The International Summer School (ISS) at The McDonald College has announced its 18th annual summer program, set to run from Monday 13 January to Friday 17 January 17, 2025. This popular event continues to draw dance students from Australia and overseas, offering a unique opportunity to work with top names in the dance industry. For […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced the medallists of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2024 final, which took place at His Majesty’s Theatre in London on 8 September. The Fonteyn competition is the pinnacle for young dancers trained in the RAD syllabus, with previous medallists including the likes of Royal Ballet Principal […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the 16 talented Australian semi-finalists who have been selected to compete in The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2024. This prestigious international ballet competition will showcase the exceptional skills of young dancers from around the world. The semi-finals will be held at RAD Headquarters in London […]

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Most Australian dance studios offer at least one, so what is it that makes dance syllabi valuable in the studio landscape and for dancers in training? In April, Vitality Dance Teacher Conference at VDF24 sat down with some of the biggest names in international dance syllabus organisations to find out what they offer, what makes […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has announced Alexander Campbell as its new Artistic Director. Campbell will begin his tenure this April. Succeeding the RAD’s previous Artistic Director Gerard Charles who retired last year, Campbell comes to the RAD after over a decade at The Royal Ballet. Campbell has performed across the breadth of The […]

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Brisbane’s long-awaited Ballet International Gala (BIG) event has brought in world-class dancers from some of the globe’s most acclaimed ballet companies, including The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Astana Opera and Australia’s own Queensland Ballet. One such principal ballerina who has been gracing Australia’s stages during BIG is ABT’s Skylar Brandt.  She and her […]

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After a year off in 2020 for the very first time since WWII due to COVID-19, Sydney Eisteddfod’s annual festival has once again returned, and it promises to be better than ever.  Sydney Eisteddfod has been running since 1933, and is one of the largest and most successful competitive performing arts festivals of its type in […]

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The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is the most widely taught ballet syllabus in Australia, and with over 14,000 members across 85 countries, the RAD is one of the largest and most influential dance education and training organisations in the world! Established almost 100 years ago in 1920, the RAD focuses on quality ballet training, […]

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