Janis Pianta is a dance teacher based in Bairnsdale, over three hours' drive from Melbourne. Since 1982 students of the Jan Pianta School of Dance have been inspired by their teacher's engaging vivacity and boundless energy to love dance and believe in their dreams.

I was so pleased to see dancers being reminded about the importance of hydration and fuelling in tweets by Sports Dietitians Australia during the National Dancesport Championship held here in Melbourne.

The Australian Teachers of Dancing (ATOD) has secured funding on behalf of its members to enable them to undertake the new national and dance industry specific training packages.

2013 Tanja Liedtke Fellowship winner, Joseph Simons, says that he almost changed his mind about going for the prize.

Sydney-based independent choreographer, Martin del Amo, is known for his quirky, idiosyncratic work. In fact, one could describe one of his life choices as idiosyncratic too.

Bangarra Dance Theatre is thrilled to announce that it will perform in Vietnam as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam, this March.

Want to experience life with Sydney Dance Company (SDC)? Applications are now open for SDC's annual Intensive Workshop Week, July 22 to 26, 2013.

Chimene Steele-Prior is the first young choreographer to be selected to work with Chunky Move artistic director, Anouk van Dijk as part of the company's Emerging Choreographer secondment program.

The annual Australian Dance Awards recognise and honour professional Australian dance artists who have made an outstanding contribution to Australian dance.

Sydney Dance Company is bringing a taste of Nordic humour to Australian stages in its next double bill, writes European correspondent Malcolm Rock.

After a nationwide search, the Tap Brothers have been cast for the 2013 Australian tour of Hot Shoe Shuffle.

Two students from the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet have won places at European ballet schools.

Not totally unlike a hit Broadway musical or Glee club, I occasionally narrate my life through song. So in the words of Michael Jackson, "This is it."

Mirramu Dance Company (Lake George, ACT) will be presenting Morning Star at the National Gallery of Australia, March 1-3, as part of the Enlighten Canberra Festival.

Larissa McGowan's Skeleton will be the only Australian dance work in the 2013 Adelaide Festival of Arts dance program. Artistic director David Sefton's commissioning of McGowan and co-creator Sam Haren to make the work is an indication of how McGowan's career as a choreographer is taking off.

Dirty Feet is calling for expression of interest from dancers for 2013 Choreographic Labs.