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Australian Auditions, Competitions and Opportunities!

What's coming up in your state? If you're looking at full-time dance, now's the time to audition!
Dream High, Take A Deep Breath, and Go For It!

INT- NATIONAL NATIONAL NSW VIC QLD SA WA ACT TAS NT
True Stories
Bangarra
Grand
Sydney Dance Company
Glow
Chunky Move
National College of Dance Auditions
Sankai Juku
Kagemi


INTERNATIONAL

Central Ballet School UK-Auditions in Australia
Auditions for young dancers who would like to complete their dance training at one of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools. Audition open to 15-19 year olds for entry into Central's Senior School in 2008.
Scholarship places will be available for exceptionally talented students.
Date: October 31st, registrations at 8:30am
Location: Uniting Church Hall, corner of Old South Head Road & Dover Road, Rose Bay, Sydney
Details: Candidates should come prepared for a ballet, including pointe work, and contemporary class.
Contact: www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk for full application details.

THE LISA ULLMANN TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP
The Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Fund (LUTSF) provides financial support by paying travel expenses to individuals (dancers, choreographers, administrators, teachers, therapists, journalists, photographers and others working in the field of Dance/ Movement) who wish to travel abroad or in the United Kingdom to extend their knowledge and skills by attending a conference, pursuing a research project, or undertaking a short course of study in the field of Dance/Movement. Applications are welcomed irrespective of age, nationality or training.
Date: Applications Ongoing.
Contact: Scholarship application forms can be downloaded from www.ullmann-trav.fsnet.co.uk

CubaTour 2008- Cuban Dance Company & Havana Tours
First annual 7-day Dancer's Tour of Cuba offering specialised dance tuition in 8 different styles of Cuban dance, tours tourist regions, live cabaret shows and more.
Date: Begins Saturday January 19th 2008
Details: Tour costs $1400 per person (price to be confirmed when number of tour participants is finalised). It will be the individual's responsibility to book and pay for flights to Cuba arriving on Sat January 19th.
Contact: info@cubandancecompany.com or info@havnatours.com.au

Prix De Lausanne
International competition for young dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18
Date: January 28th - Febuary 3rd 2008
Location: Switzerland
Contact: www.prixdelausanne.org

Barcelona Dance Awards 2008 and Dance Grand Prix Italia 2008 - Invitation to Dance Groups
The Barcelona Dance Awards 2008 is an International Dance Competition for Dance Schools/Groups. The organisers are inviting "Dance Directors" who are interested in expanding their knowledge of other cultures, as well as promoting their work abroad. This exciting trip will give dancers and students an excellent opportunity to present their work, to network with directors, producers, other artists and compete to win the awards.
Date: Thursday 20th - Monday 24th March 2008
Location: Barcelona , Spain and in the end of June 2008 in Italy and France.
Contact: barcelonadance08@tiscali.it http://web.tiscali.it/barcelonadance08/

Call for Dancers - Maryland Surf Band (Maryland, USA)
Local surf band looking for go-go dancing 'Neptinas' for upcoming show. Seeking females aged 18-49. They play modern surf instrumentals, supplied outfits & props. No dance experience necessary.
Location: Maryland, USA
www.starnow.com.au/Dancers-wanted/Dancers/dancers_wanted_maryland_surf_band.htm

Call for Entries - Montage Video Dance Festival
Montage is looking for your latest dance video for the montage video dance festival in partnership with FNB Dance Umbrella 2008, in Johannesburg South Africa. Video works should be between 2 and 10 minutes, involve movement, dance, choreography and the moving image made specifically for the screen and should not be filmed live performance, nor documentaries.
Date: March 3rd-4th, 2008
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Deadline: February 15th, 2008.
Details: Entry to submit is free. Format: DVD PAL. Email two jpegs of the work for pre publicity, a short synopsis and cast list of the video work to montage@wgp.co.za. Send DVD registered mail to: MONTAGE - video dance festival. 135 Fourth Avenue Melville, Johannesburg, 2092 South Africa.
Contact: Down load application form www.wgp.co.za

