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7.6KCONNECT: A dance event for boys
Ever had an idea that whispers in your ear? Gently at first but then starts to turn into a roar, so loud...
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6.3KHappy Birthday, Capezio: Celebrating 130 Years!
This year the iconic dancewear brand, Capezio, is celebrating its 130th anniversary! Festivities began on April 13, which was founder Salvatore Capezio’s...
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17.1KAndy Howitt: A statistic somewhere
Having emerged from behind the desk, former Ausdance Victoria chief Andy Howitt has gone back to his roots. However, far from simply...
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25.7KIs pain a necessary evil for dancing en pointe? Or is there another way?
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of dancing en pointe. For many aspiring young dancers, and even for adults who start dance...
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7.5KBehind the scenes with The Australian Ballet Artistic Director David McAllister
There is a line somewhere, a point of balance, where mystery and magic meets engagement and accessibility. For a high-profile company working...
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5.4KWAAPA dancers rise to the challenge
In Rise, the talented student dancers of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) reach new artistic heights in neo-classical and...
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6.3KCan we work together to maximise the performance of both dancers and athletes?
Improving performance fitness and stamina, preventing injury and decreasing recovery time is something professional athletes and dancers have in common. Co3, a...
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4.8KKAGE’s ‘Out of Earshot’: Speak without speaking
To dance in silence is one thing, to live in it another. While most of us reflexively recoil at the notion of...
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14.3KCast announced for Australian production of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
The full cast has been announced for the Australian production of Broadway hit Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, which opens at a...
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11.7KSharon Saunders Dancers celebrates 25 years
Sharon Saunders started her school in the small town of Marong, on the edge of Bendigo, after she had her first child....
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18.3KA few minutes with ‘Dance Academy’ star Xenia Goodwin
Xenia Goodwin was just 15 when she won the part of Tara Webster in ABC’s Dance Academy. And now, at 22, she’s...
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12.1KAustralian Ballet School heads to Assemblée Internationale 2017
Every four years, Canada’s National Ballet School hosts the Assemblée Internationale (AI), an international dance festival for some of the world’s most...
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8.9KKip Gamblin as ‘The Bodyguard’: Using his dance training on screen and on stage
The Bodyguard is the next big musical to tour Australia, and returning to the stage from some time on screen is trained dancer...
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12.0KFrom Alstonville to McDonald College: Charlie Slater
So what do you do if you’re a seven- or eight-year-old boy and both your mum and your sister appear to be...
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4.4K#Taplife: Keeping tap relevant through social media
“Tap dance is still relevant if you use it to discuss relevant things” says Anthony Lo Cascio, former Tap Dog and current...
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6.3KDeb Cantoni and Ariel Bud’s Le Bop: A space to jive
Like so many social dances, the origins of Le Bop (or Modern Jive) are hard to identify with any precision. Although there...
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10.2KMeet Catrina Ralph, winner of the Broadway Dance Scholarship 2017
August just can’t come soon enough for Catrina Ralph, winner of the Broadway Dance Center (BDC) Scholarship. That month, she will move...
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30.4KWhy Everyone Should Take Ballet
We’ve all heard that ballet is the foundation of all dance, that if you want to get nicer lines in jazz or...
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20.2KMeet Australia’s Face of Capezio winners
The search of the new Face of Capezio has come to an end, with four young dancers being crowned Australian ambassadors for...
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7.2KThe latest with Australian Dance Theatre AD Garry Stewart and dancer Matte Roffe
Australian Dance Theatre (ADT)’s 2017 season is rich with premieres of new work, site-specific work, touring of repertoire and workshops for young...
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9.2KHarvest Rain Theatre Company presents ‘Grease – The Arena Experience’
Harvest Rain Theatre Company kicks off its national tour of Grease – The Arena Experience in Brisbane April 7-9, featuring Eurovision superstar...
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8.3KDancing in your dreams: Choreographer Cameron Mitchell talks ‘Big Fish’
A son sits at his father’s deathbed. Stories are told. Truth, mythology and the making of memories blend into one another. Sure...
