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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

ROADKILL – PERFORMANCE SPACE

Musical Theatre 2 Mar, 2009

Roadkill is a co-production by Dancenorth and Brisbane Powerhouse. A road trip into the agoraphobia and desolation of the Australian outback, roadkill is situated within the minds of its three performers. It explores their fears and their twisted perceptions of the landscape and its… Read Article

NOVA LOCKS ONTO CRAZY STEPHEN

Dance 27 Feb, 2009

Nova 96.9 has taken a liking to SYTYCD evictee Stephen Tannos after his bicycle dance for his life on Monday night. After re-enacting his performance in a small space at the Nova studios Merrick and Rosso invited Stephen back to the show this week to put together a piece based on themes they… Read Article

WHO GETS WHAT IN SYTYCD THIS WEEK

Dance 27 Feb, 2009

FINALLY, the dance styles that the couples get each week in SYTYCD have been made a little more generic. See below for what styles the couples will be dancing on Sunday night. Talia & Emmanuel – Jazz Penny & Charlie – Contemporary Pania & Ben – Hip Hop Lamb &… Read Article

DANCE MASTERMIND MICHAEL SCHWANDT

Dance 25 Feb, 2009

DanceLife sat down with the dance mastermind Michael Schwandt last night for a chat about his love for Australia, his career journey, life as a choreographer and creative consultant plus advice for dancers wanting to follow in his footsteps. Michael is teaching a number of workshops th… Read Article

GUYS & DOLLS GET BACK INTO IT

Musical Theatre 24 Feb, 2009

The all star line up for the Sydney season of GUYS AND DOLLS has commenced rehearsals with preview performances starting next week Friday 6 March at the Capitol Theatre. Lisa McCune, Marina Prior, Ian Stenlake, Garry McDonald, Shane Jacobson and Magda Szubanski all got together yester… Read Article

STEPHEN GOOONNNEE!

Dance 24 Feb, 2009

What a show. Last night we saw the bottom three boys really show Australia why they shouldn’t be in the bottom three as they each performed amazing dance for your life solos. Stephen was one of the strongest boys in the competition and now he’s gone. Unfortunately this is stil… Read Article

BALLET AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Dance 20 Feb, 2009

Each year The Australian Ballet’s 68 dancers are given hundreds of opportunities to shine as the company performs across the country, creates new ballets, and restages the great classics. And each year the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award singles out six young dancers whose passion… Read Article