Dancing With The Stars has been an emotional roller coaster for recently eliminated dance couple Marco De Angelis and author Cassandra Thorburn after she revealed her motivation for joining the television show was her father’s passing and the words he told her. Cassandra Thorburn’s father passed in 2018 before Dancing With The Stars began production […]
Month: March 2019
Dancing With The Stars: Jeremy Garner and Denise Scott
Denise Scott and Jeremy Garner’s partnership may be over in Dancing With The Stars, but their legacy in the competition will leave a mark for many years to come.
2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Launch
Funky music and madcap personalities spliced with snippets of social commentary and comedic history heralded the perfect opening to the 33rd Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The famous Spiegeltent, proudly ensconced at the front of the Arts Centre Melbourne, set the scene for the launch of this year’s event. With a record 7,700 performances, the 26-day […]
María Pagés is fire and fierce in Yo, Carmen
Yo, Carmen is an all-female powerhouse production that embeds the work of Merimée as the stimulus for a tale that blends poetry and flamenco dance.
What you need to know about common dance injuries
From the earthy grunge of hip hop to the endless grace of classical ballet, dancers tell stories with their bodies. They flow through space, creating emotive shapes and patterns, connecting passionately with their audience. But the dedication involved in consistent training, perfecting choreography and striving to achieve their best can sometimes lead to injury. Young […]
Are ballet productions repetitious and boring or new and innovative?
Have you ever wondered why, year after year, ballet companies tour from theatre to theatre, narrating the same old stories, rehearsing and performing the same choreography? Isn’t it boring? Tiring? Old? Don’t we know these stories too well to repeatedly enjoy them? The answer is a resounding ‘no’. Ballet is an art form; every time […]
‘Beats on Pointe’ smashes hybrid dance style of hip hop and ballet
Masters of Choreography’s Beats on Pointe showcased its own hybrid style of neo-classical and hip hop that captured audiences hearts at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne.