In amongst a budget that includes cuts to the arts to the tune of $87.1 million over four years, one arts organisation has something to smile about.

Congratulations to Kevin Jackson. The Australian Ballet principal artist is flying to New York this week to guest star with America's national ballet company, American Ballet Theatre.

This masterclass will help to demystify what can be a daunting process - the musical audition.

Sydney Dance Company is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a national Australian tour this winter.

One of the greatest challenges of dance is that the body is required to be strong yet supple.

In the next issue of Dance Australia (August/September) we are publishing our biennial Full-time Studies Guide.

Tights (in one form or other) are worn across a range of dance styles from jazz to contemporary as well as classical ballet. Yet in our warm Australian climate, particularly during our hot and often humid summer months, the question arises – are tights really necessary and what practical purpose do they serve?

The New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington will present its annual choreographic season from May 16.

Looking for professional contemporary dance classes or opportunities? If you’re in Melbourne or Adelaide this May, read on.

Registrations are open for the World Dance Alliance (WDA) Global Summit, which is taking place in Angers, France, from July 6 to 11, 2014.

The esteemed teacher Gailene Stock has died in London, aged sixty-eight, as the result of a brain tumour.

The wonderfully inventive Pilobolus Dance Theatre is returning to Australia with a show that will appeal to the whole family.

In 2011 WA-based dancer and choreographer Danielle Micich won the West Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer, for her performance in Wish, a play adapted from Peter Goldsworthy's novel of the same name by local theatre maker, Humphrey Bower.

Today, 29 April, is International Dance Day, created to celebrate dance and its ability to cross political, cultural, ethnic and language differences.

The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) dance department is presenting its first public season for the year next week.

As part of the Next Wave Festival 2014, choreographer Raghav Handa will be presenting Tukre (meaning "Pieces" in Hindi), a work that takes the audience through Handa's experience of migrating from India to boarding school in Sydney.