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Transit Dance appoints Jayden Hicks as Associate Director

Transit Dance has announced the appointment of Jayden Hicks as its Associate Director after the company witnessed unprecedented growth with the return...

Transit High School Academy students on stage in BPM. Photo by Paul Malek.

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Transit High School Academy: A high school for dancers

If you could dream of your ideal schooling environment, it would be dancing around the clock, right? Transit High School Academy is the secondary...

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Zooming in on the moral hazard of digitised dance

Is the dance studio sector having its digital disruption moment? As a confluence of pandemic and video streaming impacts the traditional market...

Xander Soh outside his Rowvilee home. Photo by Paul Malek.

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Origins Dance Company prepares for online performance season

Origins Dance Company by Transit Dance is keeping the artistic spirit alive by embracing the current social distancing restrictions and turning what...

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Awareness through movement and body: Zoee Marsh

Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) (to be held April 3-5, 2020, Batman Royale, Melbourne) is once again set to be a huge hit....

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Community and connection: VDF Artistic Director Yvette Lee

The Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) is one event we’re always excited for, and Energetiks VDF 2020 is no exception. A weekend of masterclasses,...

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It’s not too late to audition for Transit Origins Academy, new high school alternative

Transit Dance has recently held auditions for its new high school alternative for talented dancers, Transit Origins Academy. This program was developed for...

Come Together Dance Convention at Mantra on View

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Dance Teacher Resources

It’s time to “come together” for dance education

Come Together Dance Convention will soon return to the Mantra on View in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. This convention gives dance teachers,...

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SA Dance Festival: A festival to bring the dance community together

Collaboration over competition. That’s the ethos behind the South Australian (SA) Dance Festival, which will be held over the June long weekend...

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Travis Wall: It’s finally happening

Dancers all across Australia are anticipating the tour of contemporary dance idol Travis Wall, thanks to Dance Informa and Energetiks. Wall is...

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Federal government cuts financial assistance for diploma level dance students

A week ago, Dance Informa got an email from a distressed parent, after her daughter had to pull out of her WAAPA dance...

Karen Malek teaching. Photo by Paul Malek.

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Victorian Dance Festival Patron Karen Malek is beyond an inspiration

There was a time, some years ago, when Karen Malek could have gone to The Australian Ballet School. Inspired and encouraged by...

Transit Dance Diploma Second Year Tiffany Hislop. Photo by Paul Malek.

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Tr.IPP toward professional practice: A new course at Transit Dance

Paul Malek, a former So You Think You Can Dance mentor, leads Transit Dance, a full time, professional and pre-professional contemporary dance...

New Artistic Director of Victorian Dance Festival

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Yvette Lee to take the reigns as Artistic Director of VDF

The Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival has announced its new Artistic Director – commercial dance choreographer and adored VDF instructor Yvette Lee! This artistic powerhouse...