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Move Through Life's mature company. Photo courtesy of Move Through Life Dance Studio.

Move Through Life’s 2021 season: Body and age diversity in Adelaide dance scene

Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes, so when the Facebook page of Adelaide-based dance company for adults Move Through Life (MTL) got trolled...

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Ausdance National: The sign says CLOSED

Change is frequently difficult. A deeply ingrained ‘status quo bias’ makes business as usual a much easier option than anything which disrupts...

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Taking the ballet body forward

Last month, we asked, “Is ballet future proof?” This month, we dig deeper, and ponder what comes next for an artform sandwiched...

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So dance doesn’t dance anymore?

There is a blackboard wall in a foyer at a specialist dance venue just north of the river in Melbourne, Australia, where...

Jo McDonald (left), founder of Move Through Life. Photo by Sasha Pazeski.

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Whose mum spends two grand a week on dance?

How much is your passion worth to you, and what are you prepared to risk for it? For most of us, the...

A class at Elancé Adult Ballet School. Photo by Jim McDonagh.

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Adult classes in Australia: Learning to dance at any age

“You haven’t got anything to dance about until you’re over 35 anyway.” – Bert Balladine. “Young people can dance steps, but you have...

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Planting the Seeds of your Career: 15 tips for tertiary dance students and new graduates

So you have been accepted into a tertiary dance program, or you’re about to graduate. Maybe you’ve even just graduated. Perhaps you...

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8 ways to support creativity in your dance students

As a dance teacher, you have responsibility for teaching a lot of different skills to your students. There is technique, of course,...

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A Bold Move Results in Amazing Dance Development Opportunity

By Jo McDonald of Dance Informa. As a dance artist, one of the biggest challenges to finding new work is finding space. ...

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I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet: Flare Dance Co.

By Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. How can you keep the dance alive when the industry passes you by or just isn’t...

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Deborah Searle Scholarship Winners Rise to the Top

By Ben Marton for Dance Informa. As the curtain falls upon an arduous (but no less rewarding) process of selection for Move...

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Move Through Life’s Scholarship Program: A Countdown and a Final Equation

By Ben Marton. It is a simple matter of an equal sign. And one would not think the works of Stephen King...

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Don’t Hold Back, Never Stop Moving: Scholarship Opportunity

Applications are now open for the Deborah Searle Scholarship Program with Move Through Life, closing 20 May 2014. More info at www.movethroughlife.org.au/scholarship.htm....