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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]]>Megan Connelly will be the fifth director in The Australian Ballet School’s 60-year history, building upon the legacy of outgoing director Lisa Pavane and esteemed predecessors, Marilyn Rowe AM OBE, Gailene Stock CBE AM and founding director Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE. The Artistic Director and Head of School is a strategic and creative leadership […]
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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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]]>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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]]>Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Australia has announced the successful conclusion of its fifth international biannual conference, Dancing into the Future; practices, insights & innovations. The event, held from January 19-21, brought together dance professionals, educators and enthusiasts from all corners of Australia and further afield internationally, both in-person and virtually. The conference began with […]
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]]>The Director of The Australian Ballet School, Lisa Pavane, has announced that she is stepping down after almost a decade in the role. Pavane is the fourth Director of The Australian Ballet School, contributing to the legacy of founding director Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE, Gailene Stock CBE AM and Marilyn Rowe AM OBE. Pavane […]
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]]>The Australian Ballet School has announced that it will be participating in the inaugural World Ballet School Day (WBSD), which will be streamed online on July 7, from 9am AEST. WBSD connects the next generation of young professional dance artists with young people from around the world. Created by students for students, this event is a […]
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]]>Even amidst the swirl of gregarious, digital modernity, ballet retains an aura. For young dancers in this country, the dream of one day being part of The Australian Ballet still excites and ignites. Indeed, it is probably fair to suggest that for many (perhaps most) aspiring dancers the big ballet dream is the one that […]
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]]>Leigh Johns, Chairman of The Australian Ballet School, was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Awards 2017. Johns, a Fair Work Commissioner since March 2013, received the award for meritorious services to the community through the performing arts, primary health care and to industrial relations. He first joined the […]
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]]>In 2015, The Australian Ballet School (ABS) celebrated 50 years as one of the country’s leading dance training institutions and welcomed Lisa Pavane as the school’s new director. Pavane was a graduate of the ABS and a former Principal Dancer with The Australian Ballet and English National Ballet, and since retiring from the stage she […]
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