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The 2013 West Australian Dance Awards were presented at a ceremony held last night at Bamboo, one of Perth's coolest outdoor performance venues.

The ninth Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF) will be held in Renmark South Australia. It's the first time in the event's 17-year history that the festival will be held in South Australia.

Dance Australia congratulates the Australian students who have been selected to compete at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne...

Two young Sydney dancers will perform the roles of Clara and the Nutcracker Prince in the Babies Proms: The Nutcracker at the Sydney Opera House from 30th November to the 22nd December.

WA's STRUT dance will be launching its new three-year program STRUT Up and Dance next week but there's one exciting detail that has already been announced and that's a new partnership between STRUT dance and Gaga, Ohad Naharin's movement language.

Critical Path (NSW) has announced Eric Avery and Henrietta Baird as the two Indigenous dance artists selected to participate in its inaugural Emerging Choreographers’ Mentorship program.

The foundation of dance talent in our country is in our schools. Thanks to the care, dedication and enthusiasm of our teachers, the standard of dance in Australia continues to rise.

Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) has two exciting opportunities coming up over summer for young dancers - its Summer School and Kickstart intensive professionl training.

In the upcoming issue of Dance Australia, Karen van Ulzen reveals that dance classes alone do not necessarily provide the type of aerobic workout dancers require.

Carriageworks has announced its 2014 program and there are some exciting dance events, including two new initiatives, in the mix.

RAW Dance Company will present the graduates of its Certificate IV in dance at the Schonell Theatre, University of Queensland, Sunday 8 December.

Students from NAISDA Dance College will present "Ngalpun Mudth (Our Home)" at Carriageworks in Sydney from 11-14 December.

Postcards from Emma Sandall as she soaks up Israeli contemporary dance and culture.

Behind the scenes

Behind every performance is a bevy of unseen but talented people who are essential to getting the show on the stage - or on the road. Who are these people who are content to stay out of the limelight? We dug out just a few of them.

Opening on Wednesday 27 November in Melbourne, the Short+Sweet Dance Festival will feature more than 100 dance, cabaret and theatrical act

Dance Australia congratulates the 25 young dancers who have won places in Sydney Dance Company's inaugural pre-professional year training program.