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The Fonteyn 2024 winners. Photo by Martin Bell.

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...

Alison McWhinney. Photo by Laurent Liotardo.

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The homecoming of Australian-born dancer Alison McWhinney

In a significant move since assuming the role of Artistic Director at Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the homecoming of Australian-born...

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...

David Yow. Photo courtesy of Asian Grand Prix.

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David Yow at International Summer School: Inspiration and awareness

It is sometimes said that dance, like other artforms, is unforgiving. As a dancer, one is never complete; and for a young...

NZSD Classical Ballet Students in studio performance. Photo by Julia Forsyth.

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World Ballet School Day celebrates a new generation of dance artists

The World Ballet School Day 2021 organising committee has announced that the second annual World Ballet School Day (WBSD) will be streamed online at www.worldballetschoolday.com on Saturday 13 November throughout the day....

World Ballet School Day. Photo by Arnaud Stephenson.

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The inaugural World Ballet School Day: Training a new generation of artists

The Australian Ballet School has announced that it will be participating in the inaugural World Ballet School Day (WBSD), which will be...

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The journey to ballerina

Two dancers and their mothers share their stories of gaining entry into two of the world’s most prestigious ballet schools. Indiana Scott...

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Inspire, aspire, ignite: McDonald College’s International Summer School

Inspire; Aspire; Ignite. Those are the words used to describe the International Summer School’s (ISS) key training programs. Established by the McDonald...