Dance Australia is the most respected dance journal in the country. The articles and reviews are written by the cream of Australia’s dance journalists. The beautiful photographs and glossy design make the magazine a work of art in itself –a keepsake for anyone who loves dance.
Brown shoes matter
Dance Australia
Dance at Adelaide Festival
Perth Festival highlights
Joel Bray resides at Chunky
New ADT residencies
Mentorships at SA Dance Hub
Moves at Qld Ballet and WA Ballet
MUSICALS come from away
Bangarra’s story told on film
BACK TO LIFE IN 2021! • Things are finally returning to normal this year, with dancers returning to the stage and audiences to theatres. Geraldine Higginson outlines some of the highlights.
But wait! There’s more!
DAVID HALLBERG STEPS IN • The international star is stepping into a new kind of spotlight when he takes the reins at the Australian Ballet, writes Karen van Ulzen.
SHOES OF COLOUR • Demand for pointe shoes in a wider range of skin tones is growing. Taylor Venter explores the issue and its relation to diversity in ballet.
Other shades
CONNECTING WITH CATHY • Who is the dancer who performed as Cathy Freeman, Australia’s beloved Olympic hero, for the ABC documentary? Candide McDonald found out.
PROPELLING YOUNG LIVES • Youth dance is about far more than learning how to move, it can change lives. Geraldine Higginson writes.
Know your obligations • Your questions about music copyright answered.
The Power of Belonging • Michelle Dursun spoke to three syllabus organisations about how they supported their members through the pandemic.
Privileged position
Two into one? • A tertiary dance degree in Queensland has closed, writes Karen van Ulzen.
YAGP Asia Pacific
Driven to dance • Dimitri Kleioris couldn’t stop dancing from the day he was born, he tells Candide McDonald.
HOW A DANCE BECOMES A FILM • More people are discovering the wonderful array of live dance films, especially since the pandemic shut down so much live performance. Emma Sandall goes behind the camera.
Hybrid is the future
TEACHERS’ SPOTLIGHT 2021
Adelina Larsson Mendoza • Lecturer in Dance at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
Career Highlights
Leanne Stojmenov • Teacher at Youth Ballet WA, after a glittering career with the Australian Ballet.
Brooke Arnold • Classical ballet teacher at Terry Simpson Studios in Adelaide.
Hilary Kaplan • Director and Principal of Alegria Dance Studios in Sydney.
Valmai Roberts • Classical Ballet Lecturer and Training Coordinator at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet. Valmai has been teaching since 1984 after retiring as a dancer with the Joffrey Ballet (US).
Layla Burgess • Classical ballet teacher at Amanda Bollinger Dance Academy (Qld).
Elise Frawley • Associate Artistic Director at the National College of Dance in Newcastle, NSW.
TAKE A BOW • Dance teachers and their pupils had a tough time in 2020. We asked them how they coped.
Lessons for life • While much was made in the media of the hold-up to the careers of elite athletes during the pandemic, what about the careers of our elite young dancers?
Time to take action • The lockdown gave some a chance to take up new plans.
Being COVID-19 Positive • Some good things came out of the pandemic, writes Matthew Lawrence.
Food and body – back on track • Nutritionist Fiona Sutherland advises on how to heal your relationship with food, eating and your body post-COVID.
Meet Libby-Rose Niederer • Company Artist at the Queensland Ballet.
Meet Jemima Scott • Guest...