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Dance Advice

Handling Nerves

By Rain Francis. As we step onto stage or into that audition room, we all tend to get a rush of nerves....

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Interviews

A Fire Made From Water

From the island of Java, via the deserts of Australia, Opal Vapour traverses the stage with ancient/modern rigour. By Paul Ransom. Picture...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Street Dance Energy Onstage

Correria /Agwa Mourad Merzouki Sydney Opera House August 30 2012 As part of Spring Dance 2012 By Elizabeth Ashley. Spring Dance 2012...

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Features

NZ Dance News September

By Rain Francis. Pre-eminent choreographer and award-winning writer Douglas Wright’s work rapt is set to be performed in The Hague at the...

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Features

Dancers Without Wages

By Rebecca Martin. Dancers are generally fit, motivated, talented, creative, and glamorous. They train long hours, suffer injuries and setbacks, and make...

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Dancer Health

Eating Right on a Dancer’s Budget

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD I don’t know any dancers who have money to throw away. Here are a few...

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Features

Booming Dance Media

By Rebecca Martin. We’ve all been there – hours spent in a studio with a photographer only to get the proofs back...

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Interviews

How To Be a Ballet Dancer

By Rain Francis. How to Be a Ballet Dancer is a brand new book, sponsored by Capezio and covering “absolutely everything you...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Broadway Quiz

How strong is your Broadway Brain? Test your knowledge of the world’s greatest musicals. By Rain Francis. Jersey Boys is a documentary-style...

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Giveaways

Broadway Legend Jerry Mitchell

After high praise overseas, Legally Blonde The Musical is heading to Aussie shores this October. A stellar cast including Lucy Durack in...

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Melbourne Festival Dance Program 2012

In 2012, Brett Sheehy directs his fourth and final Melbourne Festival. Exploring the threads of ‘identity’ and ‘place’, this year’s dance program...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Sydney Dance Company presents Contemporary Women

Sydney Opera House August 29 2012 By Kristy Johnson. Spring Dance Curator, Rafael Bonachela, commissioned works by Emily Amisano, Stephanie Lake, Larissa...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Imperial Russian Ballet, Sleeping Beauty

Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne August 25 2012 By Grace Edwards. In Australia, the public is fortunate to have a youthful, dynamic national...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Nijinsky, the Grand Portrait

Nijinsky -The Hamburg Ballet Queensland Performing Arts Centre 26 August 2012 By Elizabeth Ashley The Hamburg Ballet’s choreographer John Neumeier found it...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Six Solos and a BBQ

iOU Dance Solo Series Sydney Opera House, as part of Spring Dance August 24 2012 By Nicole Saleh. The Sydney Opera House...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Dunas

Sydney Opera House, as part of Spring Dance August 22 2012 By Linda Badger. This is the kind of show you only...

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Australian Dance Reviews

The Eifman Ballet – Anna Karenina

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 15- 19 August 2012 By Lynne Lancaster. Pretty ballet purists will hate this, but if you are into jaw...

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Australian Dance Reviews

Bangarra Dance Theatre’s Terrain

Sydney Opera House August 3 2012 By Renata Ogayar. Terrain, created by resident choreographer Francis Rings for Bangarra Dance Theatre, truly was...

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Features

From Russia With Love

A full scale Russian production of Sleeping Beauty – It’s a classical ballet lover’s dream. By Paul Ransom. Some things endure, like...

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Features

Audition DOs and DON’Ts

From industry leaders in full time dance education Are you looking to audition for a full time or part time dance course...

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Features

Spring Dance 2012

Sydney Opera House has unveiled a vibrant and eclectic program for Spring Dance 2012 – Australia’s only international festival of contemporary dance...