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Clogs to Dogs
Teams learn clog and tap steps without music, then go head to head in a high-energy team dance battle. Built for sharper listening and group coherence.
Team takeaways
Effective listeningNon-verbal communicationTrust
Corporate team building, Australia‑wideYou work with stars every day. Give them a stage.
Song, dance and theatre workshops that build trust and collaboration fast, and give your team a story they’ll still be talking about next year.
- 20 to 200 peoplein teams of 10 to 50
- Half or full dayor shorter on request
- Your place or oursanywhere in Australia
- Costumes and propsincluded, plus evaluation
Fun with follow-through
The show ends. The teamwork stays.
Robertswood gives teams a shared creative challenge that’s pure fun on the day, then helps them turn what happened on stage into insight they can use back at work.
Research from Oxford and Stanford universities shows that singing and moving together helps groups bond faster and cooperate more.
The research
- Singing groups bonded faster than craft or creative writing groups. Pearce, Launay and Dunbar (2015), Royal Society Open Science. Read the study
- People who danced in sync felt more socially bonded with strangers. Tarr, Launay and Dunbar (2016), Evolution and Human Behavior. Read the study
- People who moved in sync cooperated more in group exercises afterwards. Wiltermuth and Heath (2009), Psychological Science. Read the study
Connect beyond the org chart
Meet colleagues differently, build trust quickly and create a shared memory people actually talk about.
Practise brave collaboration
Try something unfamiliar, share ideas, adapt in real time and make the final performance together.
Make the learning stick
Every workshop ends with individual evaluations and a facilitated enrichment session that connects the experience to your team’s everyday work.
“no matter what your background is, or how nervous you are, it all comes together”Workshop participant
Choose your show
Six ways to move a team.
Each one gets your whole team working as one, even the people who swear they can’t sing or dance. Filter by dance, song or theatre, and we’ll shape it around your people and your event.
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Only A Cabaret, Chum
Teams combine song, dance and drama, then cast, rehearse and present their own musical routine. Big show-business energy with serious teamwork underneath.
Team takeaways
ConfidenceCohesionEngagement
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The H’art of Dance
Teams create original contemporary movement that expresses an idea or theme, then perform it to music. Built to spark creativity and fresh thinking.
Team takeaways
ResilienceCollective achievementCreative growthProblem solving
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To Broadway and Beyoncé
A demanding workshop in precision formation dance. Teams blend classic Broadway with modern grooves to build one spectacular ensemble routine.
Team takeaways
Overcoming negativityProblem solvingSimultaneous processingConnection
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Sing It Back
Teams learn lead and backing vocals, choose their lead singer, then arrange movement to bring the song to life.
Team takeaways
EngagementConnectionPsychological safety
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The Bespoke Show
Vocals, movement or both, shaped around your event. Think a conference opener, a surprise flashmob, weekly classes building to a gala performance, an end of year celebration or a reward occasion.
Team takeaways
MotivationCollaborationConnection
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Most teams surprise themselves
Is that Kylie in Accounts? Have you seen Harry in Sales?
“I can’t sing or dance.”
Robertswood workshops challenge your teams to see vulnerability as a skill.
“I won’t know anyone.”
Robertswood workshops turn on-screen colleagues into in-person teammates.
“I’ll just do the wrong thing.”
Robertswood workshops embrace mistakes, problems and paradoxes.
From first chat to final bow
We handle the detail. Your team makes the show.
Every Robertswood workshop is built around your group, your event and the way you want your people to work together.
Act one
Plan it with us
Talk through your goals, group, timing, venue and the personalities in the room. Ruth recommends the right workshop and shapes the creative challenge around your outcomes.
Act two
Learn the moves, make the show
Our facilitators teach the steps and the songs, then teams make the show their own with costumes, props and music.
Act three
Perform, reflect and celebrate
Teams take the stage, then finish with evaluation and enrichment that brings the learning back to work.
Make it work for your event
Big production. Easy booking.
Half or full dayA five-hour half day, morning or afternoon, or a seven-hour full day. Shorter and regular formats on request.
