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Dance Massive is once again living up to its name with a veritable cornucopia of contemporary dance set to hit Melbourne’s Arts House, Dancehouse and the Malthouse Theatre in March.

What do Lauren Langlois, Daniel Gaudiello, Tamara Rojo and Kimball Wong have in common?

If you subscribe to Dance Australia for 18 months at the already discounted price of $57, you will also receive a copy of Michaela DePrince's heartwrenching autobiography, Hope in a Ballet Shoe.

Royal Ballet of Flanders (Belgium) has announced that choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui has been appointed as the company’s new artistic director.

Young Australian dancer Harrison Lee has won the 43rd Prix de Lausanne, which took place between February 1 and 8, 2015, at Theatre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland.

James Welsby doesn’t shy away from big issues. His 2014 work HEX, which is currently touring Australia, reflects on AIDS, activism, sex and disco through the eyes and bodies of a younger generation.

Each year Dance Australia compiles a list of critics' picks from around the country. Here is a sneak peek of Melbourne critic Susan Bendall's choices.

Sydney Dance Company (SDC) has announced the names of 25 young dancers from Australia and New Zealand who have been selected to take part in the company’s Pre-Professional Year training course.

Naming and shaming

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Chunky Move is presenting a short, free performance this weekend, at the Summersault Outdoor Arts Festival.

Can all songs be danced to? This March choreographer and dancer Martin del Amo and dance artist Phil Blackman will investigate the idea that there are some songs that should never be danced to – either publicly or privately.

The prestigious international ballet competition, the Prix de Lausanne has just started in Lausanne, Switzerland. Dance Australia’s Emma Sandall is in Lausanne to bring you all the details of this exciting competition.

Indigenous dancer Joshua Pether (WA) has been awarded an Australia Council ArtStart grant in the latest round of funding.

Dance Australia congratulates the following dancers and teachers who received Australia Day honours.

In the the February/March issue of Dance Australia, our own team of critics has teamed up with critics from major media outlets around the country to bring you their picks and pans of the year.

Attention secondary school students of Aboriginal/and or Torres Strait Islander descent! Bangarra Dance Theatre is holding auditions for its youth program, Rekindling. This is your chance to learn from artists of Bangarra Dance Theatre.