I Want To Dance With Somebody

Sydney Dance Company will get New South Wales moving as part of Sydney Festival and the NSW Government’s Festival of Place with I Want To Dance With Somebody, a virtual community dance party this January.

Across the month, Sydney Dance Company will host a series of free online classes for participants to learn a short and snappy dance routine, culminating in everyone coming together online on Saturday 23 January to dance, with live music from Sydney dance-pop trio Haiku Hands.

The free online classes in January will be held at the below times: Wednesday 6 January, 4pm AEST Saturday 9 January, 5pm AEST Wednesday 13 January, 4pm AEST Saturday 16 January, 5pm AEST Wednesday 20 January, 4pm AEST There will also be a video of the routine available to watch so participants can learn the routine in their own time and practice as often as they like in the comfort of their own backyard or local park. Sign up to participate in I Want To Dance With Somebody on the Sydney Dance Company website.

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September

The newest work from Raewyn Hill, in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, is a poignant exploration of aging, resilience, and the unseen forces that shape our lives.

DirtyFeet’s Out of the Studio 2025 provides a platform for two emerging choreographers: Cassidy McDermott Smith and Shyamla.

October

How do they do it? Many of our favourite ballerinas have returned to dance after having beautiful babies!

FORM Dance and Places and Spaces Productions are looking for six performers for the first stage creative development of Vanessa Marian and Stefan Hunt’s “Yeah The Boys” as they prepare to bring the seminal film to the live stage.

Bangarra’s The Bogong’s Song invites young audiences on a journey of dance, puppetry and storytelling, sharing the wisdom of Country through the wings of the Bogong moth.

Join us on 18 Oct for the launch of Petal Miller Ashmole’s book with David McAllister, champagne on arrival, afternoon tea, and signed copies supporting The Australian Ballet School.

This October Sydney Dance Company presents 'Continuum', a monumental triple bill that brings together three visionary choreographers–Stephen Page, Rafael Bonachela and Tra Mi Dinh