Sansha Australia now sells Ballroom shoes!
And they are stunning! Cute designs and bright, fun colours!
Ph: 03 9528 6066 info@sansha.com.au www.sansha.com.au

Check out the pics below of celebrity choreographer Michael Schwandt directing and choreographing multi-platinum selling Australian Warner Bros. Record artists The Veronicas for their performance of ‘Untouched’ at the Miss USA TV Special on NBC! 

Joel de Carteret AKA JD, will be in Brisbane from April 27th to May 10th.

This is your chance to learn from the So You Think You Can Dance Series One Contestant!

With limited space available for workshops and private classes, teachers4dance is your exclusive agent. 

To book JD email teachers4dance at admin@teachers4dance.com to secure your place!

Come and see live performances by..

youMove youth dance

What’s tappening!

and

What is Jazz?

WSDA and Parramatta City Council will be presenting two days of live performances in the Parramatta Mall Amphitheatre precinct, on Church St and adjacent to the historical St John’s Church and surrounding courtyard.

Thursday May 7

youMove youth dance performing a high energy jump rope exhibition featuring live bongo drummers

Proudly supported by the Heart Foundation

Friday May 8

An explosive, dynamic acapella tap dance segment performed by What’s Tappening? Collective-Thomas Egan, Nathan Scully and Matt Pappa

and

What is Jazz? A suave, elegant cabaret tribute to traditional 1940s jazz music and featuring dancers Veronica Beattie-Guys and Dolls, Sally Hare-SYTYCD top 100, and Shannon Greenshill-Bootmen

Performance times on both days 12.30 and 1.30

Come and support these talented artists!

Fore more information contact:

Olivia Ansell

Western Sydney Dance Action- Director

8839 3354

danceaction_riverside@parracity.nsw.gov.

Ausdance NSW celebrates Australian Dance Week!

Monday 4^th May @ 12pm – 3pm (3hours)

Master class with SUE HEALEY 

Technique Class and Duet Composition   

Sydney Dance Company Studio 3, Pier 4 ‘The Wharf’, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

$30 Ausdance NSW member / $35 non-member   

Monday 4^th May @ 3pm – 6pm (3hours)

Teacher Training Workshop with KATE BARBER

Early Childhood Dance

Sydney Dance Company Studio 3, Pier 4 ‘The Wharf’, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

$60 Ausdance NSW member / $65 non-member   

Tuesday 5^th May @ 12pm – 3pm (3hours)

Master class with ANGELA HILL and ANDRE HAYTER

Tuning in through technique and improvisation   

Sydney Dance Company Studio 3, Pier 4 ‘The Wharf’, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

$30 Ausdance NSW member / $35 non-member   

Tuesday 5^th May @ 3pm – 6pm (3hours)

Master class with TANYA VOGES

Yoga and Dance in Training and Performance     

Sydney Dance Company Studio 3, Pier 4 ‘The Wharf’, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

$30 Ausdance NSW member / $35 non-member   

Wednesday 6^th May @10am – 12pm (2hours)
Master class with VICKI VAN HOUT

Contemporary Indigenous Masterclass                 
Peter Forsyth Auditorium, Frances Street Glebe

$15 Ausdance NSW members / $20 non-memberThursday 7^th May @ 9:30am – 12:00pm (2.5hours)
Master class with FIONA MALONE        

Technique and New Movement Development       

Peter Forsyth Auditorium, Frances Street Glebe

$15 Ausdance NSW members / $20 non-member

Friday 8^th May @ 2pm – 6pm (4hours)
Master class with KAY ARMSTRONG

Thinking Moving Dancing Workshop        

Sydney Dance Company Studio 3, Pier 4 ‘The Wharf’, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay

$30 Ausdance NSW member / $35 non-member   

Special Incentive: Do three or more classes and receive a 20% discount!

Bookings essential: Please email administration@dance.net.au

Or phone (02) 9256 4800 to secure your place

The Australian Dance Festival (12th - 14th June 2009, Sydney Olympic Park) is an exciting new event which is set to rock the Australian dance industry. If you love dance (whether it’s watching or doing it) then this is the event you won’t want to miss!

The Australian Dance Festival will offer you a smorgasbord of workshops to choose from! With over 40 workshops specialising in a range of genres, the Australian Dance Festival simply has dance covered! 

Due to choreographers’ busy schedules, the directors of the festival are proud to announce their line-up of acclaimed industry professionals who have devoted their time and energy to the festival’s success. Keep a look out on their website for updates and new additions to the choreography and workshop team!