New Zealand School Of Dance - Auditions
Date: Sunday October 21st
Venue: Sydney Dance Company Studios, Sydney
Dancers can also audition via DVD. Check website for further information.
Contact: dance@nzschdance.org.nz www.nzschoolofdance.co.nz/

NATIONAL

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Dance World Studios - SEPTEMBER AUDITION TOUR
Sydney, Brisbane, Tasmania, Perth, Melbourne & Auckland NZ
Audition now for one of the courses below. Overseas students welcome.
FULL-TIME COURSE
Advance Diploma In Dance (new for 2008)
Diploma In Dance (Performance)
Diploma In Dance (Technique)
Certificate IV in Dance (Performance)
Certificate IV in Classical Ballet
PART-TIME COURSE
Certificate III in Music
Certificate III in Performing Arts
Certificate II in Dance (new for 2008)
Contact: 03 9696 2943 or info@danceworldstudios.com.au to obtain the 2008 Prospectus for the courses.
www.danceworldstudios.com

Australia Council for the Arts - Dance Board Grants - FUNDING
The Dance Board invites applicants aged up to and including 30 years with no more than five years' professional experience to make applications in three categories:
New Work, Skills Development and Artform Development.
Supported through the Australian Government's Young and Emerging Artists Initiative.
Closing Date: Thursday November 1st
Contact: www.ozco.gov.au/boards/dance/

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust - Grants
Sir Ian Potter was deeply involved in the visual and performing arts, and served as Chairman of the Boards of The Australian Ballet, The Australian Opera and The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Grants in this program area currently focus on education, audience development, and the arts as a vehicle for building a sense of community. In addition to the above interests, the Foundation makes grants to individuals through The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. Small grants from the Cultural Trust support emerging Australian artists to pursue further studies and nurture their careers in their chosen cultural fields.
Date: Applications Close Monday October 1st
Contact: www.ianpotter.org.au/3-0-apply/3-0-apply.html

Call For Papers and presentations: World Dance Alliance Global Summit Brisbane 2008
Ausdance Queensland and World Dance Alliance - Asia Pacific, in partnership with Brisbane Festival 2008, Creative Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology & Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Present 'WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE GLOBAL SUMMIT, BRI
SBANE, 13 - 18 JULY 2008
DANCE DIALOGUES: CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES, ARTFORMS AND PRACTICES'
Call for papers and presentations from Dance, The Arts And Cultural Studies
Submission Deadline: November 12th
Contact: From August 15th guidelines and details of other Global Summit events will be posted on the conference webpage at www.ausdance.org.au

ReelDance invites submissions - ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival 2008
ReelDance International Dance on Screen Festival brings together some of the best dance films and videos from around the world and culminates in the screening of the finalists for the ReelDance Awards for Australian & New Zealand Dance Film & Video 2008.
Submissions are now invited for consideration in two categories:
The General Program and The ReelDance Awards.
Closing Date: Consideration in the General Program: September 1, 2007.
International shorts, documentaries, music videos, animations and features will be considered.
Closing Date: Submissions for the ReelDance Awards: October 1, 2007.
Prizes will be awarded for Best Short Dancefilm or Video (max. 40mins) and Best Dance Documentary.
Conditions: The team working on the submitted films or videos in the ReelDance Awards must consist mainly of Australian or New Zealand residents and the work must have been completed after Jan 1, 2006.

PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL - Auditions
Begins in January 2008.
Auditions Australia wide this October.
www.pahighschool.com.au

Australian Performing Arts Market - 2008
The 8th Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) is a one-stop opportunity to experience the best in contemporary performing arts from Australia and its region.
Date: Monday 25th and Friday 29th February 2008
Venue: Adelaide
Contact: 08 8271 1488 apadmin@artsprojects.com.au www.performingartsmarket.com.au

Australian artists and companies can apply to be featured as part of APAM's Spotlight performance showcase, which will present up to 35 exciting new works. Consideration will also be given for works in development with a view to international touring, to be included in APAM's growing Pitch program.
Closing Date: Spotlight and Pitch session applications close August 24th.

