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SYTYCD TOUR IS HAPPENING

Dance 29 Mar, 2009

Commencing July 2 in Cairns, the tour will feature all the sensational Top Ten dancers – Amy Campbell (Sydney), Ben Veitch (Gold Coast), B.J. Rorke (Sydney), Charlie Bartley (Sydney), Gianne Abbott (Brisbane), Katrina Risteska (Sydney), Loredo Malcolm (Melbourne), Penny Hi… Read Article

NEW MELBOURNE COMPANY

Dance 29 Mar, 2009

Vertical Shadows, a contemporary jazz company, is Australia’s newest company dedicated to giving work to the contemporary jazz industry. Using the words “contemporary jazz ” very loosely, Vertical Shadows explores many different styles and entertainment ave… Read Article

BID ON BOOK TO HELP FLOOD VICTIMS

Dance 29 Mar, 2009

The delightful Kristy Johnson has taken it upon herself to help out the flood victims in QLD by getting the SYTYCD book signed by all the contestants and then getting people to bid on it with the highest bidder winning the book plus helping out the flood victims. It’s a win win situati… Read Article

PENNY GOES HOME

Dance 26 Mar, 2009

I’m sure you have all seen the ad for SYTYCD this week which mentions that a contestant was forced to leave the competition. The rumour is that Penny broke her wrist so she is out and Gianne is back in the competition. Poor Penny! She was doing so well. Unfortunately injury is part of a d… Read Article

MTV AWARDS ALL ABOUT DANCE

Dance 26 Mar, 2009

The MTV Awards are on tomorrow night and even though the event is being scaled back due to the fact that no one has any money there will be some very hot dance routines on stage. Adam Williams (pictured) has choreographed the opening number with Pete Wentz and Kelley Abbey has choreographed… Read Article

HIP HOP FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND

Workshops 24 Mar, 2009

DanceLife caught up with the Artistic Director of Platform 2 Hip Hop Festival and Trav Ross the other day to chat about the Hip Hop Festival happening this weekend at CarriageWorks. CarriageWorks’ high-powered, 2-day Hip Hop Festival is happening on the 27th and 28th March, at Sy… Read Article

THE PROCESS – CHOREOGRAPHERS

Dance 20 Mar, 2009

How does Fremantle and Channel 10 pick the choreographers you see on SYTYCD? Well with the help of the Choreography Consultant Juliette Verne (owner of Urban Dance Centre in Sydney). Basically choreographers are able to submit routines and concepts in around November for considerati… Read Article

ROADTRIP WITH NACHO? ANYONE?

Dance 20 Mar, 2009

Channel 10 and the Sponsors of SYTYCD are loving Nacho Pop. You see him interviewing the contestants after they perform and he’s everywhere on the mobile content so where else could they squeeze to get a little more from the Aussie dancer with the American accent… ah yes, a r… Read Article

NOW CASTING – DANCE ACADEMY TEEN DRAMA

Auditions 19 Mar, 2009

The ABC is producing a new teen drama called ‘Dance Academy’. The story sounds very similar to ‘Fame’ as is sure to provide us with some great viewing! They are currently looking for the 6 lead characters. This show is going to be a big deal. They are producing 26 x half hour epis… Read Article

THE RESULTS – SHORT SWEET + DANCE

Musical Theatre 19 Mar, 2009

Short Sweet + Dance is over for another year. A huge congratulations goes to all the choreographers and performers who participated in this year’s festival. DanceLife saw a few performances and was blown away by not only the talent but the diversity of concepts. The festival allo… Read Article