Jason Coleman, Patron of the festival and founder of Ministry of Dance in Melbourne, urges dancers to ” Come and be a part of the Australian Dance Festival. The entire dance community is coming together…I’m thrilled to be a part of it! See you at the festival!”

For more information regarding the workshops on offer visit www.australiandancefestival.com.au

Luv Kristy

What’s the best way to get into dancing professionally?
By showcasing your stuff!

And for those who are working professionally, it’s important to remember that you’re only as good as your last gig.

The second CARNIVAL held at Home Nightclub last week was a sensational night of dance – there were established and emerging choreographers and of course, those direct from L.A. – Tony Czar, Jian, Carey Ysais. The dancers were so hot that I couldn’t blink as I’d miss too much: there were femme fatales killing off their men and boys in heels. And the dancing! Oh the dancing! There was some ‘voguing’ to Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ (how appropriate!), and head-banging to Marilyn Manson. There was some core-wrenching contemporary (Jason Winters), some delightfully joyous contemporary (Marko Panzic) and a lyrical piece that was empowering and uplifting (Alicia Kasih). There was Flamenco, there was tapping and there was rapping with tapping! And of course, there was hip hop. Oh the hip hop!

THE HIP HOP! Where do I start? How do I start?! It was a truly innovative night of hip hop choreography and performance. It was HOT HOT HOT! And the dancers were FIERCE! The crowd absolutely loved it! There were agents, teachers and SYTYCD producers and judges all applauding and celebrating the enormous talent in Sydney, and of course every Joe Smith and Jane Jones who loves dance was there! If you weren’t, you better be there next time!

Congratulations to Nu Firm, J Town, Trav, and Cisqo who all commanded the audience with their unique styles! I could even blink, all of my senses were overwhelmed: from the music, to the original choreography, to the costumes, to the transitions, to the performance quality! There was also such diversity in their styles: from  fierceness (Nu Firm) to lyricism (J Town) to emotiveness (Trav) to showmanship (Cisqo).

To all the dancers that performed who are trying to crack into the professional dance world - you were amazing!

To all the big guns who still put themselves out there - you are deserving of your success.

There was a real buzz at CARNIVAL that can only be topped by the next Carnival. So… watch this space : )

Bianca

Urban Dance Centre opened its brand new studios on the weekend with a bang!  And what and exciting event!  They are beautiful studios, with more developments to come.  At the moment, there is a smaller studio in the front with a beautiful, big studio next to it that can be divided into 2 - so watch out for an expanding timetable in the future! 

The event started with the much anticipated Tabitha and Napoleon workshops.  Although I didn’t get to attend these workshops, we got to see the results - some fun and creative routines which were showcased at the opening party.  The event opened with Tabitha and Napoleon cutting the ribbon, which was stretched from one side of the studio to the other - a big feat!  But how exciting! Urban Dance Centre is beginning to put itself on the world dance map. What a great start for the new studios. 

The afternoon then rolled on as we saw a performance from Urban Dance Project, and all the routines from the workshop ( after a quick practice in the space )…it was a rather casual afternoon, but it suited the family feel of the studios. Everyone was really encouraging of each other as they got up to perform.  To top off the performances, we got to view Tabitha perform herself, and she is tight!  Tabitha is a great dancer, as well as a fantastic choreographer with her husband of 11 years.  They were celebrating their 11th wedding anniversary whilst here in OZ!  How amazing.  Napoleon however, did not perform due to a shoulder injury.   

One other highlight for me personally was to see 3 of my occasional ballet students, Natalie, Tahlia and Lily, perform a mix of hip hop styles in a trio.  I only ever see them in ballet class…they were great and are developing into very skilled and versatile little dancers.  Which is what will happen if you train under the skilled teachers @ UDC…Go girls!  Overall the event was a really nice opening for a studio that has come so far in such a short time, with huge things to come.  Make sure you get down to check out the studios and do one of the many casual classes on offer.

Mwa xx

Linda

Getting Into Dance Expo

Australian Dance Awards Public Program

A chance to connect the general public with information about getting into dance and the dance community can access information about dance services.

This is a great chance to promote your services while the ‘Dance in the Edge’ performances are on in the same space!

Saturday 6th June 2009
11am - 4pm
BMW Edge, Federation Square

18 tables/ 36 half tables in total. First come first served!
Full table size: 180 x 90 cm
$300 (inc GST)
Half table size: 90 x 90cm
$150 (inc GST)
Power available upon request
Each table fitted with Federation Square signature black tablecloth.