Your place or oursYour workplace, your chosen venue or a space we arrange, including a beautiful studio on Danks Street in Sydney.
20 to 200 peopleWorking in teams of 10 to 50.
The useful extrasCatering, celebration drinks, nearby venue bookings and transport on request. Every team takes home a Robertswood showbiz bag.
Starring
Serious experience. Seriously good fun.
Robertswood brings together performers and educators who know how to get a room full of non-performers singing, dancing and cheering each other on.
Ruth Roberts
Founder and Director
Ruth grew up in the heart of tap dance, Cessnock, where she started tap dancing and never stopped. She opened Sydney’s first tap school for adults before touring Australia and the UK with Mic Conway’s Junk Band, including the Edinburgh Festival and Soho Jazz Festival.
While teaching at Sydney Dance Company and the Sydney Theatrical Centre, Ruth directed the outdoor Spring Dance Festival for the Sydney Opera House. With a BA and Dip Ed, she has a wide range of practical strategies to help leaders, managers and teams expand their strategic and creative thinking through dance and song.
Darren Mapes
Vocal coach and musical director
With a BA in Contemporary Music and more than 30 years in the performing arts, Darren is an experienced actor, singer and musician. He created and performs in The Carpenters From Kempsey, a cabaret that has toured nationally and throughout Asia, and accompanies artists including Casey Donovan, Belinda Chapple and David Campbell.
For 12 years Darren was Head of Singing and Acting at Brent Street Performing Arts School, and he continues to coach professional singers and musical theatre performers through his own studio in Sydney.
“Ruth and Darren are a fabulous tag team”Workshop participant
Behind the curtain
What a Robertswood day looks like.
Real teams, real nerves, real standing ovations.
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“what can be better than everyone singing and dancing?”
“so great to have such a freeing experience”
“brilliant connection with each person to put everyone at ease”
“the workshop got everyone involved and comfortable”
“great to strengthen and create friendships and teams”
“I had fun learning new skills”
Questions before curtain-up
Everything your organiser brain needs to know.
Still wondering about something? We’d much rather answer a question than have it get in the way of a brilliant day.
Do our people need to be able to sing or dance?
Not at all. Robertswood is designed for everyday teams, not trained performers. Our facilitators build skills step by step, make room for different comfort levels and help the group succeed together.
How many people can take part?
Between 20 and 200 people, working in teams of 10 to 50. Planning something bigger or smaller? Ask us and we’ll recommend what works for your event.
How long does a workshop run?
A five-hour half day, morning or afternoon, or a seven-hour full day. Shorter conference energisers, regular classes and custom formats can also be discussed.
Where can we hold it?
At your workplace, your chosen venue or a space we arrange. In Sydney, we have access to 3Danks, a beautiful studio on Danks Street in Waterloo, and we can find venues right across Australia.
What’s included?
A pre-event planning session, expert facilitation, warm-up and cool-down, rehearsals, costumes and props, the final performance, and evaluation and enrichment to connect the experience back to work. Every team also receives a Robertswood showbiz bag.
Can you arrange catering and transport?
Yes. We can organise catering, a booking at a nearby venue, refreshments or celebration drinks, and transport for your group.
Can the workshop be tailored to our business goals?
Yes. We start with your people, event and outcomes, then recommend or adapt the format. The creative challenge can focus on themes such as trust, communication, confidence, change, resilience or collaboration.
Is it safe?
Yes. Every workshop runs in a safe dance environment with a warm-up and cool-down.
How does booking work?
Send an enquiry and we’ll confirm availability and a quote, then hold a planning session with you. A 50% deposit and a signed agreement secure your date, and the balance is due two weeks before your workshop.
How far ahead should we book?
At least four weeks, so we can line up the studio, catering and transport. Need it sooner? Ask anyway and we’ll do our best.
How much does it cost?
Every workshop is quoted on group size, format, location and extras. Share the basics in the enquiry form and we’ll come back to you with options.
Do you travel?
Yes. Robertswood runs workshops Australia-wide.
Your turn
Tell us what you’re planning.
Share as much or as little as you know. We’ll help work out the right workshop, format, location and next step.
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