Australia

Founded in 1953 by Madame Kira Bousloff, it is the oldest of the three ballet companies in Australia, and has developed a fine reputation for bringing both classical and contemporary ballet and contemporary dance of the highest level. - [Read more]

The Descendance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Theatre was born from the mighty Ngaru (Naroo) Aboriginal Dance Company, Sydney's first professional independent traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance troupe established in 1993. Ngaru means "shake a leg", a dance style prevalent in the Cape York Peninsula in North Queensland. - [Read more]

In 1979, Pauline Hincks opened the first fully equipped studios (Pauline Hincks School of Ballet) in the Macarthur area opposite the Dumaresq Street cinemas in Campbelltown. The studio became a launching pad for a number of young professional performers many of whom got their start at the studio and with the attached Macarthur Youth Ballet which toured extensively throughout NSW. - [Read more]

The Australian Ballet School was established in 1964, just fifteen months after the national company gave its first performance at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney. Founding Director Dame Margaret Scott DBE was to shape the School's destiny for the next 27 years. Since Dame Margaret's retirement, the School has seen only two other Directors, Gailene Stock AM (1990-1998), and Marilyn Rowe OBE. - [Read more]

Ausdance was formed as a national organisation in 1977 to provide a united voice for dance in Australia. Its structure was developed to enable the participation of all State and Territory organisations, thus providing a national voice for all of its constituent members and the wider Australian dance community. - [Read more]

Queensland Ballet’s hallmarks are the youthful energy of its 22 dancers, its commitment to technical excellence, and the highly varied repertoire it presents. - [Read more]

Bangarra Dance Theatre is one of Australia's most unique and innovative dance companies. Its living traditions go back at least 40,000 years but it also reflects the lives and attitudes of Indigenous people today. The company blends traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture with international contemporary dance to create a truly Australian dance language. - [Read more]

Buzz Dance Theatre commenced its life in 1985, with the name 2 Dance. It was a pilot program, founded by dancer Derek Holtzinger with funding from the WA Arts Council and the Education Department of Western Australia. Holtzinger and fellow dancer/teacher Sue Peacock produced a program to bring dance to schools and highlight the arts to students. The success of this program attracted further state funding and support from the Theatre Board of the Australia Council. - [Read more]

The origins of dancenorth australia started in 1969 with the establishment of the amateur company The North Queensland Ballet Company. The professional company as we know it now began in 1985 under the artistic direction of Cheryl Stock. - [Read more]

Dancehouse defines contemporary dance as an artistic movement practice acknowledging, mapping or communicating an individual's experience of the world through the body. Contemporary dance draws its vocabulary and aesthetics from a range of physical, theatrical and cultural body practices and is attentive to the present and to the personal. - [Read more]

The VCA’s pedagogical philosophy is that learning comes from doing and tuition is focused on the individual and small groups. Educational programs at the VCA are studio and performance based and underpinned by a common curriculum which examines the interaction between artistic practice and wider social, political and cultural contexts. - [Read more]

As faculty of one the most highly regarded (and longest-established) private ballet schools in Australia we are intensely proud of our paramount standards of teaching...and we maintain care and attention to detail in every respect of our dealings with students and parents. - [Read more]

Expressions Dance Company was founded in 1984 by Maggi Sietsma and Abel Valls. The Company gave its first performance in Brisbane in 1985 as part of the national conference of the Australian Society for Education in the Arts. The first production was Maggi Sietsma's Snow Drops and in that first year the company's commitment to presenting contemporary works by Australian choreographers was clear. - [Read more]

Adelaide Fringe began in 1960 as an alternative to the Adelaide Festival, which offered limited opportunity for local and smaller-scale artists. As an open access event, the Fringe allowed anyone with ideas and enthusiasm to register and be a part of the program, showcasing their arts to a welcoming public. - [Read more]

Guild Dance Theatre is the longest running dance club of the Student Union at the University of Melbourne. It is a contemporary dance group that is all-inclusive in dance ability and performer experience. For example, the Guild dance audition process is cooperative rather than selective - interested performers actually choose choreographers that must present their ideas in an open forum. - [Read more]

John Utans is an Australian choreographer, performer, installation artist and teacher. John has worked with many leading Australian and International artists within dance companies, independent projects and tertiary dance institutions. He has an ongoing commitment to the development of dance and its recognition as a vital, challenging and inspiring art-form that has no boundaries. - [Read more]

Langshaw Dancity offers classes in classical ballet, tap, modern, jazz, Irish dancing and drama with a faculty of fully qualified teachers of internationally recognised status in varied dance disciplines whose aim it is to provide well disciplined classes in an enjoyable atmosphere. - [Read more]

"There is nothing more irresistable for a choreographer or a dancer than a large open space. Space is the only invitation I need to generate ideas for my dancers, who attack space with a velocity and force which is exhilarating. - [Read more]

In the mid 50's he returned to Australia, settling in Adelaide where he opened a ballet school and formed the S.A. Ballet Theatre. Max was the Artistic Director of the South Australian Ballet Theatre which was the early foundation company in the 1950's of ballet in South Australia. - [Read more]

The Australia Dancing portal, hosted by the National Library of Australia, provides users with access to both current and historical information about dance in Australia.The primary zone, the directory of resources, describes dance research materials held by the National Library of Australia, the National Film and Sound Archive, and other selected institutions. - [Read more]