Youth contemporary dance company Yellow Wheel will be running a summer school 19-23 January, concentrating on the development of young people in contemporary dance.

Force Majeure has announced that Danielle Micich has been appointed artistic director/CEO of the company, taking over from Kate Champion. Micich will commence in the role mid 2015.

Lady Mollie Scholarship winners!

Dancenorth has announced Kyle Page as its new artistic executive.

Earlier in the year STRUT dance presented its annual short works season, “Short Cuts”.

Canberra Dance Development Centre is presenting a summer dance workshop with Paul Knobloch and Thomas Bradley 19-20 January 2015 in Canberra and 21 and 22 January in Sydney.

The Bolshoi Ballet’s 2014-2015 cinema season kicks of this weekend with Yuri Grigorovich’s The Legend of Love, captured live in HD from Moscow.

Harry Haythorne, the second artistic director of the Queensland Ballet (1976– 1979) and longest serving director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet (1981–1992), died peacefully on 24 November, soon after celebrating his 88th birthday.

Congratulations to Dimity Azoury, winner of the 2014 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award.

While preparing for the December 14-January 15 issue we received an email from an Australian dancer working overseas.

A new contemporary dance company has been announced for the Gold Coast.

The West Australian Dance Awards is always a highly sociable affair, as this tight-knit community gathers to celebrate its achievements over the past twelve months.

The Australian Ballet is about to bring Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker to the Sydney Opera House.

NAISDA Dance College will present your Skin my Skin at Carriageworks from December 10 to 13.

DirtyFeet is seeking applications from choreographers for next year’s Choreographic Lab Program.

Dance Australia and some of Australia’s top dance schools are giving you the chance to WIN 1 week of FREE dance tuition at a top Australian summer dance school of your preference, such the 2015 Alegria Summer School (NSW)!