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5.9KDancer HealthVitamin D deficiency is common, and it’s a bigger concern than most dancers realise
My daughter is now taking five dance classes a week, so at a recent visit to her pediatrician, I asked about testing...
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17.6KFeaturedThe girls are back in town: The Irreplaceables Tour
The Irreplaceables – Kendall, Chloe and Kalani, as seen on the hit show Dance Moms – are coming to Oz, and the...
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14.6KDance Teacher ResourcesWhat you put on your dance floor to clean it could kill it!
You may have established a “no drinks allowed” (except for water) rule at your studio, but still there are the inevitable spills,...
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6.8KFeaturedAussie Scott Elstermann is the youngest-ever recipient of the Pina Bausch Fellowship
An independent dancer and choreographer based in Perth, Scott Elstermann is the youngest recipient ever of the Pina Bausch Fellowship. The international...
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6.7KFeaturedAdrian Medina’s Con Clave Dance and composer Elio Villafranca speak it together
By any measure, the Caribbean island of Cuba punches above its artistic weight. Caught in the crosshairs of colonial history Cuban culture...
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25.7KDance AdviceWhy Do I Have to Take Ballet?
Becoming a professional dancer is like building a house from the ground up. You can’t start by adding the roof and interior...
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10.0KFeaturedMeg Stuart: Trans-personal hygiene
On stage, there is a drum kit. It is a warm early autumn night, and the auditorium is tightly packed for the...
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10.1KFeaturedRomy Vuksan heats up ‘Havana’ for Norwegian Cruise Line
Romy Vuksan is about to set sail for a second time with Norwegian Cruise Line. She is the triple threat: at her...
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7.1KFeaturedSydney Dance Company’s PPY: Ode to the philosophy of the tendu
Since 2014, Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) continues SDC’s commitment to training young dancers, continuing the strategy that Rafael Bonachela...
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7.6KFeaturedNew Zealand Dance News – April 2018
Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) has announced that its Autumn...
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6.3KFeaturedJoffrey Ballet School’s Era Jouravlev awards opportunities for young dancers
Era Jouravlev has dedicated her life to ballet – to preserving the art form and passing it on to the next generation...
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6.6KFeaturedPreparing the next generation: Meet Sydney College of Dance’s Xanthe Geeves and Leslie Abraham
A career as a professional dancer is notoriously fraught. You hear stories of very short careers, often due to burnout, injury or...
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10.7KGiveawaysWin the new dance movie ‘Heartbeats’!
From the creator of Step Up and Save The Last Dance, the new 2017 dance movie Heartbeats shares the story of a...
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9.5KDance AdviceChoreography Advice Series: Sydney Dance Company’s Rafael Bonachela
While there’s no shortage of advice out there for young dancers, the same can’t be said for aspiring choreographers. For those whose...
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6.8KFeatured‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ comes Down Under
The colourful new musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, will make its way down under, to Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in January 2019....
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10.3KFeaturedLachlan Monaghan: From The McDonald College to the world stage
As a teenager growing up in the ’80s, I was hugely inspired by the TV version of Fame, a fictional show about...
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4.7KAustralian Dance ReviewsEight artists at the Keir Choreographic Award Semi-Finals
Dancehouse, Melbourne. March 6 and 9, 2018. Although artists often indulge in the fantasy of their own exceptionalism, and others are wont...
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12.3KFeaturedNaima 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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12.3KDancer 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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8.4KFeaturedThe 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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6.3KGiveawaysWin 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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7.5KDance 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...
