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Last week’s announcement of a $250 million support package for the cultural and creative industries sounds impressive but how much of this money will trickle down to Australia’s many freelance and casual dance artists and teachers?

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Congratulations to Amari Leiva Urzula (13 years), who has been awarded first prize at a highly competitive international flamenco competition held in Spain.

Hear from Frances

Bangarra's Associate Artistic Director Frances Rings was recently interviewed on the Beyond the Curtain podcast.

Dancer Jana Castillo will join performers from a range of artforms at Platform Live, a one-day online festival of performance, video, art and discussions by artists with disabilities from across Australia.

Congratulations to Australian Dance Theatre’s Artistic Director Garry Stewart, whose short film 'The Circadian Cycle' (2019) has been awarded Best Experimental Short at the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF).

Force Majeure is back in the studio, with programs for young and not-so-young artists.

Now you can watch the full back catalogue of the Keir Choreographic Award online.

The deadline to submit nominations for the Australian Dance Awards has been extended to Monday 20 July.

A short documentary about Chengwu Guo, principal dancer with the Australian Ballet, is currently online to view for free as part of this year's St Kilda Film Festival.

Dancers from West Australian Ballet will be performing for the first time since the COVID-19 shut downs this week.

Congratulations to Australian dancer and emerging choreographer Samuel Young-Wright who has taken third prize at choreography 34-34 International Choreographic Competition Hannover, in Germany, for his work 'Carnegie Solo'.

A short dance film by Australian Royal Ballet principal Alexander Campbell aims to capture the mood of the UK in lockdown.

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 The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) has been fighting prejudice and misconceptions about black dance since it was founded in 1958 in New York. Here’s what the company posted in reaction to the murder of George Floyd.

As public activities slowly return to normal, the Australia Council has developed a practical, user-friendly guide for independent artists and organisations.