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CONNECT: 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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Happy 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...

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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WAAPA 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...

'Beautiful The Carole King Musical', with Chilina Kennedy as Carole King in the Broadway cast. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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Cast 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...

Serena Graham and Joseph Romancewicz in Graeme Murphy AO's 'Almost'. Photo by Sergey Konstantinov.

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Australian 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...

Dancers participating in a Le Bop class. Photo by Pippa Samaya..

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Deb 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...

Face of Capezio winners. Photo by Damian Tierney.

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Meet 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...

ADT's 'The Beginning of Nature'. Photo by Chris Herzfeld, Camlight Productions.

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The 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...

The 'Lord of the Flies' workshop. Photo by Paul Ransom.

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‘Lord of the Flies’ workshops: Boys behaving brilliantly!

A warm Saturday morning in February. A rehearsal room deep in the catacombs of the Melbourne Arts Centre. A group of boys...

Dancer Wataru Kitao in Suguru Yamamoto's 'The Unknown Dancer In The Neighbourhood'.Photo by Ryuichiro Suzuki

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Anonymous dancing is a personal thing – Suguru Yamamoto’s ‘Unknown Dancer’

It is a habit of artists to focus on the particular in order to say something about the universal, and vice versa....

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The Australian Youth Dance Festival returns this April

The Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF) is back in 2017, and for the first time ever, AYDF will be held in a...

Chairman of The Australian Ballet School

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Chair of The Australian Ballet School joins the Order of Australia

Leigh Johns, Chairman of The Australian Ballet School, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Awards...

2016 Genée winners. Photo by Winkipop Media, courtesy of the Royal Academy of Dance.

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2016 Genée gold medal winners Joshua Price and Maeve Nolan

Competing in prestigious international competitions is an important step for many young dancers heading for a career in ballet. One of the...

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Kathryn McCormick & Tate McRae at VDF this March!

Victorian Dance Festival has just announced that US and Canadian dance stars Kathryn McCormick and Tate McRae will both be appearing at...

Tao Dance Theater in '6'. Photo by Andreas Nilsson.

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Tao Dance Theater: The body of desire

On a cool winter day in Beijing, choreographer and philosopher Tao Ye is taking time out from rehearsals to tease apart the...

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Dancenorth celebrates a phenomenal year

Dancenorth has experienced phenomenal success in 2016, and the company is not slowing down, with a focus on festivals and touring taking...

Royal Academy of Dance Artistic Director

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New Royal Academy of Dance Artistic Director begins in January

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is regarded as one of the world’s most influential dance education organisations. Its exams set standards...

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Best dance films for your holiday movie night

Call up your besties. Stock up on popcorn. Pull out the comfy couch and your best lounge pyjamas. Turn off the phone....

Nicola Gunn's 'Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster'. Photo by Zan Wimberley.

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2017 Dance Massive program announced

Dance Massive, a contemporary dance program in Melbourne that showcases the work of both established and up-and-coming choreographers, has just announced its...

Choreographers Djakapurra Munyarryun, Elma Kris and Kaine Sultan Babij for Bangarra Dance Theatre's 'ONES COUNTRY'. Photo by Edward Mulvihill.

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Bangarra Dance Theatre welcomes 2017 with new works

After a challenging 2016, including the sad death of the company’s Music Director David Page, Bangarra Dance Theatre is kicking off the...

The Dream Dance Company in 'The Secret Society'. Photo by JoeBananasNY Photography.

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Dream Dance Company: From TV to snowballs

“It’s the longest apprenticeship in the world,” declares Marko Panzic, dancer, choreographer and the man behind the Sydney-based Dream Dance Company. He...