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And what better way to start the year than with a gala! Although now, technically, in its 61st year, the Qld Ballet will hold its 60th Anniversary Gala in 2021, with highlights from its repertoire.

Despite the challenges of 2020, Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year students delivered a sterling graduation performance at Carriageworks.

This year's presentation of the Australian Dance Awards celebrated not one but two years of outstanding dance achievement.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has discovered some never-before-seen footage of former President and famed ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn.

Tim Omaji, popularly known as Timomatic, and Robert Tripolino will join the cast in the brand new Australian production of Rent, which is being presented at the Sydney Opera House.

Just in time for summer holidays bingeing, Netflix is releasing a new series based at a dance school, called Tiny Pretty Things.

The Australian Dance Awards have had a few challenges of late, but the organisers were not going to let a little thing like a pandemic stop the celebrations.

How do you plan a festival in a pandemic?” That's the question Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield, co-directors of the Adelaide Festival, have been asking themselves all year.

What does the new artistic director of the Australian Ballet have up his sleeve for 2021? Karen van Ulzen finds out.

Snowflakes for a Perth Christmas! Isabelle Leclezio reviews this iconic ballet.

Geraldine Higginson reviews SDC's first and only program for the year.

Short Sharp winners

FORM Dance Projects, in Sydney, has announced the winners of its annual dance festival, Sharp Short Dance, following a livestreamed final event.

This year's program consists of works by Antony Hamilton, Stephanie Lake, Anouk van Dijk and Linda Sastradipradja.

Eight talented aspiring choreographers will come together for a special two-week mentorship program at Adelaide’s Dance Hub in December, thanks to its Young Artist Program.

This season is perfectly suited to captivate all ages and usher joy and brightness into a year that has largely been robbed of it.

Queensland University of Technology has suspended its Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance Performance) from 2021. The University is, however, maintaining its BFA (Dance) degree.