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SWANNING AROUND WITH QUEENSLAND BALLET

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

Queensland Dance School of Excellence student, Bianca Watts, has been engaged as an understudy for Queensland Ballet’s up-coming production of Swan Lake. Bianca was recently invited by Robyn Klaus, Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Associate, to participate in classes w… Read Article

START ME UP – INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA LINGOTTI

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

The Talent Development Project’s (TDP) START ME UP Concert showcases young Australian talent in a spectacular evening of song, launching the best singers and songwriters from New South Wales public schools alongside some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry.… Read Article

DANCELIFE INTERVIEWS NIGEL TURNER-CARROLL FROM WEST SIDE STORY

Musical Theatre 8 Jun, 2010

DanceLife Australia interviews Nigel Turner-Carroll who plays Bernardo in the upcoming Australia production of West Side Story. Nigel is a recent graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts three year acting degree. Whilst at NIDA he played lead roles in Roy Williamson̵… Read Article

CAN YOU IMAGINE – By Jeff Withers

Dance 6 Jun, 2010

Would I be right in assuming that every one of you have a vision – a vision of the dancer you believe is everything you could be? I expect you have dreamed and imagined what it would be like to be that dancer. However, have you ever really thought about it from the opposite direction? How… Read Article

DON'T DIS THE WEST

Dance 4 Jun, 2010

Coming from Sydney’s west myself, I’ve always had a keen interest in what dancers out that way are achieving in dance. Let me tell you they are doing damn well. Gone are the days when there are only a very small amount of reputable dance studios where you can train, most of them b… Read Article

HAIRSPRAY 2 SCRAPPED

Musical Theatre 4 Jun, 2010

Sorry, Musical Fans: Hairspray 2 has been pronounced dead. Choreographer Adam Shankman – who directed the 2007 revival of John Waters’ campy movie musical – has confirmed that plans for a sequel to the warmly-received flick have been dropped by executives at New Li… Read Article

YOU CAN’T SPELL GUIDANCE WITHOUT DANCE – By Chris Horsey

Dance 4 Jun, 2010

The amount of dance related television shows around the world is on the increase. I arrived home in Australia just a few weeks ago having been invited to appear as a special guest performer on a British based dance competition for television, ‘Got To Dance’ for Sky1 UK. I choreograp… Read Article

THE ACADEMY OF DANCE HITS OUR SCREENS

Latest News 2 Jun, 2010

ABC’s new drama Dance Academy debuts on Monday night with a story line that was very similar to the film Center Stage. Country-girl Tara Webster travelled to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It’s a tumultuous week as she realises her dream o… Read Article

MARY STARTS REHEARSALS

Musical Theatre 2 Jun, 2010

Mary Poppins is into their official day three of rehearsals today down in Melbourne and all seems to be going swimmingly well. The cast are super keen and the creatives are having a fabulous time working with us talented Aussies. BroadwayWorld.com claims the Australian production is am… Read Article

PSYDE TAKE HOME THE CROWN

Dance 31 May, 2010

DanceLife posted a article a few months ago on the Psyde Project. We are happy to announce that this young and fresh hip hop crew has done Australia proud by winning the New York leg of the World of Dance Tour which was held on 29 May. CONGRATULATIONS!! The World of Dance Tour is the largest U.S… Read Article