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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Come Together Dance Convention will soon return to the Mantra on View in Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. This convention gives dance teachers, studio owners and students the opportunity to learn from both local and global leaders and special guest speakers on dance education. Attendees will enjoy dynamic, informative, personal and practical education sessions in a […]

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The Energetiks Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) continues to roll out exciting instructor announcements. One of the latest is American entrepreneur Misty Lown, who will be a Keynote Speaker for VDF Teachers Day on Friday, February 16, 2018. Presented by Energetiks, Dance Informa, SHOW WORKS Creative Solutions, DanceSurance and TP World Tours, the VDF Teachers Day aims to offer Australia’s […]

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A week ago, Dance Informa got an email from a distressed parent, after her daughter had to pull out of her WAAPA dance course because government financial support was no longer available. Not only were mother and daughter caught completely unaware, but it seems that others in the industry (including many schools) were also surprised by […]

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There was a time, some years ago, when Karen Malek could have gone to The Australian Ballet School. Inspired and encouraged by her ballroom dance teacher father, she had immersed herself in the art from childhood, and then in her teens her opportunity arrived. The head teacher at her Latrobe Valley dance school sensed that […]

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When Kim Grant-Taylor, Sharon Macrow and Pep Rigano of the Australian Company of Performing Arts (ACPA) went to the Australian Dance Festival in 2016, they came home full of enthusiasm about encouraging their own dance students to go to the festival the following year. But when they returned to Adelaide, where ACPA is based, they […]

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Dance students aren’t the only ones who have to focus for this new school year ahead. Dance studio owners, directors and teachers, too, have to plan ahead for 2017 with thoughts on studio retention, fresh class and routine ideas, and students’ happiness. Dance Informa turns to two sources – Jane Grech, creative director of Jane […]

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