Stories + essays

Dance people share personal and inspirational experiences

The Australian Youth Dance Festival experience

The Australian Youth Dance Festival reflects Ausdance’s philosophy on dance education for young people—it should be non-competitive, accessible, meet educational, ethical and safe dance standards, and have potential to develop audiences of the future.

The Dame Peggy van Praagh memorial address

Dame Peggy van Praagh, founding Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, had a vision of developing a unique dance culture for Australian dance. The Dame Peggy van Praagh memorial addresses pay tribute to, and acknowledge, her legacy in this country.