Dance

As the social and health benefits of a not-for-profit dance group for over 50s are felt, industry insiders hope more funding will be invested in the arts sector ahead of the Tasmanian state budget.

A dance that tells the story of a displaced Aboriginal man's struggle with identity has travelled the country and is now showing at the Sydney Opera House.

The Australian Ballet helped put David Hallberg back together after a grave injury. He now returns that favour and leads our national ballet company with a new verve and energy.

Sixteen dancers from Bangarra Dance Theatre and 19 ballet dancers from the Australian Ballet have joined forces for Flora, choreographed by Bangarra artistic director Frances Rings.

Judy Taylor discovered dance later in life, but it has now become a source of joy, energy, and purpose.

Challenging assumptions about what disabled people can and can't do is at the centre of this performance at the Joondalup Festival.

Australia's longest-running First Nations dance academy has helped to shape the cultural fabric of the nation. 

Forget getting any rest — actually, forget about a full night's sleep at all, because once you pass the point of no return in the production of a new show, the hits keep coming, the stakes get higher, and that deadline creeps closer and closer.

Financial stress means some families cannot afford their children's dance classes, so Armidale tween Annabelle has started a free dance school to keep their dreams alive.

The 12-year-old running a free dance school.

With the potential to be overshadowed by the cancellation of its writers' festival, Adelaide Festival opened over the weekend, bringing together local and international artists.

Police are investigating a bomb threat against a Gold Coast theatre hosting a classical Chinese dance group after a threat was also made against the prime minister's official residence.

Shen Yun has been the subject of several threats, including one against Australia's prime minister on Monday.

Indigenous dance company Bangarra Dance Theatre has become the first company and first First Nations performers to receive the Golden Lion at Venice Danza, the international festival of contemporary dance.

Members of the Australian K-pop community say pop acts and blockbuster films are contributing to the local scene "soaring".

From a fairy-themed beginners' performance to the revered "sex siren" category, participants vied for 10s on a night celebrating queer and trans people of colour at the State Library of Victoria.

A debauched Irish wake, a three-hour French play about a royal wedding dress and British electro-pop band Hot Chip were some of the best of the festival.

Bizzi Lavelle, a Queer Wakka Wakka and Arrernte writer and burlesque dancer known in the scene as Bizzi Body, is reclaiming the hidden legacy of this art-form one tassel twirl at a time.

Hayley masks their struggles so well in dance class that teachers can't tell. But when they get home, they collapse — sometimes missing days of school.

The son of late wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars US, lifting the coveted Mirror Ball trophy a decade after his sister won the same title.