#about | Victorian Dance Festival

ABOUT
VDF

A COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE DANCERS

WHAT IS VDF?

VDF is an all-inclusive,
all-styles, non-competitive dance event.

Our Flagship Melbourne event boasts two days of dance classes, a stunning dance showcase featuring dancers from all over Australia and overseas, a dance teacher development day and dance expo.

2013
The year of the first ever VDF in Colac, country Victoria.

15,000
The approx. number of dancers who have joined us for VDF.

The number of epic dance classes over a VDF weekend!

1,380

Minutes of DANCE this VDF weekend!

251
The number of dancers en pointe for one minute at VDF 2017 - Setting the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!

INFINITY
The amount of fun you'll have at VDF!

daniel searle & deborah searle
vdf directors
dance informa founders & directors

VDF is brought to you by the team behind Dance Informa magazine, the world's largest online dance magazine. Founded in 2006, Dance Informa has served the Australian and American dance industries for over 14 years.

VDF brings the pages of Dance Informa to life, bringing the whos who of DANCE together in Melbourne for a huge celebration of why we love dance. Dance breaks barriers, dance speaks all languages, dance comes from the heart, dance is our life.

COME DANCE WITH US!

YVETTE LEE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

“To me, VDF is about our community coming together to celebrate dance, celebrate all we are individually, and collectively achieving to learn, share and educate."