Dance Australia

ANOUK’S CHUNKY MOVE

ANOUK van Dijk directed Chunky Move for seven years. Before then she was based in her homeland of Holland and had mainly worked in Europe. I asked her if she had any observations or comparisons she would like to make about the local scene.

She replied that she finds the dance in Australia has a slower pace than in Europe, perhaps reflecting our

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