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New voices rise, finding artistry and connection in a 360-degree stage

Ausdance urges vital dance investment in the 2025 budget. With 1M+ participants, dance's health, economic, and cultural impact demands action.

Australian Ballet's 2025 tour brings classical grace and bold new choreography to regional audiences, offering masterclasses and educational programs for a diverse dance experience to those beyond metropolitan centers.

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Rocio Molina's flamenco shock, Pina Bausch's enduring power, and Charmatz's stark exploration. Adelaide Festival dance reviewed by Maggie Tonkin

The Australian Ballet presents Inger's compelling take on the classic, focusing on Don José's descent. Raw, seductive, and unforgettable. Read the review.

Cyborgian dance collides with raw sound in Chunky Move's U>N>I>T>E>D. A high-tech, mythic vision, though machine vs. body raises questions, writes Belle Beasley

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This teacher is the Pathways Coordinator at the National Ballet School in St Kilda, Melbourne. She started teaching while still dancing in 2009 in the United States and moved to full time teaching in 2017.

Grant Aris, Associate Teacher at Queensland Ballet Academy, has been teaching for more than 30 years.

This teacher at Alegria Dance Studios in Sydney is also the founder of DANCEFORMATION, Specialized Contemporary Dance Program.

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Dancewear for class: does it need a rethink? Karen van Ulzen asks.

Our fourth REGIONAL HERO is Parkes School of Dance, NSW, five hours drive west from Sydney.

'Tis the season for 'The Nutcracker'! Is it just a confection, or does it have hidden intentions? In this article, balletomane Richard Murphy reminds us of how this most well-known of ballets came into being.