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Bangarra Dance Theatre's Daniel Riley is leaving the company after seven years. He will be travelling to Europe to pursue opportunities there.

Last year there were many grumblings about the lack of classical representation in the Australian Dance Awards, but the panel can't choose classical candidates if none are nominated!

David Michalek's film Slow Dancing will be showing atWOMADelaide 2014, March 7-10. This incredible film is made up of images of dancers that at first appear to be stills but are in fact super slow motion shots.

Culturing Pearls

Marilyn Rowe can truly claim to know the Australian Ballet School inside out. She was among the first students to be chosen for its inaugural class in 1964, when she was just a fledgling dancer of 16 years of age.

We invited all critics from around the country to join our own team to nominate their choices in a range of categories, including Most Outstanding Dancer.

Victorian dance event organisers, Underground Melbourne, have announced the launch of a new under-age dance showcase.

Attention young dancers in Melbourne. Yellow Wheel is holding auditions for its pre-professional dance company's 2014 program, for dancers age 14 years and over.

Australian dancer Steven McRae may be a living in the UK as he forges his career as a Royal Ballet principal, but that didn't stop him being in line for Australia Day honours.

Paul White and Leanne Benjamin have both won awards at the prestigious UK Critics' Circle National Dance Awards for 2013.

Jon Green is well known amongst the WA dance community for his beautiful photography, in particular his work with West Australian Ballet and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

In NSW dance teachers, dance school owners, dance judges and officials came together in Sydney on 17 January to learn how to make dance environments safer for children.

Bloch has announced that two artists from the Australian ballet will be Bloch Ambassadors in 2014. The dancers, Juliet Burnett and Daniel Gaudiello, will be the Australian representatives in an international line-up

If you're a fan of the classic novel for children The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett then De Quincey Co’s new work Inner Garden should appeal to you.

Applications are now open for the Keir Choreographic Award. This new, biennial award is dedicated to the commissioning of new choreographic work and promoting innovation in contemporary dance.

Who were the most outstanding dancers of the year? What were the most outstanding performances?

Perth's Fringe World Festival is fast becoming a cultural institution in Perth, so it's no surprise to discover that the event has attracted a variety of established and emerging local and visiting choreographers.