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David Atkins
14 May 2013 It's February and David Atkins stands atop a small stage in the foyer of Sydney's Lyric Theatre addressing a sea of "group bookers" who've descended upon the media launch of Hot Shoe Shuffle.
Photo:  Dylan Evans.
14 May 2013 This June dance students from the Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts (ACPA) will take audiences into the faded velvet, smoke-and-mirrors world of Penelope Mullen's Blaque Bordello, a private and explosive environment of secret trysts, simmering jealousies and stark realities.
Brett Chynoweth and Lana Jones in Dyad 1929. Photo: Branco Gaica.
11 May 2013 Young dancers Brett Chynoweth and Dana Stephensen of the Australian Ballet were both promoted to soloist rank at the start of this year.
Ty King-Wall.  Photo:  James Braund.
07 May 2013 Last year Dance Australia ran an article called Five Minute Call, by dance pyschologist Gene Moyle, in which she spoke to six dancers about how they prepare themselves mentally in the last few minutes before stepping on stage.
Lisa Edwards in Cinderella rehearsals.  Photo:  Christian Aas.
07 May 2013 Dance Australia congratulates Queensland Ballet dancer Lisa Edwards, who was promoted to soloist on the closing night of the recent Cinderella season.
Nritya Roopa.  Photo:  Annalouise Paul
07 May 2013 This May, Riverside Parramatta will present a triple bill entitled Lineage, which sees Indian and Indigenous dancers explore contemporary dance via the medium of traditional dance forms.
Photo: © Chris Herzfeld – Camlight Productions
07 May 2013 ADT is all set to present G at venues in NSW, ACT and WA over the next couple of months.
Karen Nanasca in Monument from the Symmetries program.  Photo: Georges Antoni.
30 Apr 2013 In celebration of Canberra's 100th birthday, the Australian Ballet (AB) will be presenting a double bill entitled "Symmetries" at the Canberra Theatre, from 23-25 May.
30 Apr 2013 The world's spookiest and kookiest family has been brought back to life. Morticia, Gomez, Wednesday and Puggsly Addams, are now a Broadway musical, which is playing now at the Capitol in Sydney.
Emily Seymour at the Alana Haines Awards, NZ. Photo: SmileClick Photography.
30 Apr 2013 There's no doubt that Emily Seymour (16) is on a roll. The latest news from Emily? She was the only Australian to make the grand final of the Youth America Grand Prix, making her one of the top twenty female dancers in the competition.