Dance Advice Archives - Page 4 of 11 - Dance Informa Magazine

Butoh inspiration meets performance filtration: SDC PPY trio in Term II

Dance Informa caught up with our trio of budding artists in the Sydney Dance Company (SDC)’s Pre Professional Year (PPY) Program as they delve deeper...

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10 pointe shoe myths BUSTED

Most young ballerinas dream of someday going en pointe. Pointe shoes are beautiful – new and shiny – and pointe dancers look...

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Angelika Zueva: Staying involved and immersed despite injury

It is mesmerizing to watch the well-oiled machines that are dancers. From young ages, they are taught to use their body in...

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SDC Pre-Professional Year 2019: Generation Next

It’s only one month into the Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year (PPY) 2019, and this batch of dancers/artists are chomping at the...

Joshua Horner. Photo courtesy of Horner.

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Dancing one final song of the body: Retiring from the stage

“A dancer, more than any other human being, dies two deaths: the first, the physical when the powerfully trained body will no...

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Paying tribute to my first love: Dance

With Valentine’s Day behind us, many of my clients continue to voice sadness or even disdain around this time of year with...

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‘We Move You’: Dance Massive’s sensorial workshops for everyone

Dance Massive 2019 is the third iteration of the biennial contemporary dance festival in Melbourne. It spans many venues, and is anchored...

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8 Essential Back-to-Dance Tips

Summer is nearing to an end, and that means your new dance year is starting! You’re probably feeling a mix of excitement,...

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To our non-dancer friends: 10 things to know about us

When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...

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Starting pointe this year? Here are some essentials

It’s a new school year, with so many new and exciting things to learn! Will you be starting pointe this year? When...

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8 reasons why we love ballet in 2019

It’s a new year, and surely there will be some trends in the dance world – perhaps a new dance show, or...

Matthew Prescott. Photo courtesy of Prescott.

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10 most common audition mistakes

Auditioning can be a nerve-wracking experience. Lots of eyes are on you, you probably feel pressure to do well, and you of...

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Juggling a dance career with children: Brooke Widdison-Jacobs, West Australian Ballet

Juggling her career as principal dancer at West Australian (WA) Ballet and being a parent must be working out for Brooke Widdison-Jacobs,...

AMPA Bachelor of Dance jazz majors. Photo by Satsuki Minoda.

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Why you should consider a dance degree, and how AMPA can help

Tucked away in an office at an inner urban tertiary campus in Sydney sits a woman with a 50-year track record in...

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Juggling a dance career with children: Daniel Riley, Bangarra Dance Theatre

To date, our series about professional dance artists juggling their career with parenting has focused on female dancers. In this month’s issue...

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How can you be successful in applying for funding?

After years of pretty ordinary monthly newsletters, things have definitely changed in the Ausdance NSW ranks. The newsletters are professional and up-to-date...

Yolande Brown with son Xavier. Photo courtesy of Brown.

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Juggling a dance career with children: Yolande Brown, Bangarra Dance Theatre

Dance Informa continues its series, Juggling a Dance Career with Children, with Yolande Brown, who shows that motherhood can lead to unexpected...

Leanne Stojmenov. Photo by Kate Longley.

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Juggling 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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Sydney 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...