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From 'The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques'.

New release: ‘The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques’

There is much to enjoy in The Essential Guide to Contemporary Dance Techniques for professionals and hobbyists alike. The guide, published by Crowood Press, focusses on...

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Agency Access: Jaci Testro and Connect Entertainment

In Dance Informa’s series, Agency Access, we chat to some of Australia’s most influential agency managers and representatives to give a behind-the-scenes look...

Neven Connolly. Photo by Marc Andre Goulet.

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Neven Connolly: How to get your sea legs

From somewhere in the middle of the Mediterranean, a 25-year-old Sydneysider tells me, “I consider it quite a privileged life. The fact...

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Tiffany O’Connor: Nothing can stop her

What is every young performer’s dream? To become a professional and get paid to do what they love so much. Whichever field in the performing arts you’ve chosen...

Students at Broadway Dance Centre. Photo by Belinda Strodder

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Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester: Dancing in the heart of NYC

Broadway Dance Center (BDC) is in the heart of New York, offering students of all ages and abilities the chance to take...

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Social media for dancers: Do you have tech neck?

Social media. It’s infiltrated every part of our life — our relationships, travel, work, news, school and entertainment. Technically, social media includes any website or...

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Agency Access: Grayboy the Agency

Dance Informa presents its new series: Agency Access. We chat to some of Australia’s most influential agency managers and representatives to give...

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Dancing abroad at Steps on Broadway can feel like home

The concept of travelling overseas and training for an extended period of time can be daunting for any dancer. Apart from leaving...

From 'The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance'.

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Out now: ‘The Essential Guide to Jazz Dance’

A new guide to jazz dance for the emerging practitioner came out this November, published by Crowood Press. The Essential Guide to Jazz...

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The journey to ballerina

Two dancers and their mothers share their stories of gaining entry into two of the world’s most prestigious ballet schools. Indiana Scott...

SDC PPY students. Photo by Elizabeth Ashley.

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Catching up with Sydney Dance Company’s PPY class of 2019

It’s almost the end of the year for the Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre Professional Year (PPY) class of 2019, and they...

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For dancers seeking an edge in the industry: Global Dance Pro

Successful full time studios are no longer a rare commodity in Australia, but Anthony Ikin and Zac Brazenas have teamed up to...

Jonathan Homsey. Photo by Multicultural Arts Victoria.

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What is it like to be an independent dance artist?

“I like to think that maybe I was the dancer who took the road less travelled,” she says. “But with that, obviously,...

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Casting director shares secrets on landing the next dance job

Lauren Mass is a casting director based in Melbourne, and works at one of Australia’s premier casting agencies. Her role requires her...

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Dance at the vanishing pointe: A talk with Sue Healey

For Sue Healey, dance has the dual quality of being one of the most embodied artforms that rests on a visceral and...

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Four things all dancers must do this spring

A change of season brings a fresh start and an opportune time to set some new goals and reflect on the months...

Dimity Azoury of The Australian Ballet demonstrating an exercise for strengthening the iliopsoas muscle that is important for high gesture leg elevation, as well as hip stability when the leg is in arabesque. Photo by Kate Longley.

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Why The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching

Dancers love to sit in an impressive stretch and yank their legs into all sorts of positions in order to ‘increase’ their...

From Kate Flatt's book, 'Choreography: Creating and Developing Dance for Performance'.

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Dance as living material: Kate Flatt’s new book on choreography

Aspiring choreographers have a new resource: an introductory handbook on choreography by Kate Flatt. Flatt is a choreographer, movement director and teacher. She...