Dance

In life as in art, dancer Roz Hervey wanted to push boundaries. She choreographed her own death, and in her final moments made an impassioned plea.

Four Adelaide girls have survived gruelling auditions to be selected to perform in Anastasia the musical.

Maddy Murphy, 16, has successfully auditioned for a prestigious Swiss dance academy, beating hundreds of other ballerinas from across the globe.

Silent disco participants could all be listening to different music in their soundproof headphones, but the joy of dancing unites them as one.

Equal parts captivating and unsettling, young people from Ipswich to Japan are taking to the streets to dance "flood" style.

Every Sunday, a group of men and women get together for some American clogging, home-baked afternoon tea and community connection. 

Ariane Beeston, the author of an acclaimed memoir detailing her experience with postpartum psychosis, has penned her first work of fiction, Don't Forget to Smile. 

Line dancers learn the moves at a Mick O'Shea's event over the long weekend.

It's seen by many as a way to socialise and meet new people in an era where such activities are at a low point due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, screen time and social media.

Carly Sheppard is perhaps best known for experimental performance, but a coincidental meeting with a fellow dancer convinced her to go back to her roots.

The Australian Dance Theatre has premiered its new performance RISE on the NSW South Coast.

The Australian Dance Theatre's first Indigenous artistic director had some dark days after the Voice referendum, but he shines a light on reconciliation in a new outdoor performance set to the rhythm of the rising Sun. 

As the social and health benefits of a not-for-profit dance group for over 50s are felt, industry insiders hope more funding will be invested in the arts sector ahead of the Tasmanian state budget.

A dance that tells the story of a displaced Aboriginal man's struggle with identity has travelled the country and is now showing at the Sydney Opera House.

The Australian Ballet helped put David Hallberg back together after a grave injury. He now returns that favour and leads our national ballet company with a new verve and energy.

Sixteen dancers from Bangarra Dance Theatre and 19 ballet dancers from the Australian Ballet have joined forces for Flora, choreographed by Bangarra artistic director Frances Rings.

Judy Taylor discovered dance later in life, but it has now become a source of joy, energy, and purpose.

Challenging assumptions about what disabled people can and can't do is at the centre of this performance at the Joondalup Festival.

Australia's longest-running First Nations dance academy has helped to shape the cultural fabric of the nation. 

Forget getting any rest — actually, forget about a full night's sleep at all, because once you pass the point of no return in the production of a new show, the hits keep coming, the stakes get higher, and that deadline creeps closer and closer.