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All posts tagged "Ausdance Victoria"
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865Dance ReviewsAusdance VIC’s Creative Ageing through Dance: A review
When it comes to physical activity as we age, it’s clear that dance has the edge. I had the distinct privilege of...
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1.2KDancer HealthCreative Ageing through Dance: Safely bringing dance to older Australians
Physical activity is a key to healthy ageing, and dance ticks all the boxes for helping older Australians keep moving. Dance provides the motivation, social connection and physical movement to help people stay...
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2.2KDance Teacher ResourcesRegistrations open for RAD Australia’s virtual dance education conference
Registrations for the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia fourth international conference are now open. Following on from the success of Shaping Bodies,...
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2.6KDance Teacher ResourcesNew report shows Victoria’s dance studios are under siege
Every week, across Victoria, thousands of children attend their local dance studio to take classes and enjoy their favourite types of dance....
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3.0KFeaturedWho’s advocating for dance?
During this crisis, dance has seemly been missed during press conferences and, more importantly, amongst relief packages. Many of us have wondered if...
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5.9KDance Teacher ResourcesShould you do a Dance Teaching and Management course?
So you think you can teach dance? Well, maybe you can; but can you teach it well, and can you make it...
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5.8KFeaturedBig Dance 2018: Dance is for everyone; let’s get moving
Big Dance is the largest dance celebration in the world, and it’s hitting Australia on International Dance Day (29 April), when thousands...
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3.8KFeaturedQueensland Ballet up for Australian Dance Award for ‘Strictly Gershwin’
Queensland Ballet has been nominated for an Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Company for Strictly Gershwin, a ballet that...
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16.2KFeaturedAndy Howitt: A statistic somewhere
Having emerged from behind the desk, former Ausdance Victoria chief Andy Howitt has gone back to his roots. However, far from simply...
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7.8KFeaturesThe Australian Youth Dance Festival returns this April
The Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF) is back in 2017, and for the first time ever, AYDF will be held in a...
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5.6KFeaturedMeet Michelle Silby: Ausdance NSW and VIC Director
Michelle Silby is leading the way for dance advocates in New South Wales and Victoria, having recently taken on the directorship of...
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4.9K1FeaturesDance Massive 2015 Program Announced
The 2015 Dance Massive program, which was announced on November 25, will feature 19 total productions – 14 of which are world...
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5.4KFeaturesTim Podesta and Andy Howitt inspired by Of Mice and Men
What happens when a big Scotsman and a slender Aussie decide to turn classic literature into a touring dance show? By Paul...
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14.5KFeaturesFine Lines meets a need for older dance classes
By Kym Woodford of Dance Informa. Some time ago while interviewing Dr. Katrina Rank, Education and Training Manager at Ausdance Victoria, we...
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5.1KFeaturesDance Education in Australian Schools Conference
By Grace Edwards. If you’re a dance teacher, student, researcher or performer and want a say in the future of dance education,...
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4.3KDance News AustraliaAlice and Alice: Getting communities dancing
By Rain Francis. What’s going on in the wider dance community? Dance Informa looks at two current projects – coincidentally both involving...
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4.9KDance News AustraliaMelbourne Dance Must-Sees
By Rain Francis. Melbourne’s pretty factor goes up about 200 percent in autumn. The sun is (mostly) shining but it’s not ridiculously...
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5.1KInterviewsAusdance’s Andy Howitt
By Grace Edwards. Scottish-born Artistic Director Andy Howitt is set to make his mark on Melbourne’s dance scene. He is taking over...
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7.2KDance News AustraliaChildren Entitled to Study Dance as a School Subject!
By Rain Francis. In 2014, all children will be entitled to study dance as a subject as part of The Australian Curriculum:...
