Last year, Vitality Dance Teacher Conference at Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) introduced free online professional development sessions for dance educators to keep them feeling ‘refreshed’ between conferences. This year, Dance Teacher Refresh returns with a duo of sessions focussed specifically on you as dance educators. Following a recent survey conducted with educators in partnership with […]

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Exams are nerve-wracking, but so rewarding. That feeling when you walk out of the exam studio, take a deep breath and know you’ve just successfully conquered that level of training! Sometimes there’s such relief that it’s over, sometimes there’s a feeling of pride and achievement, and other times there can be some disappointment if you […]

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Welcome back to our spotlight on dance syllabi, as we speak to some of the biggest names in accredited dance training. If you missed part one, check it out here to get to know these renowned organisations and what we’ve learned so far. What support and opportunities do you offer your members (teachers and students) […]

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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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This year’s Vitality Dance Teacher Conference from Energetiks VDF is really homing in on the important subjects for dance educators and studio owners. We take a dive into their schedule for the event this coming Friday 12 April in Melbourne to find out what’s on offer to educate, illuminate and inspire… How do I make […]

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With the disruption of the COVID crisis, dancers have been out of the studio for up to three months now. As dance schools finally begin to reopen across the country this month, studio owners and teachers are deciding what to do about examination preparation. Should they continue to work toward exams for their students this […]

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