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The Australian Dance Council, known as Ausdance or Ausdance National and formerly the Australian Association for Dance Education (AADE), is or was the national dance advocacy organisation in Australia, representing the dance profession and coordinating a network of state organisations, including Ausdance ACT, Ausdance Qld, Ausdance SA, Ausdance Victoria and Ausdance WA.
She opened a second school in Beaumaris, Melbourne in 1955, which became the foundation for her career as a teacher, choreographer, and dance director. [43] In 1963, McKechnie established the Australian Contemporary Dance Theatre, where she was the director and main choreographer for its first 10 years.
Powell was president of the Australian Dancing Society in its early years. [2] By 1944 it was conducting grade and medal tests and conducting examinations for teachers' accreditation. [3] By 1950 it had 10,000 members and in that year became affiliated with the International Council of Ballroom Dancing, with headquarters in England. [4]
During a medal test, a dancer will either dance alone (ballet) or be partnered by their teacher (ballroom). An examiner, appointed by the examining body, will observe the performance, and mark it. It is usual for dance teacher organisations to print guidelines for the figures or routines to be tested. [3]
The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has implemented a national dance curriculum. [15] Australia has also increased the number of generalist teachers to implement dance as part of their teaching techniques. New Zealand, on the other hand, has eliminated dance from most of its schools, favoring numeracy and literacy more ...
Also: Australia: People: By occupation: Educators: Dance teachers Pages in category "Australian dance instructors" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Performing Arts Connections Australia (PAC Australia), formerly the Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA), is the peak national body for performing arts centres. It was founded some years before 2003, and changed its name to PAC Australia in 2017.
In the latter part of the 20th century the influence of Indigenous Australian dance traditions has been seen with the development of concert dance, with the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) providing training in contemporary dance. The Australian bush dance, which draws on traditions from English, Irish, Scottish and other ...