Organisations are invited to apply for exhibition space in the On Display booths, which will be located in the foyer of the Adelaide Festival Centre, right next to APAM's performance venues.
Closing Date: On Display applications will close 14 September.

NSW

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Victorian College Of The Arts - Bachelor of Dance Auditions
Date: October 2nd -3rd
Venue: Sydney Dance Company Studios
Contact: www.vca.unimelb.edu.au

Royal Caribbean Productions - Cruise Ship Auditions
Date: October 17th, Dancers - Sign in 9:15am Audition 9:45am
Venue: Sydney Dance Company, The Wharf, Pier 4 Hickson Rd
Contact: www.royalcaribbeanproductions.com

Central Ballet School UK-Auditions in Australia
Auditions for young dancers who would like to complete their dance training at one of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools. Audition open to 15-19 year olds for entry into Central's Senior School in 2008.
Scholarship places will be available for exceptionally talented students.
Date: October 31st, registrations at 8:30am
Location: Uniting Church Hall, corner of Old South Head Road & Dover Road, Rose Bay, Sydney
Details: Candidates should come prepared for a ballet, including pointe work, and contemporary class.
Contact: www.centralschoolofballet.co.uk for full application details.

Source Dance - The Hollywood Competition and Workshops
Location: Sydney
Date: Friday Oct 5th - Hollywood Solo Competition
Saturday Oct 6th - SOURCEDANCE Workshops & Hollywood Group Competition
Sunday Oct 7th - SOURCEDANCE Workshops & Hollywood Finals
Contact: teri@sourcedance.com www.sourcedance.com

Tokyo Disney Resort - Auditions
Date: October 9th
10:00am- Dancers
2:30pm- Male and Female Disney Animated Character Look-Alikes
October 10th
1:00 PM - Percussionists
Venue: Sydney Dance Company's Dance Studios, The Wharf, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay
Contact: WDPR-AuditionInfo@email.disney.com http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/auditions_tokyo.html

New Zealand School Of Dance - Auditions
Date: Sunday October 21st
Venue: Sydney Dance Company Studios, Sydney
Dancers can also audition via DVD. Check website for further information.
Contact: dance@nzschdance.org.nz www.nzschoolofdance.co.nz/

Ed5International Full Time Performing Arts Course - 2008 Auditions
Audition Tour in Sydney and Brisbane, this October.
Contact: 02 9746 0848 info@ed5international.com.au
www.ed5international.com.au

Mango Dance Studio - North Sydney
1 year full-time dance intensive providing the highest level of dance tuition and training for a dance performance career. Classical, contemporary, jazz, funk, hip-hop, choreography and more from elementary to advanced levels.
Date: Auditions November 4th
Venue: Mango Dance Studios, Sydney
Contact: 02 9922 1100 www.mangodance.com.au

VIC

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Dance Auditions - Queensland University of Technology
Undergraduate courses on offer are:
- KK34 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance). QTAC Code: 421822
- KK34 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)/Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years). QTAC Code: 429162
Date: September 29th
Venue: Victorian College of the Arts, St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Application Forms: www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/courses/future-student/undergrad/how-to-apply.jsp
Closing Date for Courses: Friday August 31st

Tokyo Disney Resort - Auditions
Date: October 3rd
10:00am - Dancers
2:00pm - Male and Female Disney Animated Character Look-Alikes
October 4th
10:00am - Singers
October 6th
1:00pm - Percussionists
Venue: Dance Factory, 4-10 Yorkshire Street, Richmond, VIC
Contact: WDPR-AuditionInfo@email.disney.com http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/auditions_tokyo.html

Southern Dance Festival Inc
Date: Commencing Sunday September 23rd
Venue: Carwatha Community Centre, Browns Rd, Noble Park North
Contact: 03 5977 7779

Casey Comps - Dandenong Eisteddfod of Dance
Competition Dates: October 13th-14th, 20th-21st, 27-28th, November 3rd-4th
Venue: Cranbourne Community Theatre, Cranbourne for October dates, The Drum Theatre, Dandenong for November dates
Contact: Ph: 9705 0206 shells@tadaust.org.au www.casey-comps.com.au

