesburg school of Performing Arts, studying all forms of dance for my High School education. I also assisted teaching with my own teacher in South Africa.

When I left High School I also trained and worked as a radiographer and continued to work part time helping out at my teacher's dance studio. I married in 1986 and moved to England in 1989 where I spent close to 4 years bringing up my children. I attended adult dancing classes in the evenings.

In 1993 I moved to Australia with my family. after having my third daughter I decided to start my own dancing studio and 1999 the A1 Dance Studio became a reality. I now have two of my daughters training to be teachers at the Dance Studio.

In this day and age where so much emphasis is placed on winning rather than participating I am rather proud that my original idea of a studio where having fun, NO competitiveness and ANY student is welcome, has remained constant throughout and I guarantee that this will continue to do so in the coming years!