Dance Australia

A PERFECT FIT

DIRECTOR

“THERE are a few times in your career where you see a perfect fit."

In the early 2000s, Bec Dundas (then Bec Jones) was in intense ballet training with Robbyn Garrett Doyle and Terry Simpson in Adelaide. Her interest in contemporary dance was tweaked with a workshop with Jo Lloyd and an excursion to see Chunky Move perform Tense Dave in Year 11/12 Dance. There was no youth dance company in Adelaide then, so through her exposure to Chunky Move she found a new world where she felt she would fit. "I wanted to roll on the floor, experiment with my body, test my limits and see where those capacities transform into theatre."

She undertook a Bachelor of Dance Performance at Adelaide College of the Arts (AC Arts) where she worked with many "really interesting" people including Jo Stone

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