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Surprise Award for McAllister

Dance 29 Apr, 2021

David McAllister Receives the Coveted Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award With a Surprising Little Help from His Friends At a gala lunch held on 28 April 2021, attended by hundreds of ballet lovers, and hosted by Friends of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister AM, the immediate past… Read Article

New Ballet Outreach Program

Dance 11 Jun, 2020

Royal Academy of Dance & The Australian Ballet present Free Workshops Supporting Grass Roots Dance Studios The Australian Ballet’s Education and Outreach team and the Faculty of Education team at the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia have announced a collaboration w… Read Article

Celebrating 100 Years of the RAD

Dance 29 Nov, 2019

Royal Academy of Dance’s Centenary Celebrations in 2020 100 Events in 100 Places Globally – Starting in Australia To celebrate 100 years the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is planning a programme of worldwide events and initiatives throughout 2020, designed to celebrate t… Read Article

RAD Dance Teacher Training

Dance 6 Nov, 2019

Royal Academy of Dance Trains Professional Dancers to be Teachers Applications Close 31 March 2020 In response to a growing need for second career prospects for professional dancers, the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) launched a training programme to prepare dancers for a career in teac… Read Article

Shaping Bodies, Shaping Minds

DanceHealth & Wellbeing 26 Sep, 2019

RAD International Dance Conference Registrations Now Open | January 18-19 The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the programme for its third international dance education conference Shaping Bodies, Shaping Minds to be held in Melbourne on 18 – 19 January 2020. A key… Read Article

Aussie Success at the Genée

Dance 3 Sep, 2019

Gold & Silver to Australia! … Congratulations to Finalists Paloma, Primrose, Eliza & Mia Winners Announced for the 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition With four young Australian dancers represented in the 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition Final… Read Article

Vale Joan Halliday

Dance 23 Aug, 2019

Joan Halliday OAM FRAD 1919 – 2019 This week, the Australian dance world lost one of its greats in Joan Halliday. She had celebrated her 100th birthday in February 2019. The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia announced Joan’s passing on Thursday with great sadness. Joa… Read Article

7 Aussies Qualify for Genée 2019

Dance 26 Jul, 2019

Seven Australian Dancers will Compete in the 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition Toronto, Canada  | August 20 – 29  The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has selected 62 of the finest young dancers working to the RAD syllabus from around the world to take part in this year’s Gen… Read Article

New RAD Director Announces Special Awards

Dance 25 Jul, 2019

Rebecca Taylor Takes to the Stage at Royal Academy of Dance Announces Prestigious Awards for 3 RAD Members After being announced as the new National Director of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia in March, Rebecca Taylor has officially stepped into the role, succeeding Bronwyn… Read Article

Boys Invited to BOYS DANCE 19

Dance 6 Dec, 2018

Boys Take Centre Stage in Adelaide for Project B Boys DANCE 19 | January 4-5 In 2017 the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia launched Project B – a range of initiatives to widen access to dance for boys and encourage more to take up ballet. In January 2018 Project B launched in Australia wi… Read Article