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Dance like millions are watching: The new TikTok craze at your local arcade
Dance Dance Revolution and Dancerush Stardom players have taken to social media to show off their skills on the classic arcade games.
- by Frances Howe
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Inside the ‘big, gay’ story the ballet has been scared to tell
In a bold break with fairytale traditions, The Australian Ballet celebrates one of history’s most famous gay men.
- by Kerrie OBrien
The story of ballet’s lost dancer is returning to the stage. His life was extraordinary
The Australian Ballet’s 2025 season will kick off with the return of Nijinsky, a ballet that delves into the mind and legacy of one of history’s finest dancers.
- by Will Cox
Meet Australia’s ‘Hydraulic Press Girl’, dancing the undanceable to millions online
Sarah McCreanor, a Brisbane dancer who now lives in Los Angeles, talks about her TikTok fame and physical — as well as funny — work.
- by Margaret Fuhrer
‘Shift in an unusually huge way’: How AI choreographs a dance workshop
Arts and artificial intelligence are often at odds, but a new dance performance aims to create harmony from the intersection.
- by Gemma Grant
It’s been 70 years in the making, now this Aussie ballet’s time has come
Sydney dancer Simonne Moffitt is finally realising her grandmother’s vision for a work originally condemned for being “too Australian”.
- by Nick Galvin
Street dance or serious sport? What I learned in my night as a b-girl
I took a breaking class to find out what the most divisive Olympic sport is all about. It turns out its more controversial than I thought.
- by Frances Howe
Lizzie and Ryuichi will dance continuously on a lake for 24 hours
A different kind of Gold Coast marathon will take place this weekend, when two dancers will perform for 24 hours as part of the Bleach arts festival.
- by Nick Dent