Dance Australia

I S it important for a dance student to take choreography as a subject, even if they have no ambition to be a choreographer? There a few reasons why I would answer “yes” to this question. For starters, it is commonplace for dancers to be asked to con

MARRUGEKU, the resident company at Carriageworks in Sydney, will present a new intercultural production in August, charged with political and cultural content. Called Le Dernier Appel (The Last Cry), the artists of Marrugeku will combine with artists

DANCE Australia readers will have a rare opportunity to see a live recording of The Fairy’s Kiss (La Basier de la Fée) by legendary British choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan, performed by Scottish Ballet. The performance was captured on stage

INCREASINGLY, Australian dance companies are providing opportunities for their dancers to exercise their creative muscles by staging seasons of work by emerging choreographers. Last issue we focused on classical choreographers. This time the spotligh

SOME things never seem to change. Little girls will take up ballet and be adored by all. Little boys will take up ballet and be bullied and ostracised. No matter the claims that as a society we have become more open-minded, more educated about the ar

Dust Kyle Page, Artistic Director of Townsville-based contemporary dance company, Dancenorth, has been hard at work since the birth of his son Jasper in March last year, premiering and touring multi-award-winning Attractor, directing and choreographi

PREDICTING the future is the best way to look foolish. Just ask the hundreds of doomsday prophets throughout history… we are still here! Yet, for the performing arts to flourish, it helps to anticipate trends… or risk empty seats and a stale product.

Dear Emma, I’ve become so used to wearing warm up layers during classes and rehearsals that I’ve grown nervous about taking them off and revealing my body. What do you recommend? – 19 year-old pre-professional male ballet dancer, SA. Dear Dancer,

IN the last decade or so, we have seen contemporary dance become increasingly acrobatic. Skills based on handstands and cartwheels are commonplace, so contemporary dancers have to be capable and confident with bearing their body weight on the hands.

IT’S “normal” for female dancers not to get their periods, or for them to be irregular, right? Actually, no. It may be common, but we would not regard it as “normal.” There are multiple reasons why hormone balance is extremely important for your over

IN today’s social media powered world, online popularity is key. Australian dancer Jayden Rodrigues has harnessed the potential of this platform through his YouTube channel, which now boasts more than a million subscribers, placing him in the top ech

SEÁN Martin Hingston packed his dance bag and left Australian shores, bound for Broadway, in ’92. While looking to perform on a Broadway stage, his bigger dream was to work with the teams developing new Broadway shows. A quarter of a century later, w

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE JUNE Bold, thought-provoking and a little hard to follow. BANGARRA Dance Theatre’s new production Dark Emu is a bold and thought-provoking work based on the ideas explored by Bruce Pascoe in his book of the same name. Published

DANCE teachers in the vocational education and training (VET) sector have until April 2019 to upgrade their qualifications. Federal Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills, Karen Andrews, announced the new training requirements in 2017

Where were you born and what did your parents do? I was born in Sydney, to parents who are both in show biz. My mother and father met on Channel Nine’s Bandstand, my mother, Joanne, in the ballet with good friend Ross Coleman and my father, Tony, in

Thinking about studying dance full-time? Then this is the publication for you. Inside this guide you will find the outlines of more than 80 courses, from private schools to government tertiary institutions. Dancing from dawn till dusk is of course ev

THE proposed introduction of a “one-stop-shop” for music licensing in Australia is long overdue. The new OneMusic Australia is expected to launch in the first half of 2019 and has been developed, according to the OneMusic Australia website, “to bring

CHOOSING a full-time dance course can feel like an overwhelming task. Browsing this guide, you’ll see an extensive but potentially bewildering array of choices on offer! When creating a shortlist of options, it makes sense to look, initially, at the

IS it important for a dance student to take choreography as a subject, even if they have no ambition to be a choreographer? There a few reasons why I would answer “yes” to this question. For starters, it is commonplace for dancers to be asked to cont

I WAS born and raised in Melbourne and grew up training at some of Melbourne’s most prominent dance and theatre schools. In my earlier years I trained at Centrestage Performing Arts School. During high-school I entered the elite program at Patrick St

MY name is Maddison Faye Weiley and I am currently 18 years old. I am from Newcastle, NSW, and I began to dance when I just three years of age. At first it was definitely just for fun and a sport to do after school, but over the years, as I gained mo

I WAS born in Timaru, NZ. My parents moved my brothers and myself to Mount Isa in Queensland where I spent my early teen years driving them both nuts! Then in my late teens through to my mid-20s I lived on my own in Melbourne, trying to be an adult!

I’m from Eltham, Melbourne, though I have been based in NYC for over six years now and also call it home. I started dancing when I was two years old and moved to Patrick Studios Australia (PSA) at age 13, when it first opened, to be in their first El

MY name is Hannah Nash and I am currently in my first year of study at the English National Ballet School. While I have been living in London for the past year, I’m originally from a small country town outside the Blue Mountains, in rural NSW. My ful

Williamstown, Melbourne. I started my training at the local ballet school with Christine Bowman (Westpointe Ballet Academy), at the age of three. At the age of 15 I was accepted into Australian Conservatoire of Ballet (ACB), in the first year of thei

I’m from Mie, Japan. National Theatre Ballet School in Melbourne. My second year of high school. Yes, it was. I got used to living without my family very quickly but I struggled with language. It was very hard for me to not be able to understand what

I’m from Paynesville, Vic, and trained at the National Theatre Ballet School in (Melbourne). VCE year 11, then I completed my year 12 certificate through Distance Education Centre Victoria while beginning my full time training. Yes it was, it meant t

I AM from Sydney. I was born in Denistone, but now my parents have moved to Mona Vale which is “home” for me now when I visit Australia. I did my full-time training at the Conlan College of Classical Ballet. I had been attending high school at Marist

I’m completing my 2nd Year at the Royal Ballet School, London. Melbourne. I studied full-time at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet from the age of five. I entered the Conservatoire’s specialist half-day program at the age of thirteen. At the end

IN September, 2017, I took the opportunity to further my full-time ballet training by farewelling my family and my life in Australia and moving to Glasgow, Scotland. I am currently studying as a second year student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotl

Dancer/performer on board Royal Caribbean’s ‘Grandeur of the Seas’ . Melbourne. Transit Dance, in their performing arts stream. I successfully completed Year 12 at Melbourne Girls College prior to commencing full-time. I did not have any dance qualif