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DRINK UP AND AVOID THE DANCER DROUGHT By Tia Jordan

Dance 12 May, 2011

Planet Earth may be drowning but dancers are going through a worldwide drought. They’re hitting the dance studios hard, but there’s not enough drinking going on. If you’ve noticed your students experience: Difficulty picking up choreography Muscle weakness or J… Read Article

FLOOD THE STREETS WITH LOVE – LOOKING FOR HIP HOP CREWS

Dance 15 Mar, 2011

The promoters of Flood The Streets With Love are seeking hip hop dance crews to compete in a dance comp at the festival on Saturday 19 March at Sun Film Studios in Alexandria. Special Guests The Next Step will be performing. The event is the perfect opportunity for new crews to be seen by the e… Read Article

NUANCE EXPERTISE MAKES THE WINNING DIFFERENCE

Dance 20 Apr, 2010

BY TIA JORDAN Australian dancers are known for their excellent training and ‘hard work’ ethic. The reward? Aussies have been gigging the world including LA, Broadway, and London’s West End for decades. Clearly we’re blessed to have a country full of passionate tea… Read Article

PRESENCE – THE ‘REMEMBER MY NAME’ GAME

Workshops 23 Mar, 2010

By Tia Jordan Last month a young aspiring triple threat actress asked me this question at a NIDA Musical Theatre intensive: “If I go for a role in a film, TV show, or musical, and hundreds of others are going for the same role, how do I make the casting team remember me?” Wanna kno… Read Article

NICEST KIDS COMING TO TOWN

Musical Theatre 8 Feb, 2010

Hairspray auditions are coming, and sooner than soon. This news is like many industry bites, unofficial. But we can officially state the following: Aussie performers have been cracking their wigs back in preparation for this audition for yonks. So if YOU want to be remembered by the aud… Read Article

GOAL SETTING NO SECRET TO THE SUCCESSFUL

THE RUMOUR RESTS BUT THE RACE TO PREPARE FOR THE DREAM GIG BEGINS

Musical Theatre 10 Nov, 2009

After several years of unreliable rumours, casting is finally under way for the highly coveted 50th Anniversary World Tour Production of West Side Story. As I visualise the 1994 – 1997 production of West Side Story I Dance Captained, my heart is filled with the perfume of mixed mem… Read Article

KNOWING WHEN TO BREAK THE RULES

AuditionsMusical Theatre 8 Oct, 2009

Whether auditioning for Mary Poppins the Musical, Fame the Musical or any of the other abundant Australian productions this week, one thing is certain, few other industries ask as much of their job applicants as the entertainment industry demands of performers. High hopes end in disap… Read Article

AUDITIONS! BE PREPARED!

Auditions 25 Sep, 2009

With the FAME and MARY POPPINS AUDITIONS coming up next month it’s really important that you’re prepared. I was chatting with an icon in the musical theatre world last week about auditions and how some performers go into an audition with a “if it’s meant to happ… Read Article