Changes to assessment criteria of dancer occupations reflect industry standards, opening the way for teachers, dance artists and choreographers in a wide array of styles and backgrounds to work in Australia. Ausdance VIC, alongside the Ausdance National Network consulted with VETASSESS and the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to… Read More »Changes to Migration Skills Assessment for Dance Professionals
Opinion piece by Benjamin Curé Ausdance VIC was recently approached by Melbourne dance artist Benjamin Curé who wanted to talk about superannuation. Ben has experience as a contract dancer and teacher and as the leader of a dance company. This is his account of a superannuation journey that will be… Read More »It’s time to talk about superannuation in the dance industry
The Creative State 2025 Strategy was announced by the Hon Danny Pearson MP, Minister for Creative Industries on 12 July 2021 Ausdance VIC fully supports the bold statement of support for First Nations people and creatives in our state. I’m proud to live in a state where our representatives believe in… Read More »Response to Creative State 2025
The Ausdance National Education Committee, led by Dr Jeff Meiners and Sue Fox, has worked to prepare the attached submission to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) on The Australian Curriculum: The Arts. The proposed revisions aim to declutter the content through improving the clarity of structure of the… Read More »The Australian Curriculum: The Arts Submission
As part of an artist-led initiative to help Melbourne’s independent dance community to cope with Melbourne’s 112-day lockdown in 2020, the Think Tank Dance Assembly was born. TTDA was a self-organising collective for Melbourne’s independent dance artists. Throughout the lockdown, TTDA provided an opportunity for dance artists to meet regularly… Read More »Think Tank Dance Assembly
Ausdance VIC has reluctantly had to cancel the Australian Youth Dance Festival scheduled for 4-9 July. Around 90 percent of attendees were coming from outside of Victoria, so COVID-19 lockdowns and border closures have made it impossible for participants to visit Melbourne at this time. “Obviously we are disappointed, but… Read More »AYDF Cancelled
Self-employed artists and small companies in Victoria are among thousands of sole traders and contractors currently not eligible for financial assistance from the state government because their income is under $75,000. Ausdance VIC has received many reports of dance artists, dance studios and dance teachers being stranded by the strict… Read More »Arts workers missing out on financial support again
Ausdance VIC has been lobbying the Victorian government since the original circuit breaker Business support announcements were made earlier this year in February. We have been advocating to have the eligible ANZSIC codes expanded to cover the entire dance and performing arts industries when developing their crucial business support packages… Read More »Advocacy Outcome: ANZSIC Codes include entire sector
The Think Tank Dance Assembly has launched its new website DAMN Writing as an online journal of thinking and writing about the independent dance sector. The TTDA came together during Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdowns as a way for independent dance professionals, choreographers and dance students to stay connected while they were… Read More »DAMN (Good) Writing Launch
International Dance Day Message 2021 by Friedemann Vogel, Germany “Everything starts with movement – an instinct we all have – and dance is movement refined to communicate. Much as flawless technique is important and impressive, it is ultimately what the dancer expresses inside the movement that is the essence. As dancers, we are constantly on the move,… Read More »International Dance Day
Performing Arts Editor, Wednesday 28 April 2021, Arts Hub Caitlin Comerford, the Artistic Director of Tasmania’s youth dance company Stompin, and freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher Kyall Shanks have been announced as the co-Artistic Directors of the 2021 Australian Youth Dance Festival (AYDF). To be held in Melbourne over 4-10… Read More »Youth dance festival sets its eyes on the future
In partnership with the Victorian Department of Education, from 2021-2023 Ausdance VIC will be promoting the benefits of dance education through a new program called Blue Sky Dance. This 3-year program is specially designed to showcase best practice dance education aligned to the Victorian Curriculum F-10: The Arts, Dance. Ausdance… Read More »Blue Sky Dance