Queensland Ballet recently sounded the alarm to bring boys back to the ballet studio after seeing a 36 percent drop in male enrolments to Queensland Ballet Academy since 2020. When ballet boys have always been few and far between, this statistic is definitely a concern. We spoke to Queensland Ballet Academy Artistic Director Christian Tàtchev […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2020, with 100 events in 100 places globally. The first of these events took place in Adelaide in early January, and thrust young male dancers into the spotlight as part of the RAD’s global male dance initiative – Project B. Project B was launched […]

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2020 is a momentous year for the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) as it celebrates 100 years of educating dance teachers and their students worldwide. Recently, Dance Informa caught up with Rebecca Taylor, National Director of RAD Australia, to talk about this milestone and the organisation’s exciting year ahead. How will the RAD be celebrating its […]

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Dance is great for boys and girls for so many reasons – physical activity, strength, flexibility, co-ordination, discipline, teamwork, confidence and creativity (to name a few). Most of these reasons why they should dance are also applicable to playing sport. The athleticism of dancers equals, and often surpasses, sportspeople, but there is little recognition of […]

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Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia recently announced that it will offer its first males-only summer school this January in Adelaide. As part of the launch of RAD’s Project B initiative here in Australia, the summer school, dubbed “Boys DANCE 18”, will present two full days of classes. Open to male dancers aged 7 through […]

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#10. Strength, coordination, fitness, agility. Dance keeps you in condition and makes you strong and fit for other sports – and life in general. #9. Dance builds strong, healthy muscles and bones. It’s also good for “posture, deportment and aesthetic formation,” says Shaw Coleman, a freelance dancer currently working in Europe. #8. Team work. Dancing […]

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