2012 - Dance Life

Anatomy for Dancers

Dance 1 Jul, 2012

As a dancer, your body is your tool, your instrument, your livelihood, your passion and your constant collaborator. This is why it is so important for dancers to have a well-rounded working knowledge of their anatomical structure, limitations, and unique peculiarities. Every BODY is… Read Article

WHAT SUPER HERO MISSION DO YOU STAND FOR?

Dance 29 Jun, 2012

We all have our limits and our standards. And that is a great thing! It’s a great thing to have an idea of what you will tolerate and what you won’t – out of life, your results, and your relationships. But sometimes we don’t have a clear view of our standards and we allow crappy things to… Read Article

Dance and Perfectionism

Dance 29 Jun, 2012

Stretch your knees, shoulders down, tail in, tummy in… oh that’s right it’s 2012… I mean lengthen both sides of the body equally… and now smile! I don’t know about you, but my experience of being a dancer and now a teacher has been a journey. Excuse the cliché, but I live in Byron Bay and maybe w… Read Article

What are Shin Splints?

Dance 29 Jun, 2012

WHAT ARE SHIN SPLINTS? “Shin splints” is an umbrella term often used to relate to pain felt below the knee along the shin bone or even in the calf. Pain is felt either along the front of the shin bone or along the back of the bone especially in the lower third. It is an inflammatory problem in nat… Read Article

THE BENEFITS OF AMATEUR THEATRE

Dance 29 Jun, 2012

As an aspiring performer there is a steady stream of advice coming your way and sometimes you can hear completely conflicting comments coming from different people. Often you can discern what you follow and what you don’t but what happens when the decision isn’t so easy? I… Read Article

LET'S DANCE WITH TIMOMATIC!

AuditionsLatest News 28 Jun, 2012

Disney Channel are offering DanceLife readers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity… the chance to feature in Australian star Timomatic’s new dance video for his new song Save the Dance Floor! WHO: Australian boys and girls aged 8 to 18 years can film and submit a video of themselves… Read Article

TAP DOGS – DEIN PERRY INTERVIEW

Dance 26 Jun, 2012

View trailer here for Tap Dogs On the eve of Dein Perry’s new Australian season and tour of Tap Dogs, I managed to snatch a few moments with him to ask a few quick questions for our readers… How are things going for the new show? Great – we pretty much have a whole new generat… Read Article

NUTCRACKER ON ICE

Dance 30 May, 2012

The international ice dance sensation The Imperial Ice Stars make a triumphant return to Australia next winter with a dazzling new production of The Nutcracker on Ice. WIN TICKETS TO SYDNEY 6 JUNE HERE Over the last seven years, The Imperial Ice Stars have performed to more than three mil… Read Article

JASON GILKISON INTERVIEW – BURN THE FLOOR REINVENTED

Dance 25 May, 2012

JASON GILKISON is one of Australia’s most successful choreographers having risen through the ranks of the Ballroom Competition world with dance partner Peta Roby to become undefeated Latin champions from 1981 to 1997. During this time they also became World, British and Inter… Read Article