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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...

Remi Wörtmeyer. Photo by Jennifer Zmuda.

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Remi Wörtmeyer steps into artistic directorship at BalletMet, Ohio

After a significant career as a principal dancer with The Australian Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, presenting in other mediums such as...

Kateryna Chebykina as Odette and the Corps de Ballet of The United Ukrainian Ballet in 'Swan Lake'. Photo by Ben Vella.

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Australian Dance Reviews

Keeping culture alive: The United Ukrainian Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’

Darling Harbour Theatre, ICC, Sydney.29 October 2022. In February, the war in Ukraine broke out, and the instability in the country has...

50th Anniversary RAD Awards. Photo by Belinda Strodder.

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SA RAD Awards celebrates 50 years

Global dance education organisation the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) celebrated 50 years of its annual Awards programme in Adelaide on Sunday...

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West Australian Ballet announces 70th anniversary season

In 2022, Australia’s oldest professional ballet company, West Australian Ballet, will celebrate its 70th anniversary with an ambitious program featuring a number of...

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Dance 2020: Our most anticipated dance shows of the year

2020 promises to be another busy and creative year for Australia’s legion of dancers, dancelovers and creatives. In the mix includes the...

Australian Classical Youth Ballet. Photo by Peter Riley.

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Australian Classical Youth Ballet: Opening up classical ballet for young South Australians

For a young, aspiring ballet dancer, there is nothing quite like the opportunity to work in a professional context, to be part...

Het Nationale Ballet's Remi Wörtmeyer in 'Symphony in Three Movements'. Photo by Angela Sterling.

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Dance Teacher Resources

An ode to dance teachers: We are forever grateful

Dance teachers give, give, give. They share their knowledge, passion and joy, which become not only necessary as we grow technically as...

Nadia Yanowsky in William Forsythe's 'In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated'. Photo Angela Sterling.

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New Zealand Dance News – November 2017

Find out what’s happening in New Zealand dance news this month! Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) dancer Madeleine Graham and UK-based New Zealand choreographer Corey...

Queensland Ballet's Alexander Idaszak. Photo by David Kelly.

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Queensland Ballet’s Alexander Idaszak promoted to demi-soloist

Just before Christmas 2016 and on the final performance of Queensland Ballet’s seasonal run of The Nutcracker, company dancer Alexander Idaszak was...

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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Australian Conservatoire of Ballet presents ‘Sleeping Beauty’

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. This month, the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet (ACB) takes to one of the country’s most important...

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Dance Advice

Making the transition from student to professional – A ballet perspective

By Kym King of Dance Informa. For classical dancers graduating from full-time training institutions, employment options within Australia include the possibility of...