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49.3KFeaturedKyle Page, artistic director of Dancenorth, talks 2016 season
Dance Informa had the opportunity and pleasure to interview dancer and choreographer Kyle Page. Formerly a Dancenorth and Australian Dance Theatre dancer,...
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22.5KDance Teacher ResourcesMaths Through Movement: Creative Moves WA combines Dance with Maths
It’s widely accepted that dance has many benefits beyond physical fitness and artistic expression. Improved cognitive function and memory, problem-solving skills and...
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22.9KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet School’s new Marilyn Rowe House
After much ado, the Australian Ballet School full-time student residence Marilyn Rose House is finally open! Situated opposite Royal Park — just...
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14.2KFeaturedFrom the darkest dark, the brightest light will shine: Sydney Dance Company’s ‘CounterMove’
In the end, Rafael Bonachela is moved to conclude, “It’s incredible. The dancers have been making these amazing ‘drawings’. It’s poetry really....
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10.2KFeaturedTweaking the ‘ph’ balance: James Barry talks Sydney’s Phly Crew
It is with evident good humour that James “JB” Barry corrects the common misconception. Phly Crew does not equal Philly (Philadelphia) Crew....
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12.1KFeaturedThe Life of a Swing: Kirsty Sturgess with Focus Talent Management
Learning multiple roles, practicing in the wings and being ready to jump on stage at any time, life as an “off stage...
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9.4KFeaturedCreative Behaviours Dance Collective: Continue your training between jobs
As a dance student, I remember being told “make the most of your time here, as you’ll never improve once you graduate.”...
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9.7KFeaturedThe Genée International Ballet Competition is coming to Australia
The prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition is coming to Sydney in 2016. This honour follows the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia’s...
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12.3KInterviewsHighland dancer Mark Smith and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo come to Australia
From the rugged Scottish landscape, marching through 1,000 years of history, one of the biggest shows in the world comes to Australia...
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10.3KDance AdviceAudition tips not from the panel…but from a fellow dancer!
In the past couple of years, I have been in all kinds of audition settings for all kinds of different jobs. We...
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9.8KGiveawaysWatch The Paris Opera Ballet perform in your local cinema!
Dance Informa is giving away 10 double passes to screenings of The Paris Opera Ballet’s Ballets Russes, being shown at Palace Cinemas...
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11.6KDance Teacher ResourcesStudio Owners: Save your sanity with the best time-saving tools
As studio owners, we are expert multi-taskers, adept at juggling 50,000 balls in the air at once! We’re used to memorising everything...
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7.9KGiveawaysWin passes to ‘Fiddler on The Roof’ in Sydney!
A brand new production of one of the greatest musicals in history, Fiddler on The Roof, starring Australian superstar Anthony Warlow, is...
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8.1KGiveawaysSee London’s Royal Ballet at Palace Cinemas for FREE
Dance Informa is giving away 10 double passes to screenings of The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker at select Australian metropolitan...
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6.3KFeaturedBleach Festival presents contemporary art on outdoor stages
Bleach Festival, the signature multi-arts event series of the Gold Coast, returns again this March to illuminate southeastern Queensland with a three-week...
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25.2KDancer HealthDance and Mental Health
Dance is not just a physically demanding career; it also wreaks havoc on the mind and mental health. Dancers are perfectionists who...
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15.1KFeatured‘Tap World’: Stories of international tap dancers on film
If you thought tap dance is a dying art form, Tap World will prove you wrong. A feature-length documentary film produced by sisters and...
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9.3KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Boyz’ by Paul Malek
Transit Dance Space, Melbourne. Thursday, January 28, 2016. Prior to Boyz, it had been some time since I’d seen a work by...
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9.1KFeaturedIn conversation with Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
As part of Sydney Festival 2016, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, a world-renowned Belgian choreographer and dancer, was in Sydney with her contemporary...
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8.7KFeaturedNZ Dance News – February
What’s happening in the New Zealand dance scene? The Royal New Zealand Ballet has announced the appointments of ballet mistress Nadia Thompson...
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7.1KAustralian Dance ReviewsStephanie Lake’s ‘Double Blind’ at Sydney Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney. Thursday, January 21, 2016. Double Blind opens with a stark, sterile, floodlit stage where two dancers immediately engage in a...
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6.0KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Vortex Temporum’ by Rosas at Carriageworks
Carriageworks, Bay 17. January 16, 2016. Austere, minimalist and quite severe, this production, combining both the marvellous dancers of dance troupe Rosas...
