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Queensland Ballet Academy student Xavier Xué Barriga. Photo courtesy of Queensland Ballet.

Queensland Ballet Academy student selected for Prix de Lausanne 2025

The Queensland Ballet Academy has announced that one of its students, Xavier Xué Barriga, has been selected to compete in the prestigious...

The Fonteyn 2024 winners. Photo by Martin Bell.

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Royal Academy of Dance announces winners of The Fonteyn 2024

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced the medallists of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2024 final, which took place...

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Meet the 16 Australians selected for The Fonteyn 2024

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the 16 talented Australian semi-finalists who have been selected to compete in The...

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José Alves completes the judging panel for The Fonteyn 2024

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced that former leading artist with Ballet Black José Alves will be joining the panel...

The Fonteyn 2023. Photo by Martin Bell, courtesy of Royal Academy of Dance.

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Royal Academy of Dance’s The Fonteyn comes to London in 2024

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced that its flagship event, The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, will head to London...

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Lisa Pavane steps down as director of The Australian Ballet School

The Director of The Australian Ballet School, Lisa Pavane, has announced that she is stepping down after almost a decade in the...

Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM with Artists of Houston Ballet rehearsing 'Sylvia'. Photo by Amitava Sarkar, courtesy of Houston Ballet.

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Sydney Eisteddfod winners head to Houston Ballet

The very first Sydney Eisteddfod was held at the Sydney Town Hall in 1933. In a city impacted by the Great Depression,...

Darrion Sellman. Photo by Alice Blangero.

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The Fonteyn competition medallists: Where are they now?

The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition, named after famed ballerina Margot Fonteyn DBE, also the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)’s longest serving...

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Iconic Sydney Eisteddfod celebrates its 90th year

The Sydney Eisteddfod is thrilled to be opening for its 90th year of showcasing young talent in the arts. The beloved performing...

Lincoln Sharp, Eliza Wenham and Austen McDonald. Photo by Renate Hechter PureDynamics Photography.

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Prix de Lausanne: An experience of a lifetime

This year’s 48th Prix de Lausanne held during 2 – 9 February, with Finals on 8 February, showcased some of the world’s most promising...

Poppi Eccleston (Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy). Photo by Ryan Kettle at Move Photography.

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48th Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition is on

It’s that time of year! The 48th Prix de Lausanne, held 2 – 9 February, with Finals on 8 February, is upon...

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Hyo Shimizu wins City of Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Scholarship

The prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod ballet scholarship has been won this year by 16-year-old Hyo Shimizu. This is his first year in the...

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Australian dancers compete in Genée International Ballet Competition in Lisbon

This week, dancers are hard at work in the studio, taking class, receiving private coaching on their solos in preparation for competition...

2015 YAGP Senior Finalist Austen Acevedo. Photo courtesy of YAGP

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2016 YAGP winners announced in NYC

The 2016 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) concluded this past week at the celebrated competition’s finals held in New York City. Young...

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Genée International Ballet Competition Returns to London Announcing New Bursary Scheme

By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. The Genée International Ballet Competition, affectionately known as the “Genée” is one of the most prestigious competitions in...

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