Twice a week when the bell tolls the end of the school day, eight Junee school girls are liberated from their uniforms and transformed into the picture Tchaikovsky's graceful swan princess.
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They are the first cohort of students in the Junior Movement Project, as founded by Junee Community Centre's Amy Murphy.
"What we wanted to do was start ballet for children who would usually not have access to cultural activities," Ms Murphy said.
"We provide all the costumes, the shoes, we do their hair, and everything. It's to break down the barriers they might have to experiencing these activities."
Having begun her ballet training only weeks ago 10-year-old Georgia-Lee has been able to join classes at Wagga's Allegro ballet school.
She said it was not an experience she had ever seen herself enjoying or participating in prior to this term.
"The first time I went [to ballet] it was scary," she said.
"I had to meet new students and I had a new teacher, because I'm used to Amy.
"I never thought I'd be interested [in ballet but] Amy offered and I was like 'sure, I'll give it a go'. People used to say ballet was all weird and girly, but I'm not like that, and I don't think it's really like that."
Through community support, Georgia-Lee has now been studying in Wagga for six weeks.
"It's amazing to see, their confidence has grown so much in the last few weeks," Ms Murphy said.
"They started off not wanting to dance in front of each other, now they're asking us if they can have a show at the end of the year.
"For them it's not just ballet, it's about learning to have confidence, and how to communicate, and just breaking down barriers."
The class currently has available vacancies for two more students this semester, and will soon be taking enrollments for next term.