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THE AUSTRALIAN TAP DANCE REVOLUTION – By Chris Horsey

Dance 21 Jun, 2010

As a first time contributor to DanceLife, I thought it necessary to introduce myself by way of an excerpt from the story of my career, so you know who I am and what is my history. I have enjoyed a successful career as a commercial dancer, choreographer, actor, singer and teacher. This is how i… Read Article

WICKED flies west to Adelaide in April 2011

Musical Theatre 20 Jun, 2010

The most successful musical in the world today, WICKED, is officially set to fly west to Adelaide to open in the Festival Theatre in April 2011. Announcing the season WICKED Australia Co-Producer John Frost said, “Right from the start this show has been an overwhelming hit so we ar… Read Article

ROCK THE BALLET REVIEW By Emma Bell

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

Here is DanceLife’s second review of Rock The Ballet by Emma Bell.Rock the Ballet conjured up for me, a mix of rock music and ballet. This show, however, was something quite different – exciting and innovative, but not what I anticipated. Surprisingly, Act I was not a crowd-… Read Article

WICKED TAKES ITS FINAL BOW IN SYDNEY ON SEPTEMBER 12

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

More than twelve months after its spectacular Sydney Premiere, the curtain will come down on WICKED at the Capitol Theatre for the last time on September 12, 2010. “After more than two astonishing years in Australia, 866 glorious performances seen by well over a million people, i… Read Article

HELP THE MERRYMAKERS GET TO DISNEYLAND

Dance 18 Jun, 2010

If you came to the Australian Dance Festival in 2009, you would have noticed that we had some very special guests – the MerryMakers! A group of dancers of all ages who have one thing in common, a love of dance and an intellectual or physical disability. The MerryMakers are a shining ex… Read Article

ROCK THE BALLET REVIEW – By Cimone Grayson

Musical Theatre 18 Jun, 2010

Cimone Grayson went along to Rock The Ballet last night. Here are her thoughts… We will have one other review of Rock The Ballet coming soon. It seems that the majority of my nights for the past however long have been all about MasterChef. Much to my surprise I have really immersed mys… Read Article

MAKING HIS WAY TO THE COMPANY

Musical Theatre 11 Jun, 2010

Our next On The Couch With Christine is with Piran Scott who was in the porfessional year of the QLD Ballet last year when the interview took place. He is now a Trainee Dancer with the company. Check out the video about and read more about Piran’s career below. [http://www.youtube.c… Read Article

WHERE GOOD MUSIC AND DAGGY DANCING COLLIDE

Dance 10 Jun, 2010

Sydney’s favourite mass dance class for adults returns to CarriageWorks on Wednesday 23 June with Wrong Prom: BLUES BROTHERS. Part dance lesson; part disco, Wrong Prom is a spectacle to behold as 700 people dressed for the occasion gather in the massive CarriageWorks foyer with… 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

TIME TO STEP IN TIME! By Callum Mansfield

Dance 6 Jun, 2010

The time has come for me to pack my bags and fly to Melbourne to work as the dance secondment to choreographer Geoffrey Garratt, on Disney’s Australian Tour of Mary Poppins. It was nearly three years ago that I found myself choreographing a production of CATS with Harvest Rain Theat… Read Article