Ausdance VIC is the peak body for dance in Victoria and Australia’s leading dance-specialist Registered Training Organisation (RTO). Whether it’s innovative dance education projects, training opportunities, workforce and professional development, resource building or policy representation, we’re here to support our members and the broader sector and are committed to nurturing and promoting the art of dance.
As the Creative Victoria funded service organisation for dance, we represent the interests of a wide range of stakeholders, including independent dance artists and teachers, companies and ensembles, the education sector, dance studios, and the community.
Following in the footsteps of Ausdance National, who succeeded in adding Dance to the national curriculum, we remain the subject association for dance in Victoria, consulting on curriculum reform and delivering curriculum-aligned dance education programs to primary and secondary schools.
Vision
Our vision is to be the leading force in dance education and learning in Victoria. Through advocacy, education, training, and representation, we empower dance students, educators, artists, choreographers, and organisations — creating a future where every dancer can flourish.
Mission
We develop inclusive education, training and professional development programs that create sustainable career pathways and meaningful industry partnerships. We shape policies that nurture lifelong learning and connect communities.
Our Values
Connection
We prioritise partnerships and use connection to listen and respond to the sector.
Inclusion
We dance as an ensemble and work together to uplift and celebrate all dance.
Accountability
We embrace the falls to perfect the performance. This give us the courage to think in decades, not days.
Excellence
We wear dance shoes! Our people, program and initiatives support the evolution of dance.
Priorities
- Ensure our members are engaged and well supported
- Support and develop the dance sector to build resilience, capacity, and capability
- To work for the benefit of all Victorians
- Sustainably grow the Ausdance VIC Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
- Build our organisational capacity
Outcomes
As the Peak Body for dance in Victoria, we wants to see the following outcomes:
- A First Peoples lens shaping all aspects of our policies, strategy and programs
- Dance and the dance sector thrive in remote, rural, and metropolitan areas of Victoria
- Access for all Victorians to participate in, and engage with, dance
- Greater diversity and inclusion in dance; a range of people, places, and practice across the state engaging in dance as a career and/or for creative, recreational, and health purposes