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10.2KFeaturedNaima Amar Lopez: Spanish steps from the street to the Opera House stage
The list of famous people who started out as street performers includes such luminaries as BB King, Tracy Chapman and Rod Stewart....
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11.5KDancer HealthHow can I safely improve my arches?
Most dance forms look for “line”, that curvilinear continuity through the body that can be so aesthetically pleasing to the viewer and...
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7.5KFeaturedThe Australian Ballet’s Valerie Tereshchenko: Telstra Dancer of the Year
Congratulations to Australian Ballet Senior Artist Valerie Tereshchenko, 2017 Telstra Dancer of the Year. The talented dancer was one of six nominees...
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5.6KGiveawaysWin Big, Dance Big: Win a Summer Scholarship
Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program Director Era Jouravlev recently taught two Master Classes at the 2018 Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival in Carlton Gardens, Melbourne....
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6.7KDance Teacher ResourcesRAD Australia offers Teaching Certificate for Professional Dancers
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia is preparing to bring an exciting programme for professional dancers to the Southern Hemisphere for...
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6.1KFeaturedBEYOND DANCE: Creativity for a Cause
Earlier this year, on January 27, dancers descended onto Philip Island to take part in BEYOND DANCE – proudly supporting beyondblue. Different...
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5.8KFeaturedIs ‘exposure’ killing our industry?
It’s all too common these days within the arts industry. There’s no avoiding it, and it doesn’t matter how qualified or experienced...
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5.3KFeaturedKristina Chan’s ‘A Faint Existence’: Environmental movement
Yes, environment. No, not merely the reductionist narrative or narrow polemic of political theatre but the broader existential relationship we are all...
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4.5KFeaturedKyle Page of Dancenorth: Winning at Juggling
The winners of the prestigious Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards were announced late February, and Dancenorth has won the Group Award, worth...
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5.2KInterviewsCalling young dancers who like to sing: Camp Curtain Call
Camp Curtain Call is a week-long sleepover musical theatre camp in which industry professionals teach campers aged 10-14 singing, dancing, acting and...
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5.0KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Studio Owner Wellbeing: Take a ‘Pause’
Over the coming months, Dance Informa will offer some strategies to manage positive wellbeing whilst also navigating the demands of running a dance...
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13.2KDance AdviceTo dancers, from your photographer: Dos and Don’ts of audition photos
A picture is worth a thousand words. And unfortunately, sometimes words can be bad. Don’t let your next audition photo give the...
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13.6KDance AdviceAudition preparation and attire: Musical theatre
Last edition, we discussed audition etiquette in general, so let’s switch gears and have a chat on a few nuances about how to audition well for a musical theatre....
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8.5KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – March 2018
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The highly-anticipated production OrphEus – a dance opera by Michael Parmenter with The New...
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4.0KFeaturedIconic dance spaces around the world: Les Brigittines
The next installment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at Les Brigittines in Brussels, Belgium. The image of Brussels is...
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8.1KAustralian Dance Reviews‘MAMMA MIA! The Musical’: A night of ABBA favourites!
Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 15 February 2018. MAMMA MIA! The Musical has the audience dancing in the aisles to a string of ABBA’s...
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8.9KAustralian Dance ReviewsFORM Dance Projects astounds with Omer Backley-Astrachan’s ‘WILDEBEEST’ and ‘Valley’
Riverside Theatres Parramatta. 16 February 2018. FORM Dance Projects has kicked off its 2018 season with two very striking works featuring sinuous,...
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4.5KAustralian Dance ReviewsMichael Clark Company plays it cool in ‘to a simple, rock ‘n’ roll … song’
Sydney Opera House, Sydney. 30 January 2018. The amazing dancers of the Michael Clark Company perform expertly and with great precision in...
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6.5KFeaturedDirtyFeet celebrates 10 years of impacting dance in Sydney
You would be hard pressed to find an independent contemporary dancer in Sydney who hasn’t had a brush with DirtyFeet. What was...
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5.6KDance Teacher ResourcesDance Teacher Web LIVE partners with Royal Academy of Dance
Dance Teacher Web LIVE and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) recently announced an official partnership through which RAD teachers may earn...
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6.3KFeaturedBig 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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44.5KFeaturedShannon Holtzapffel talks The Greatest Showman
In the feature film The Greatest Showman, Shannon Holtzapffel plays Captain Constentenous, The Tattooed Man. Holtzapffel is a Dutch-born, Australian trained dancer who...
