Dance partners

Adelaide College of the Arts offers bachelor qualifications in dance as well as advanced diplomas in acting and a vast range of ‘behind the scenes' roles.

Aon is Australia's leading provider of broking and consulting services for risk management, insurance transactions, reinsurance, human capital consulting and financial planning.

artsHub is the first port of call for creative job-seekers and job advertisers.

ArtsPeak promotes the value of the arts in Australia and supports growth, development and sustainability through purposeful advocacy.

ArtsPeak drives the national debate in innovation, creativity and arts industry development. ArtsPeak functions as a confederation of Australia’s peak arts organisations collaborating with other sector organisations and artists.

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.

The Australian Alliance for Wellness in Entertainment (AAWE) is an Entertainment Assist cross-sector peer-to-peer initiative for shared interest in positive mental health and wellbeing behaviours for a sustainable Australian entertainment industry. AAWE will be implemented in collaboration with founding members.

Australian College of Physical Education is Australia’s leading provider of specialist undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the related disciplines of sport, dance and physical education.

The Australian Copyright Council is an independent non-profit organisation that supports a creative Australia by promoting the benefit of copyright for the common good. They represent the peak bodies for professional artists and content creators working in Australia’s creative industries and Australia’s major copyright collecting societies.

ADT is one of Australia's pre-eminent contemporary dance company with an increasingly high profile throughout Europe.

Bangarra Dance Theatre is fuelled by the spirit, energy and inspiration derived from the culture, values and traditions of Indigenous Australians.

BlakDance Australia Ltd is a performing arts company which advocates for Indigenous Contemporary Dance in Australia with the vision to contribute significantly to the cultural landscape of Australian Dance.

Chunky Move makes a diverse and distinctive brand of genre-defying dance performance.

Co3 is WA's flagship contemporary dance company, contributing a unique voice to the national cultural environment. Co3 reinvigorates the conversation about, and experience of, contemporary dance. The company supports and inspires the development of contemporary dance, dancers and dance culture. Co3 is guided by the key programming principles of curate, commission, and create.

Dance and the Child International (daCi) is dedicated to the growth and development of dance for children on an international basis.

Dance Australia is Australia's leading specialist magazine devoted to the art of dance.

Dance Informa is the industry's online dance magazine and news service.

Dancehouse is Australia's premier centre for contemporary dance, combining research, training and performance.

Dancenorth is a contemporary dance theatre company that experiments with all art forms to create dynamic dance experiences for audiences all over the world.

De Quincey Co is committed to the development and empowerment of artists engaged in Bodyweather and body-based performance.

The Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance) at Deakin University is an inclusive dance course focused on dance as a contemporary art.

Expressions Dance Company makes enduring contemporary dance works that are artistically risky, but also grounded in human stories that speak to a diverse audience.

Footscray Community Arts Centre is a unique place of learning and sharing where the dynamic between community, culture and contemporary art is explored and celebrated.

Force Majeure produces award-winning dance theatre works that reflect upon contemporary life and explore issues that affect us all.

Gaynor Minden Pointe shoes are on the feet of some of the world's most extraordinary dancers at over 200 major professional companies. Because they're recommended for students by indisputably great teachers. They were invented by a dancer. And they're the only pointe shoes made from modern materials so they can last 3 to 5 times longer. They are quiet, and they were designed for the highest and most daring level of artistic achievement.

World leaders in advanced flooring technology for dance and the performing arts, Harlequin Floors has been a major sponsor of the Australian Dance Awards since 2012.

IADMS is dedicated to improving the health, well-being, training and performance of dancers by cultivating educational, medical and scientific excellence.

The International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD) was formed in 1993 to alleviate the challenges that professional dancers face when transitioning to a post-dance career.

Kath is a creative producer and arts consultant based in Melbourne.

LWD is a compact group of dance artists whose experience and special talents combine to present new Australian dance of an international calibre.

This company is committed to the exploration of everyday events and the redefinition of the formal concerns of dance.

The dance program at Macquarie University considers not just the aesthetic dimension of dance and performance, but also their social, cultural, historical and metaphorical frameworks.

National Aboriginal Skills Development Association—NAISDA Dance College—is Australia's tertiary training institution for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancers.

NAAE advocates for arts education in both institutional and community settings, develops arts education policy and promotes quality teaching and learning in the arts.

The NLA supports learning, creative and intellectual endeavour, and contributes to the continuing vitality of Australia’s diverse culture and heritage.

People Dancing (formerly knowns as Foundation for Community Dance UK) is the professional organisation for anyone involved in creating opportunities for people to experience and participate in dance.

Phillip Adams' BalletLab is an idiosyncratic company, operating in many different forums and collaborating across art forms.

One of only three full-time professional ballet companies in Australia, QB is proud to be part of our state's thriving arts culture.

QUT's dance courses provide students with the opportunity to be at the forefront of the dance industry.

RealTime is Australia's critical guide to international contemporary arts focusing on innovation in performance, photomedia, film, video, interactive media and hybrid arts.

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.

Shaun Parker & Company is renowned for its integration of stimulating choreographic forms, arresting musical scores and theatrical invention.

Strut Dance is the primary centre for choreographic development in Western Australia.

Sydney Dance Company has been one of Australia’s leading contemporary dance companies since the 1970s.

Tasdance is a vital force in Tasmania and provides a proving ground for Australian dancers and choreographers.

The TDCA was formed in 1985 so that directors of tertiary dance courses might better connect with dance practitioners, share information, review policy and advocate for dance.

Founded in 1962, this is one of the country's flagship arts companies. For nearly five decades it has been the defining face of ballet in Australia.

The Australian Ballet School is the national centre for elite vocational classical dance and the school of The Australian Ballet.

Based in Darwin, Tracks performances capture the essential Spirit of the Northern Territory, connecting you to its stories, its vastness and its unique sophistication.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) at the University of Melbourne builds on the Victorian College of the Arts’ outstanding reputation for performance-focused dance education.

WAB has an impressive reputation for superior classical and contemporary ballet and contemporary dance.

WAAPA’s dance department prepares classical and contemporary artists of international standing.

World Dance Alliance serves as a primary voice for dance and dancers, and encourages the exchange of ideas and the awareness of dance in all its forms.

WDA–AP's mission is to be the primary voice and support group for all dance in the Asia-Pacific region.