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AUSTRALIAN DANCE WEEK

Dance 16 Mar, 2009

Australian Dance Week raises the profile and focuses on the values, importance and the many cultural contributions of dance to the Australian community. Originating from lunch time performances held in Sydney over 20 years ago, Australian Dance Week has grown into a national, annual… Read Article

OLD SCHOOL MUSICAL WITH AN AWESOME CAST

Musical Theatre 13 Mar, 2009

DanceLife went along to the opening night of Guys and Dolls in Sydney last night. Not knowing a huge amount about the show I went with an open mind. Guys and Dolls is your traditional old school musical which made all the couples over 60 have their feet tapping. The show is very tightly produc… Read Article

AUSSIES BEST CHOREOGRAPHERS IN ONE PLACE

Dance 13 Mar, 2009

Wow! What a month it has been. As a co-director of the Australian Dance Festival (12-14th June 2009), I have been spending the last month interviewing choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance! For those of you who don’t know, the Australian Dance Festival (ADF) is providing d… Read Article

BELIEF VS FAME

Dance 12 Mar, 2009

While SYTYCD is a great platform for choreographers to increase their profile and have their work seen, there are a number of restrictions placed on choreographers including style and song. The creative team have a very strong opinion on what they want and this doesn’t always was… Read Article

THE DISCO BUS ARRIVES IN LONDON

Musical Theatre 11 Mar, 2009

Hit Australian musical Priscilla is performing their first show (previews) right now at London’s Palace Theatre, ahead of a March 23 opening night. The show, which premiered in Sydney in 2006, is based on the 1994 film of the same name and focuses on three drag queens who make their… Read Article

CONFIRMED MIA COMES DOWN UNDER

Workshops 6 Mar, 2009

MIA MICHAELS will be making a trip to Australia to host a series of workshops. All the details are here www.dancedownunder.com.au Workshops are $250 for 4 hours with the dance mastermind.… Read Article

YOU CAN'T STOP THE BEAT

Musical Theatre 6 Mar, 2009

It is being strongly rumoured that a production of the hit Broadway musical Hairspray will land in Australia in 2010, potentially ending years of speculation. Could this be the big dance musical that John Frost was talking about in oDanceLife’s Exclusive interview with him? The… Read Article

SPARRO AND HIS BOYS ROCK HARBOUR 09

Dance 4 Mar, 2009

Rising Aussie music sensation Sam Sparro headlined Mardi Gras’ Harbour ’09 party on Sunday at the Sydney Harbour foreshore. Sam was surrounded by an abundance of male dancers that certainly made the crowd go wild. Choreographer and Performer Leah Howard whipped the boys… Read Article

BIG BLUE WHALE A WINNER

Musical Theatre 3 Mar, 2009

Congratulations to Short Sweet+Dance Week 1 choreographer Miranda Wheen Winner of Judges Choice Week 1-Most Outstanding Choreography For her work titled ‘How to understand how big a blue whale’ is “Mesmerising talent… fiery, sexy… soaring, almos… Read Article

PENNY AND THE GIRLS

Dance 3 Mar, 2009

Topless photos have emerged of So You Think You Can Dance favourite Penny Higgs. Producers of the series were shocked to learn Zoo Weekly magazine was set to publish revealing snaps of the contestant, one of which shows Higgs on all fours with nothing but bikini bottoms on. A spokesperson… Read Article