All posts tagged "WAAPA"

Speaking with Lydia Pedrana: Using our dance training in other fantastic careers

Lydia Pedrana began dancing at two-and-a-half years old at Dubbo Ballet Studio. Dancing became more than a hobby when she accepted a...

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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...

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Awake to the challenge! Chanel Cahill talks Dream Dance Company

Sometimes the obvious pun is just too hard to resist, so let’s get it out of the way right now. Twenty-year-old dancer...

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

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WAAPA dancers rise to the challenge

In Rise, the talented student dancers of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) reach new artistic heights in neo-classical and...

Musical Theatre Audition Masterclass by WAAPA

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Master the Music Theatre Audition with WAAPA

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) will soon host its annual Music Theatre Audition Masterclass Tour, coming to Melbourne, Sydney,...

Dancing child for Maths Through Movement. Photo courtesy of Rachael Bott.

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Dance Teacher Resources

Maths Through Movement: Creative Moves WA combines Dance with Maths

It’s widely accepted that dance has many benefits beyond physical fitness and artistic expression. Improved cognitive function and memory, problem-solving skills and...

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Welcoming Contemporary Dance Company of Western Australia!

By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Over the past 20 years, the contemporary dance industry has seen a strong dominance in full-time companies...

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Dancer Health

The realities of rehab after dance injury misdiagnosis

By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Often for young dancers, injury is never considered in our plans. On top of this, a...

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Everything Matters: Australian Dance Theatre’s Scott Ewen

By Ben Marton of Dance Informa. Garry Stewart’s Australian Dance Theatre is preparing to celebrate 50 years of terpsichorean splendour, preceded by...

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Siobhan Ginty: Commercial Dancer to Creative Team

In an interview with Dance Informa, Siobhan Ginty talks about her career transitions. By Vanessa Ronan-Pearce of Dance Informa. Whether you have...

LINK Dance Company offers viable option to graduates

By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. In operation since 2002, LINK Dance Company provides an Honours program attached to the Western Australian...

Paea Leach’s new work for Chunky Move

By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. “I wanted to begin from or return to an almost empty idea for creating a work....

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Interviews

ADT’s newest dancer Jake McLarnon

By Elle Evangelista of Dance Informa. Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) is gearing up to turn 50 in 2015, making them the longest-running...

Interviews

Gretel Scarlett: Playing Sandy in ‘Grease’

By Grace Edwards of Dance Informa. When I first spy Gretel Scarlett, she is standing in the foyer of Moat Cafe, pre-styled...

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Making the Most of your Full Time Dance Graduation

BEST OF 2013: A favourite article from the January Edition By Rebecca Martin of Dance Informa. After all the blood, sweat, tears,...

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Training Outside of the Larger Centres

By Rain Francis. Starting to think about full-time dance training? Now more than ever there are some fantastic options out there –...

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Remember When You Moved That Way?

Dance is all about movement. Or is it more like memory? Perth-based choreographer Sue Peacock takes time to reflect on this in...