“I WOULD WAIT EXCITEDLY EACH DAY AS MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME. HER FACE WAS BRIGHT, SHE WAS SHINING FROM A PLACE WITHIN LIKE SHE HAD HEARD AND FELT SOMETHING THAT WAS TRUTH TO HER. THE EXPERIENCE OF RISE WAS BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS."
PARENT
"SOMETHING HAS UNLOCKED WITHIN HER, SHE IS DANCING AND TRAINING WITH A DIFFERENT FORCE AND PRESENCE. IT IS LIKE SHE WAS GIVEN PERMISSION NOT TO HOLD BACK AND TO EMBRACE WHATEVER COMES FROM THAT."
PARENT
"FROM DAY ONE I HAVE BEEN INSPIRED HEARING JACKIE SPEAK ABOUT HER RICH EXPERIENCES OF WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, AND THE COACHING SHE WAS GIVING US, I HAVE TRUELY STARTED TO REALISE HOW POWERFUL POSITIVE SELF TALK IS."
PARTICIPANT
"THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND HOW TO OPEN MYSELF UP TO OTHERS & BE MORE CONFIDENT EVEN IF CONFIDENCE ISN’T MY STRONG SUIT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED MEETING ALL THESE NEW PEOPLE AND MENTORS AS SOME OF THEM ARE MY IDOLS AND I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD SEE THEM OR EVER GET TO SPEEK TO THEM."
PARTICIPANT
"NOW AFTER THE RISE EXPERIENCE I FEEL LIKE I’VE GAINED A WHOLE LOT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MY MENTAL HEALTH AND MINDSET. I’M SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE GIFT TO WORK WITH LOTS OF MENTORS AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR JOURNEYS."
PARTICIPANT
"AT TIMES I FOUND IT REALLY CHALLENGING AND ALMOST LET MY MIND TAKE OVER BUT THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT I KEPT GOING, LEARNT TO TRUST YOU & HAD AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. THE FRIENDS I MADE IN THIS PROGRAM ARE GOING TO BE LIFELONG AND I’M SO GRATEFUL.”
PARENT
"THE STANDARD IS EXCEPTIONAL, THE COSTUMES ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT THE INNER BEAUTY OF EACH PERFORMER COMES THROUGH IN BUCKET LOADS. YOU JUST SEE HOW SUPPORTIVE, ACCEPTING AND INCLUSIVE THEY ALL ARE OF EACH OTHER."
PARENT
"THE PAST FIVE DAYS HAS BEEN THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. MEETING SOME OF THE BEST INDUSTRY DANCERS AND PERFORMERS IN AUSTRALIA HAS GIVEN ME A NEW DRIVE AND I HOPE I CAN BE JUST LIKE THEM WHEN I’M OLDER. JACKIE & MITCHELL HAVE CREATED THE BEST PROGRAM I COULD ASK FOR AND I’M FOREVER THANKFUL."
