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Peggy van Praagh Choreographic Fellowship

Dance 23 May, 2019

$10,000 Scholarship for Mid-Career Choreographers from Ausdance Applications Close May 31st Ausdance National invites eligible choreographers who can demonstrate the value of the fellowship to their own choreographic development, practice or career to submit an expression of i… Read Article

AHA Awards Results

Dance 2 May, 2019

2019 Alana Haines Australasian Awards Cash and Prizes Worth $460,000 Awarded to Young Dancers The biennial Alana Haines Australasian (AHA) Awards ballet competition was held at the Opera House Wellington over the Easter weekend Thursday 18th – Monday 22nd April 2019. Six hundred yo… Read Article

Aussie Wins YAGP Title

Dance 25 Apr, 2019

Grace Carroll Wins Senior Womens Group in New York Youth America Grand Prix 2019 Last week, over 1,000 young ballet dancers gathered in New York City for the Youth America Grand Prix finals. Aside from the experience and prestige from participating at the finals, the young hopefuls rece… Read Article

QBs Masters Series Triple Bill Brilliance

Dance 19 Apr, 2019

Two of Ballet’s Best and a World Premiere Feature in Queensland Ballet’s Triple Bill Master Series: Balanchine, Kylian and McIntyre  Every now and then, in any artform, a rare thing happens: a creative comes along whose work truly changes the way we see things and irrevoca… Read Article

AUDITION | Central Dance Company

Auditions 29 Mar, 2019

Central Dance Company 2019 Production AUDITION Sunday 14th April @ NAISDA Dance College, Kariong NSW Central Dance Company, based on the NSW Central Coast, is celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2019. Each year Central Dance Company selects a cast of talented dancers to partic… Read Article

RAD New Director

Dance 21 Mar, 2019

Royal Academy of Dance Announces New Director Former Dancer Rebecca Taylor Joins in June The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has appointed Rebecca Taylor as National Director in Australia. Taylor, who is currently Head of Strategy and Projects, Performing Arts at Sydney Opera House, wil… Read Article

2019 Alana Haines Awards

Dance 21 Feb, 2019

Biennial NZ Ballet Competition Returns Over Easter 2019 Alana Haines Australasian Awards The Alana Haines Australasian Awards biennial dance festival returns this Easter at the Wellington Opera House. The competition which has drawn 670 young dance competitors from across the Aus… Read Article

Ballet Meets Street Dance

DanceGiveaways 15 Feb, 2019

Masters of Choreography Launch World Tour After Sold Out West End London Season Beats On Pointe PLUS! … WIN TIX! We have 2x double passes to give away to 2 lucky random winners to see Beats On Pointe on Friday 1st March at The Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne. To enter, send in your name,… Read Article

Prix de Lausanne Winners

Dance 15 Feb, 2019

Results of the 47th Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition Australian Dancer Reaches Finals Thousands of spectators have followed the 47th Prix de Lausanne Finals at the Beaulieu Theater in Lausanne, Switzerland, and online through the live streaming this year. Among… Read Article

Diana de Vos Ballet Awards

Dance 6 Dec, 2018

Royal Academy of Dance’s Inaugural Diana de Vos Awards Winners Announced in WA Event The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the winners of its annual ballet Awards Day in Western Australia which only this year was named after local dance figure Diana de Vos-Beck… Read Article