Our dance partners (project partners, member dance companies and tertiary dance directors), help provide leadership in dance education, advocacy, policy development and debate. They give their time and expertise to create a national voice for dance development in Australia (and internationally too).
ReelDance
ReelDance is an internationally recognised arts organisation supporting innovative collaborative practice across dance, film and new media art.
Dance Australia
Dance Australia is Australia's leading specialist magazine devoted to the art of dance.
Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE)
Mature Artists Dance Experience (MADE) provides contemporary dance theatre skills development for mature adults.
dancetrain magazine
Now 10 year old, dancetrain magazine has over 38,000 readers and a fabulous website providing a wide range of information to young dancers, teachers and performing artists.
De Quincey Co
De Quincey Co is committed to the development and empowerment of artists engaged in Bodyweather and body-based performance.
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
ACARA is the independent authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum.
BlakDance
BlakDance Australia is a newly formed organisation that was born from an Ausdance National program called Treading the Pathways.
Foundation for Community Dance (FDC)
FDC (UK) is the professional organisation for anyone involved in creating opportunities for people to experience and participate in dance.
Kath Papas
Kath is a creative producer and arts consultant based in Melbourne.
Innovations and Business Skills Australia (IBSA)
IBSA is the national voice on skills and training for business, education, information and commmunications technology, cultural, financial services, printing and graphics industries.
Lucy Guerin Inc
This company is committed to the exploration of everyday events and the redefinition of the formal concerns of dance.
Force Majeure
Force Majeure produces award-winning dance theatre works that reflect upon contemporary life and explore issues that affect us all.
QL2 Dance
QL2 Dance Inc, in Canberra has a 12-year track record of excellence in youth dance.
ArtsPeak
ArtsPeak is a group of peak organisations that advocate for the inclusion of all art forms in the lives and education of Australians.
Kage Physical Theatre
Visually stunning, arresting, provocative, humorous and humane, we continually explore and redefine what dance can be.
National Library of Australia
The NLA supports learning, creative and intellectual endeavour, and contributes to the continuing vitality of Australia’s diverse culture and heritage.
Chunky Move
Chunky Move makes a diverse and distinctive brand of genre-defying dance performance.
Restless Dance Theatre
Restless Dance Theatre is Australia’s leading dance company working with young disabled and non disabled people to create dance theatre and run workshop programs.
Leigh Warren and Dancers
LWD is a compact group of dance artists whose experience and special talents combine to present new Australian dance of an international calibre.
International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS)
IADMS is dedicated to improving the health, well-being, training and performance of dancers by cultivating educational, medical and scientific excellence.
National Advocates for Arts Education (NAAE)
NAAE advocates for arts education in both institutional and community settings, develops arts education policy and promotes quality teaching and learning in the arts.
Bangarra Dance Theatre
Bangarra Dance Theatre is fuelled by the spirit, energy and inspiration derived from the culture, values and traditions of Indigenous Australians.
World Dance Alliance—Asia Pacific (WDA–AP)
WDA–AP's mission is to be the primary voice and support group for all dance in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tracks
Based in Darwin, Tracks performances capture the essential Spirit of the Northern Territory, connecting you to its stories, its vastness and its unique sophistication.
Aon
Aon is Australia's leading provider of broking and consulting services for risk management, insurance transactions, reinsurance, human capital consulting and financial planning.
Buzz Dance Theatre
Based in Perth, Buzz is one of Australia's leading dance theatre company for children and young people.
Dancenorth
Dancenorth is a contemporary dance theatre company that experiments with all art forms to create dynamic dance experiences for audiences all over the world.
Expressions Dance Company
Expressions Dance Company makes enduring contemporary dance works that are artistically risky, but also grounded in human stories that speak to a diverse audience.
Tertiary Dance Council of Australia (TDCA)
The TDCA was formed in 1985 so that Directors of tertiary dance courses might better connect with dance practitioners, share information, review policy and plan for the future.
Tasdance
Tasdance is a vital force in Tasmania and provides a proving ground for Australian dancers and choreographers.
Sydney Opera House
It stands by itself as one of the indisputable masterpieces of human creativity, not only in the 20th century but in the history of humankind.
Australian Copyright Council (ACC)
The ACC is an independent non-profit organisation which assists creators and other copyright owners to exercise their rights effectively.
Queensland Ballet
One of only three full-time professional ballet companies in Australia, QB is proud to be part of our state's thriving arts culture.
Australia Council for the Arts
This is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, supporting and enriching Australia’s arts through funding, strengthening and developing the arts sector.
West Australian Ballet
WAB has an impressive reputation for superior classical and contemporary ballet and contemporary dance.
Australian Dance Theatre
ADT is one of Australia's pre-eminent contemporary dance company with an increasingly high profile throughout Europe.
Sydney Dance Company
Sydney Dance Company has been one of Australia’s leading contemporary dance companies since the 1970s.