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We offer dance studio owners and teachers extensive performance and training opportunities around the world. We aim to inspire their students involved in dance and the performing arts to travelling and learning about the world around them in a safe, managed environment.

We are deeply committed to superior customer service, offering a seamless experience for teachers, performers and families at very competitive prices, with 100% financial backing from a worldwide travel agency. Travelcounsellorsforperformingarts.com

MDM is an Australian based company that produces the world’s most technologically advanced footwear for dance that helps promote safe dance practice, injury prevention and functions as a training aid to correct pronation.

With testimonials and endorsements by leading podiatrists, physiotherapists, professional dancers, teachers and studio principals, MDM is shifting the conversation, developing dancewear that is better understood as dance equipment. www.MDMdance.com

At Movitae we're passionate about dance education and we believe that digital technology can be used to enhance the learning experience, supporting dancers of all ages and stages.

Movitae is a Social Learning Platform. It enables teachers to draw together multiple learning areas and facilitate communication to support class learning - we help dance teachers take advantage of technology and foster a love of dance through inspiration and education. Our platform helps teachers to extend dance education beyond the classroom and streamline their services through private video sharing, sharing resources, student awards and more. 

Studio owners can create a value-added, controlled online environment that reflects the physical environment of their school. Talk to us about revenue generation, student engagement and retention for your school with Movitae! www.movitae.com

Kids Artistic Revue (KAR) is truly grateful for all the incredible support we have received from the Australian dance community over the past 4 years.  Our team is thrilled to be able to return to Australia in 2019, this has been made possible through your encouragement and support. As you join us in the coming season be assured, we are committed to making your KAR experience simply the best!

In 2018, KAR hosted eight exciting dance competitions throughout Australia. This year KAR LIVE was extended to Perth, Melbourne, & Sydney. We also added a brand new city, Mackay!

If you attended our competition in 2017 you may already know that KAR is dedicated to recognising and encouraging dancers all across the country.  Our stages will be shared by thousands of dancers with a wide range of ages, talents and abilities, who will all have their moment to shine in a positive, rewarding, and exhilarating atmosphere.  We also acknowledge the achievements and excellence of teachers, choreographers, and parents, whose hard work and commitment deserves equal attention.

At KAR, we recognise the sacrifice and endless hours invested to be part of our competition. We are honoured to be an outlet where dedication, talent and accomplishments are celebrated! Finally, we cannot emphasize enough how appreciative we are of all the studio directors, teachers, parents and supporters. Your dedication and love for the dancers is truly inspiring. Dancekar.com.au

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Ausdance Victoria is the peak body for dance, leading dance in the state. We aim to provide all Victorians with opportunities to experience and engage with dance. Ausdance is also the subject association for dance in Victoria; we create resources, provide advice, work with key partners and provide professional development programs.

We are part of the National Ausdance network; through our political advocacy in Canberra, our partnerships and national projects, such as the National Dance Forum, the Australian Dance Awards and the National Curriculum, we provide leadership for a strong and unified voice for dance in Australia. Ausdancevic.org.au

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Belinda Strodder Photography
Voted Victoria's Favourite Dance Photographer 2014, Belinda is a specialist dance and performing arts photographer. Her work is published regularly in magazines, online publications, exhibitions and promotional campaigns world wide. Active in the dance community and proudly supports The Victorian Dance Festival, Ausdance, Dance Informa, Dance Australia Magazine, Cecchetti Victoria,  The Australian Ballet School and Stage Art Productions. Dancephotography.net.au

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babyballet® is the world’s leading pre-school program and is growing at an astonishing rate in Australia and New Zealand. This is because the babyballet® formula is incredibly special. Not only will you receive access to the award-winning babyballet program with lesson plans, choreography, copyrighted music, training DVDs, branding and an exclusive zone, you will also become part of the caring babyballet® family, which provides ongoing support and encouragement to help you build a thriving preschool department and make the very most out of your licence.

To join the fun, don’t hesitate in contacting our helpful team today. We can also put you in touch with existing licencees so you can hear exactly how much they love having babyballet® in their studios.

Created by co-founders, Barbara Peters and Claire O’Connor, babyballet® has been operating successfully for over 13 years and has over 30,000 under 6 year olds participating in classes weekly. Babyballetdance.com.au

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Jump Dance Challenge is so much more than just a competition! Our fun and friendly events provide an encouraging platform for all ability and ages to come together and dance. It is an opportunity to showcase all your hard work and talent while reaching personal goals. Our industry professional judges are there to give feedback which is encouraging, inspiring and builds confidence in each and every single person who steps on our stage. We believe in you and you should too! Amazing prizes, amazing trophies, amazing awards, amazing workshops! Come Jump with us and we promise you will not only grow as a dancer but you will make the best memories with new and old friends! Facebook.com/jumpdancechallenge

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The Cecchetti Principles of grace, balance and line form the basis of a sound training syllabus that has been developed to meet the needs of today’s modern child  -  teaching co-ordination, poise, confidence, rhythmical sense and  musicality while ensuring that the process in still fun!

The fully qualified, carefully trained and registered teachers of  Cecchetti Ballet Australia are  committed to providing a stable and  secure foundation for each  student’s training – whether for purely recreational enjoyment or as the beginnings of a career in dance.  The Cecchetti teacher training courses prepare them to teach with a safe and secure technical base, sound knowledge of anatomy and basic physical faults, good teaching practices and the historical background of the art of classical ballet. www.cecchettiballet.org

In 1932 Jacob Bloch immigrated from Eastern Europe and settled in Sydney, Australia. There he met a ballerina and promised he would craft her the most comfortable ballet pointe shoe in the world.

His effort was so successful that it generated the creation of a full range of dance and dance fashion products.

Since that time, the rapid growth of Bloch’s reputation has established the brand as one of the most trusted within the industry. Quite simply, our Dance DNA is in every product we make. Today Bloch is still fulfilling the promise made by its founder all those years ago and has evolved into a truly inspirational, forward-thinking contemporary dancewear brand. www.bloch.com.au

What differentiates Spectrum Dance Full Time from other institutions is three-fold. Firstly, all members of the Spectrum Dance teaching faculty are working in the industry. We believe that this is crucial for student engagement, for current skills, and for ensuring that the training in the studios is relevant to the industry. Secondly, we offer our students the opportunity to excel through specialised teaching techniques, focusing on individual student development. Spectrum students receive an individually tailored curriculum to achieve advanced performance techniques in all facets of dance, singing and acting – in other words “the triple threat”. Finally Spectrum Dance provides opportunities for our students to engage in the entertainment industry (Industry Based Learning) placing our students at the forefront of their peers.

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