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4.9KFeaturedWest Australian Ballet’s new collaboration is so on pointe
“Where I am coming from, we are not really making such a difference between classically trained dancers and contemporary dancers,” declares Aurélien...
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7.2KFeaturedLucy Ellis and Kylie Norris present the Elite Training Extension Program
If you’re a dancer in Australia or an avid reader of Dance Informa, the name Lucy Ellis will certainly not be foreign...
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10.2KDancer HealthReal Dancers Eat, and here are some of their secrets
At a recent Atlanta Ballet performance, I was amazed at the level of athleticism, endurance and power that today’s classical and contemporary...
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6.8KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Swan Lake on Ice’ brings the fairy tale to new heights
The beauty of Swan Lake rises to new heights in the Imperial Ice Stars’ production of Swan Lake on Ice. This traditional...
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4.6KFeatured‘No limitations’ in full time training at The Space
The Space is a versatile performing arts school in the heart of Prahran, Melbourne. The Space has a Diploma course which offers something...
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6.5KFeaturedAhoy! Could you have an on-sea dance adventure?
Two Aussies sit having coffee in the elegant Observation Deck on board the new Norwegian Bliss cruise liner. They’re on its inaugural...
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3.6KAustralian Dance ReviewsFor some light fun, there is ‘Sleeping Beauty: A Knight Avenger’s Tale’
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne. 30 June 2018. Bonnie Lythgoe is a British dancer, producer and director well known for producing and adjudicating the...
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3.8KTop StoriesIt’s time to Audition for your Full Time Dance course
With every professional career, there needs to be dedicated time for focused study to hone your craft. With dance, this may take...
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3.8KDance Teacher ResourcesIt’s time to “come together” for dance education
Come Together Dance Convention will soon return to the Mantra on View in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. This convention gives dance teachers,...
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4.2KDance Teacher ResourcesDance floor care: Scuff marks to ‘dye’ for
There are three nasty floor problems that plague studio owners, taking up their time and money, with very little results to show...
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3.0KDance AdviceEscape the Winter: Top 6 things you must do in New York
It’s mid winter and we’re all freezing, and maybe a little miserable and unmotivated. Why not take a trip to the ever-inspiring...
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6.6KFeaturedIconic dance spaces around the world: Sydney Opera House
The next instalment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. One of...
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6.0KFeaturedKelly Devine and ‘Come From Away’: A community of strangers
That Kelly Devine has travelled a long way to get here – here being a rehearsal room on a winter’s day in...
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3.6KFeaturedMonica Bill Barnes and ‘The Gallery Workout’: The art of sweating
The notion of getting outside the black box is common enough in dance, and the “site-specific thing” is no longer a novelty....
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3.7KFeaturedWhat’s happening in NZ?
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! Auckland-based dancer Emma Cosgrave was the 2018 delegate for the Ausdance...
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4.9KDance AdviceExperiential anatomy for healthy foot function
“Our feet are our foundation,” says biomechanics educator Bea Glendenning of I Can Move. “To build a strong foundation, you must make...
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5.0KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet’s Mason Lovegrove receives Walter Bourke Award
Mason Lovegrove, a talented corps de ballet member of The Australian Ballet, has recently been honoured with the Walter Bourke Award. This...
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7.9KFeaturedMarc Brew, artistic director of Axis Dance, on being and dancing
Marc Brew “feels a need to make dance”, and that need has taken him all around the world. He first studied as...
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7.7KFeaturedItaly’s famed La Scala Ballet to perform in Australia for the first time
In 1971, the journalist Lorenzo Arruga wrote, “This old Giselle has sent me home happy to have breathed ‘dance’.” Arruga had been to a performance of...
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5.1KFeaturedSpeaking with Lydia Pedrana: Using our dance training in other fantastic careers
Lydia Pedrana began dancing at two-and-a-half years old at Dubbo Ballet Studio. Dancing became more than a hobby when she accepted a...
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6.8KFeatured‘Grease the Arena Experience’ announces brand-new Danny & Sandy
In the 40th anniversary year of Grease hitting the movie screens, the production Grease The Arena Experience has been touring Australia to sell-out arena...
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4.8KAustralian Dance ReviewsBangarra Dance Theatre brings Aboriginal history to life in ‘Dark Emu’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 14 June 2018. Bangarra Dance Theatre’s latest work, Dark Emu, is visually stunning and superbly choreographed and danced. More abstract...
