Category Archives: Dance

Perth Festival

This is the time of year in Perth when the weather is warm, people start winding down for the holidays and migrate outdoors.  With this comes the excitement of the Perth Festival, which to me is one of the arts …

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Sideshow Alley

Jo Morley pinpoints one of her favourite points of inspiration… a Melbourne team of creatives and film-makers who are finding inspiration in the smaller corners of town. We all know that Melbourne LOVES a good sidestreet! The crew from Sideshow …

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Look before…

The French impressionist painter, Edgar Degas, famously painted a lot of beautiful pictures of ballet dancers.  Fascinated with the art form, he constantly tried to capture a sense of movement within a medium that could only provide a still response. …

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Behind The Scenes

For those of you who haven’t already seen the beautiful pictures above, here is a behind the scenes video for the photo shoot that Natalie Portman did with US Vogue. Inspired by Black Swan, Natalie models gorgeous dresses in a …

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the ballerina project

The Ballerina Project by Dane Shitagi, a New York City based, Honolulu-born photographer, grew from: “….the idea of New York City as a magnet for creativity; each photograph is a collaborative work of dance, fashion design and photography played out …

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…and the Oscar goes to….

In  honour of the talented and petite 2011 Best Actress Academy Award winner Natalie Portman and her role in the making of the incredible film, Black Swan, we have decided to have somewhat of a Ballet Week here this week …

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Remember my name

With my usual ballet envy increasing due to the current airing of SYTYCD, I decided to do what I usually do when I’m having a ‘phase’ and of course drown myself in internet resources and videos. I came across this …

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Think you can pop/lock?

…you ain’t got nuthin’ on this guy….!  Check out the moves!  What a freak! Found on YouTube via Oh My Darlin’

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