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4.2KFeaturedExpressions Dance Company launches pilot Youth Ensemble
Expressions Dance Company (EDC), one of Queensland’s leading contemporary dance companies, has launched a pilot project to establish a Youth Ensemble with...
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6.3KFeaturedSimon Dow prepares The Australian Ballet School for Showcase 2018
From its Southbank campus just metres from the river in the heart of Melbourne, The Australian Ballet School is without doubt one...
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5.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsVicki Van Hout navigates cultural issues in ‘plenty serious TALK TALK’
plenty serious TALK TALK is a new work by acclaimed Indigenous dancer and choreographer Vicki Van Hout that premiered at Riverside Theatres Parramatta for a...
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8.9KFeatured‘An experience I will never forget’ – 3 Aussies share Joffrey joy
In February, Australia saw Era Jouravlev, ballet master of the Joffrey Ballet School, visit Melbourne for VDF, thanks to Dance Informa. Jouravlev taught...
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4.9KDance Teacher Resources3 Magical Words That Make Enrolment Effortless
One of the trickiest things to navigate as a studio owner, especially when coming back to semester, is transitioning your families into...
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9.0KDancer HealthPreparing for concert season: Boost your performance with simple nutrition tips
For many dancers, the end-of-year performances are a critical time to be seen and demonstrate what you have achieved, but it’s also...
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14.5KFeaturedMarko Panzic’s “Show | Business” hopes to create more dance entrepreneurs
Dream Dance Company, founded in 2015, by Director Marko Panzic as Australia’s first commercial dance company, launched a three-month program called Show...
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4.8KFeaturedBig Talent on Show at Wakakirri’s Dance School Challenge
Wakakirri recently announced the winners of the inaugural Wakakirri Dance Schools Challenge. The challenge marks the beginning of a new venture for...
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6.8KFeaturedEvolution Dance Competition continues to evolve
Evolution Dance Competition is new to the industry, but it’s rapidly evolving, as its name suggests. Starting last year with 11 cities, this...
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5.0KAustralian Dance ReviewsBecoming entangled in Rhiannon Newton’s ‘We Make Each Other Up’
Dancehouse, Melbourne. 29 August 2018. Usually, if there’s a fern on stage, it’s either a prop or a decorative object. Yet, in...
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5.9KFeaturedAustralian Performing Arts Grammar School: Empowering creativity with a performing arts rich education
Can you imagine what it would be like to go to a school where you get to spend a good chunk of...
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5.0KDance Teacher ResourcesThe Business of Dance: How mindset and systems can be game changers
What is your superpower? If you asked Claire O’Shea, the founder of the Business of Dance (BOD) Podcast, she’d probably say something about...
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7.3KDance AdviceJuggling a dance career with children: Leanne Stojmenov, The Australian Ballet
Dance Informa continues its series, Juggling a Dance Career with Children, with Leanne Stojmenov, who shows that it’s possible to dance at an...
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6.6KDance AdviceSydney Dance Company’s PPY Part 2: We have contact and…lift-off
Still beaming and full of enthusiasm, our three Sydney Dance Company (SDC) Pre-Professional Year (PPY) dancers, Austin, Charlotte and Eugenie, are now...
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7.0KDance Teacher ResourcesCan you take your students on an overseas dance tour?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the world to train and perform with your dance family? With...
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7.4KFeaturedA vision, a dream and a strong mind to work: Kelly Aykers Full Time Dance
Kelly Aykers has had a long career as a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She has danced for multiple mainstage productions with David...
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4.3KFeaturedCan I have a word with you? Neale Whittaker’s first full-length contemporary work
Although it sometimes seems as though we are in an age of hyper-polarised opinion, in which a click speed culture is driving...
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8.2KFeaturedAussie tap dancer Brianna Taylor’s international success
Aussie tap dancer on the rise, Brianna Taylor, is living her dream as the first Australian to join Los Angeles-based Rhythmatic Tap...
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5.7KFeaturedStephanie Lake’s ‘Colossus’: Stage set for big impact
Stephanie Lake has been described as “one of the most important voices in contemporary choreography”, with “gutsy physicality and kooky poetics”. With...
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4.6KFeaturedChunky Move Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk steps down
After seven years at the helm of Chunky Move, Artistic Director Anouk van Dijk has announced her decision to step down. Chunky...
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4.0KAustralian Dance Reviews‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’: A show about frocks that rocks!
Festival Theatre, Adelaide. 23 August 2018. It’s been an iconic piece of Australian film history since the film first exploded onto our...
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4.3KFeaturedNatalie Weir to hand over the reins of Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company (EDC) Artistic Director Natalie Weir has decided to step down from the role after a successful decade leading the...
