We rarely get to shine a spotlight on the dads of the dance industry, who skillfully balance the demands of a rigorous career with their devotion to family life. Dance Informa sat down with Victor Zarallo to explore the unique experience of fatherhood in the world of dance. Zarallo, a prestigious Royal Ballet School graduate, […]

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Of the many things we know about Elvis, it is the thriving impersonator industry that looms as one of the weirdest and most persistent. Indeed, there is an air of kitsch about the Tupelo born singer that not even Luhrmann glitz can hide. Yet, none of that serves to dampen audience enthusiasm for the hip […]

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Tim Heathcote knows a thing or two about dance. He studied at The Australian Ballet School and is a former soloist with Sydney Dance Company. He has designed for international dance retail companies, is the CEO of MDM Dancewear, and the co-founder of The Library Aesthetic Dance Media. He has a lot to offer and […]

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In a significant move since assuming the role of Artistic Director at Queensland Ballet, Leanne Benjamin has announced the homecoming of Australian-born dancer Alison McWhinney. Originating from Port Macquarie, McWhinney has enjoyed a distinguished career with the prestigious English National Ballet in the UK, where she has thrived since 2005, and was promoted to First […]

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You have probably heard a story like this before. “I danced around at home all the time when I was very, very young. Then my mum put me in calisthenics and from that I discovered ballet, and then I thought, ‘Hang on a minute, this is the real thing.’” In a way, Megan Connelly is […]

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Mia Heathcote is a shining star of the Australian ballet scene. A graduate of The Australian Ballet School and Principal Artist of the Queensland Ballet, Heathcote is a thoughtful and intelligent dancer who shows grace both on and off stage. At the time of Heathcote’s promotion to Principal Artist in 2022, the then Director of […]

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Lisa Pavane’s journey with The Australian Ballet School (“the School”) commenced in 1978, when she was accepted as a student, relocating from Newcastle to Melbourne to train full time. Following an illustrious performing career with The Australian Ballet, English National Ballet and as a guest artist with some of the world’s best companies, Pavane retired […]

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As a teenager, he left his home in Tuaranga on New Zealand’s north island and flew ‘across the ditch’ to attend The Australian Ballet School. Having been home schooled in the relatively insular surrounds of the Bay of Plenty, the jump to the big city and the competitive learning environment of an elite dance academy […]

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This story is not about ballet. It is about choice, and who gets to choose. It begins with a girl named Katia. “I migrated to Australia from Ukraine in the early ‘90s with my Mum. I was eight, and we didn’t speak any English. She was a doctor, an anaesthetist, so she spent five years […]

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Sydney Dance Company’s much anticipated annual season of emerging choreographic talent, New Breed, will hit the Carriageworks space this December. The line-up this year is an exciting one, with four of the most interesting, diverse and talented choreographers from the Australian independent dance scene, given the opportunity to place a new piece on the dancers of SDC. It’s a huge but […]

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