Dance Australia

BENEDICTE Bemet, the featured artist in this issue, knew she wanted to dance from the time she was a toddler. It is a common story among dancers – their passion envelopes them from an early age. Many of the graduates interviewed in this issue make th

IN a major world premiere, the West Australian Ballet will present a new work on the life and art of the legendary Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent Van Gogh. An all-Dutch creative team will create the ballet, with choreographer Wubkje Kuinders

RAEWYN Hill, Co3's artistic director, has revealed that her next mainstage production will be Archives of the Invisible, inspired by the Dante's Divine Comedy. The late medieval poet Dante Alighieri is recognised as the father of Italian language and

Tell us a little about your history with the Moulin Rouge? After 16 years on stage [after joining at age 22], doing every role possible and as a dance captain, I was offered the position of Ballet Mistress in 1997, helping to guide the Moulin through

It is amid the chaotic vitality of the Sydney Opera House green room that my video call with Australian Ballet Principal Benedicte Bemet takes place. At the time, Bemet has just finished the Sydney season of Don Quixote, dancing the role of Kitri for

THE awarding of Taryn Brumfitt as Australian of the Year has brought to the fore the crisis among young people of self-hatred and psychological damage due to unhealthy body image. Body dysmorphia and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have

HAT is contemporary dance technique? It’s a seemingly benign question, but for many dancers, attempting to explain modern and contemporary ways of moving through the loaded term “technique” is frustrating, limiting and altogether too rigid. Contempor

Inspiration on tour Brett Morgan, OAM, the artistic director of the National College of Dance in Newcastle, has a passion for giving all kids, whether living in the regions or the fringes, the same opportunities as those growing up in the city centre

108 Bourke Street WOOLLOOMOOLOO 2011 P: 02 9358 2677 0414 337 624 (Hilary Kaplan) 0411 707 419 (Archibald McKenzie) E: alegriadance@bigpond.com W: www.alegria.com.au Alegria successfully prepares full-time students for professional careers in classi

9/46 Smith Street SOUTHPORT 4215 P: 07 5591 7027E: info@vaganova.com.auW: www.vaganova.com.au The Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy (ABDA) offers elite training in classical ballet, providing talented dance students with the necessary coaching and perf

4/2 Bromham Place RICHMOND 3121 P: 0472730018E: info@aacballet.comW: www.aacballet.com Australian Academy of Classical Ballet is for students aged 5 and up. The school is focused on achieving exceptional standards of dance. We believe in nurturing c

Did your original career aim change from when you started your studies to when you graduated? I still remember the moment I fell in love with ballet. The feeling of your soul connecting to music and making you want to “just dance”. I loved pointe sho

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225 Swan Street RICHMOND 3121 P: 03 9429 9492E: dancefac@netspace.net.auW: www.dancefactory.com.au Dance Factory has set the standard for Dance training courses since 1985. Its graduates have graced the stages of Australia, Asia, Broadway and the We

Did your original career aim change from when you started your studies to when you graduated? Yes. I originally joined Transit Dance to get back into a healthy routine and a sense of life purpose. I had “quit” dance for two years prior to enrolling,

What was one of the main life-lessons you learnt through your full-time studies? One of the main life-lessons I learnt was to have empathy and care for my body. As a vessel which is going to carry you through the intense emotional and physical experi

What is the main overall lesson you learnt? I learnt that I was on a journey. That the in-between moments, or the present moments, were important rather than the destination. It sounds like a cliché but I feel like this related to me in a few differe

University of Melbourne, Southbank Campus 3006 P: 13 MELB (6352) E: go.unimelb.edu.au/3jij W: finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) – This 3-year full time program develops kinetically strong, culturally and conceptually aware

How did you cope physically with the demands of the workload? Over the course of my training with Queensland Ballet Academy we had many safe dance classes and sessions with the wellbeing and health team on how to cope physically with the demands of t

10 Wannan Street HIGHETT 3190 P: 0457 131 320 E: accounts@janemooreballet.com.au W: www.janemooreballet.com.au The Jane Moore Academy of Ballet is committed to training and developing young dancers, supporting and encouraging them to achieve their g

Unit 2/27 Laurence Rd WALLISTON 6076 P: 0438 673 212 W: www.kbba.com.au The Kim Baker Ballet Academy is recognised as one of the leading ballet training academies in Western Australia and offers the Professional Training Full Time Specialist Course

Levels 1 and 2 – 43 Adelaide Street BRISBANE CBD 4000 P: 0401468991 E: courses@maddance.com.au W: www.maddance.com.au Mad Dance House is interested in guiding dancers to understand what it takes to forge a sustainable career for themselves. More tha

17 George Street NORTH STRATHFIELD 2137 P: 02 9752 0500 or 02 9752 0507 E: registrar@mcdonald.nsw.edu.auW: www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au The McDonald College is an independent, non-denominational, co-educational Kindergarten – Year 12 school. We specialis

A dancer learns many things while they are studying, and it’s not just about executing steps. Lily Babbage, who studied at the Qld College of Dance in Kedron in Brisbane, learnt confidence – in herself and in her dancing. “During my first year I had

151 Young Road LAMBTON 2299 P: 02 4952 9294 E: Vicki@nationalcollegeofdance.comW: www.nationalcollegeofdance.com With more than 35 full time students gracing our hallways, the National College of Dance’s full-time programs, not only have an outstand

39-59 Green Street PRAHRAN 3181 P: 03 9214 6975E: info@nica.com.auW: nica.com.au NICA equips students with the skills, networks and knowledge to establish a career on the world stage of circus and physical theatre through immersive and experiential

WELLINGTON P: +64 4 381 9252E: dance@nzschoolofdance.ac.nzW: www.nzschoolofdance.ac.nz The full-time tertiary programmes offered by the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) are aimed at developing the qualities essential for professional dancers: stro

61 Musk Avenue KELVIN GROVE 4059 P: 07 3552 9333 E: admin@qaci.eq.edu.au W: qaci.eq.edu.au The Queensland Academies Creative Industries (QACI) Campus is a proudly inclusive community of innovative and creative thinkers who seek opportunities to igni

26 Glentanna Street KEDRON 4031 P: 07 3733 0900 E: qcd@qldcollegeofdance.com.au W: www.queenslandcollegeofdance. com.au At Queensland College of Dance, our focus is on creating real world opportunities for students striving for a career in the Dance

27-31 Camberwell Road HAWTHORN EAST 3123 P: 03 9882 5378E: admin.rca@icloud.comW: www.russianchoreographicacademy.com The Russian Choreographic Academy brings highest quality International teachers to Australia from Russia and Europe. Our Vaganova t

80 Waverly Road, MALVERN EAST, MELBOURNE 3145 P: 0420 249 833 E: info@scimmdance.com.au W: www.scimmdance.com.au/preprofessional-fulltime Scimm. Dance Pre-Professional (CUA40120) Certificate IV in Dance Course duration of 12 months*Our nationally re