Julie Dyson

Hi! I’m the National Director of Ausdance and have been part of the organisation since it was founded in 1977. After attending the inaugural conference I helped found Ausdance ACT, at the same time establishing the national office with Hilary Trotter. We became the first paid officers of Ausdance National in 1985, and we also worked with State and Territory offices to establish funding for the network. My work for Ausdance has included strategic planning and advice to funding bodies, government departments, companies and individual artists. I’ve initiated innovative partnerships with organisations such as the Australian Institute of Sport and the National Library of Australia. I was also a member of the Canberra Parliamentary Reporting Staff for many years, and developed interests in the political process, policy and advocacy. My interest in dance education grew out of teaching dance in both Perth and Canberra.