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Meet the Aussie dancer chosen to run one of the world’s most prestigious dance schools
As a 13-year-old, a terrified Melissa Toogood auditioned for a performing arts high school. It began a journey that has taken her to the peak of her craft.
- by Joyce Morgan
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When fossil fuels pollute Swan Lake: Provocative ballet opens in Brisbane
Greta Thunberg as a swan? Maverick choreographer Angelin Preljocaj says classical ballet can be a form of climate protest.
- by Nick Dent
Dance didn’t want this troubled young dad. Then he did something big
A lack of formal training and fatherhood at 25 meant Botis Seva’s dance career looked doomed. BLKDOG changed everything.
- by Richard Jinman
‘Take down the walls’: The innovative program bringing ballet to the bush
Hundreds of children in regional Australia will have the opportunity to learn from the Australian Ballet’s teachers and dancers.
- by Cindy Yin