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The Monaro Colonial Dancers (MCD) are a Canberra based dance display team, presenting Australian Traditional dances from the 1800's to the present day compositions in this style. These dances were brought to Australia in the earliest days of European settlement, and reflected the traditions of those settlers. Here they evolved and influenced each other, giving rise to the various early ballroom couples, quadrille set and other formation dances that comprise the Australian Colonial tradition. - [Read more]

One Extra is dedicated to the development and presentation of contemporary dance and dance theatre that confronts, challenges and entertains audiences. - [Read more]

The resources within openarmsdance.com have been growing since early 2002 when they were initially gathered together on a personal website. The aim of the site was:'to gather together sites that are of a high quality, are informative and useful, and contain a substance or wholeness within them from which viewers can gain nourishment and inspiration'. - [Read more]

Raw Metal Dance Company is a diverse performance, education and production services Company. Our vision is to create a company that would challenge today's youth. Providing varied teaching platforms for further development, while creating a style that is 100% relevant for modern audiences! Raw Metal Dance Company has performed throughout the world for the past eight years! - [Read more]

The company was co-founded by Sally Chance and Tania Rose in 1991 following the MOC Connections project organised through Carclew Youth Arts Centre. Restless began as a project of Carclew Youth Arts Centre and remained housed at Carclew until 1995. The company was incorporated in 1996. - [Read more]

Sayers Dance Centre was founded in 1975 by principal and life member of the Royal Academy of Dance, Vivianne Sayers.Our fully fitted and air conditioned studios are located at Kenmore Village Shopping Centre which is just a short drive west of Brisbane City. - [Read more]

Founded in 1983 by Richard and Benni Seidel, Stretch Mk1 was a father and son project aimed at really getting to know each other through a commitment to a shared interest. The basic aim was to have a contemporary, image based theatre company that was accessable to people regardless of age, race, language or religious beliefs. - [Read more]

Principals Emma Fernée and Susi Dunlop opened Studio Flamenco in January 2004.Emma and Susi have studied in both Spain and Australia with teachers such as Alicia Marquez (Compañia Andaluza de Danza, Sevilla), Ramón Martínez (Sevilla), La Truco (Madrid) Pilar Ortega (Sevilla), Manuela Rios (Sevilla), Javier Cruz (Sevilla), Manuel Reyes (Madrid) and Cristobal Reyes (Joaquin Cortes Compañia, Madrid). - [Read more]

Sydney Dance Company is Australia’s premier contemporary dance company and one of the country’s most prolific and vibrant arts organisations. Led by Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer, Graeme Murphy, with Associate Artistic Director, Janet Vernon, the Company’s repertoire has received international acclaim for its vivid theatricality and inventive choreography. - [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]

Wu Lin dance theatre was formed in 1997 by Sun Ping and Tina Yong. It contributes to the diverse, vibrant dance scene in Australia by forging a successful direction in contemporary cross-cultural dance. - [Read more]

The aim of the Wongawilli Band, Wongawilli Colonial Dancers & Wongawilli Colonial Dance Club Inc. established in 1987 is to preserve, promote and perform Australia's tradition and heritage of music, song, dance, poetry and yarnspinning. The band, club and dancers are involved in recording, publishing, arranging functions and folk festivals. - [Read more]

TasDance is based in the regional centre of Launceston, Tasmania and is the state's professional dance company. It was established twenty one years ago as Australia's first dance in-education company, under the artistic direction of Jenny Kinder. After the first decade TasDance broadened its role to include significantly more activity in the areas of theatre based performance, dancer development and community work. - [Read more]

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Stelarc is an Australian artist who has performed extensively in Japan, Europe and the USA- including new music, dance festivals and experimental theatre. He has used medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, Virtual Reality systems and the Internet to explore alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the body. - [Read more]

Queensland Ballet’s hallmarks are the youthful energy of its 24 dancers, its commitment to technical excellence, and the highly varied repertoire it presents. - [Read more]

Neutral Bay School of Dance was founded by Philippa Davern in 1980 at it present location St Joseph’s Hall on Lindsay Street in Neutral Bay. - [Read more]

Natalie Cursio is a respected independent choreographer based in Melbourne Australia, primarily creating live performance work but also exploring dance in the context of public space, film, photography and fashion. - [Read more]

The Russian Ballet, also known as the Ballets Russes, was founded by Serge Diaghilev (1872–1929). Diaghilev, the Russian Ballet's producer and creative director, rejected conventional ideas of ballet. - [Read more]