Source Dance - The Hollywood Competition and Workshops
Location: Melbourne
Friday Oct 12th - Hollywood Solo & Group Competition
Saturday Oct 13th - Hip Hop All Stars Workshops & Hollywood Finals
Contact: teri@sourcedance.com www.sourcedance.com

Australian All-Star Cheer & Dance Championship
Date: November 4th
Venue: State Netball & Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Contact: 03 9837 5321 www.aascf.com.au


QLD

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Auditions for 2008 - Queensland Conservatoire of Ballet
The Queensland Conservatoire of ballet offer Part-Time & Full-Time Training Courses. Courses offered include Certificate III, IV and Diploma Levels in Dance (Classical and Contemporary Dance).
Applications to register for Auditions available from the QC Ballet.
Auditions also accepted by video/dvd - requirements detailed on audition application form.
Contact: 07 3376 1121, 0411 534 582, info@qcballet.com.au, www.qcballet.com.au

Tokyo Disney Resort - Auditions
Date: October 1st
10:00am - Dancers
1:00pm - Male and Female Disney Animated Character Look-Alikes
2:00pm - Percussionists
Venue: Davidia Lind Dance Centre, 2/50 Secam Street, Mansfield, Brisbane
Contact: WDPR-AuditionInfo@email.disney.com http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/auditions_tokyo.html

Dance Auditions - Queensland University of Technology
Undergraduate courses on offer are:
- KK34 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance). QTAC Code: 421822
- KK34 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)/Graduate Diploma in Education (Senior Years). QTAC Code: 429162
Date: September 26th-27th
Venue: Brisbane: QUT, Kelvin Grove Campus. Level 4, O Block, B Wing East
Date: October 8th
Venue: Townsville: Dance North Studios, School of Arts Building, Cnr Stanley & Walker Streets
Application Forms: www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au/courses/future-student/undergrad/how-to-apply.jsp
Closing Date for Courses: Friday August 31st

Royal Caribbean Productions - Cruise Ship Auditions
Date: October 19th, Dancers - Sign in 9:15am Audition 9:45am
Venue: Queensland Ballet Studios, Thomas Dixon Centre, Cnr Drake St. & Montague Road
Brisbane
Contact: www.royalcaribbeanproductions.com

Source Dance - The Hollywood Competition and Workshops
Location: Brisbane
Tuesday Oct 2nd - Hollywood Solo Competition
Wednesday Oct 3rd - SOURCEDANCE Workshops & Hollywood Group Competition
Thursday Oct 4th - SOURCEDANCE Workshops & Hollywood Finals
Contact: teri@sourcedance.com www.sourcedance.com

Audition 2008 - Sunshine Coast Academy of Dance Arts
Full-time nationally recognised training courses Certificate IV and Diploma Levels in Performing Arts
(Dance and Dramatic Arts).
Applications to register for auditions available from the SCADA Centre.
Auditions also accepted by VHS/DVD
Contact: 07 5441 1324 scadainternational@yahoo.com

Auditions - Queensland Dance School of Excellence (QLD)
In partnership with Kelvin Grove State College and Queensland Ballet, QDSE offers courses in years 10, 11 and 12. Past students are currently dancing with Queensland Ballet, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, West Australia Ballet, Australian Dance theatre, Royal Danish Ballet and Moulin Rouge in Paris. Auditions for 2008:
Year 10- Sunday November 4th
Year 11- Sunday November 28th
Applications Close: Mid October
Contact: Phone: 0061 7 3217 2662 / 0061 7 3552 7345
qdse@acenet.net.au www.kelvingrovesc.eq.edu.au

Ed5International Full Time Performing Arts Course - 2008 Auditions
Audition Tour in Sydney and Brisbane, this October.
Contact: 02 9746 0848 info@ed5international.com.au
www.ed5international.com.au

The Gold Coast Dancers Company - Auditions
Date: Late November
Venue: 5/30 Fremantle Street, Burleigh West, Queensland
Contact: desleymunroe@hotmail.com www.fionamunroe.com.au

Audition 2008 Full-Time Course - Davidia Lind Dance Centre
Applications to register for audition available from DLDC
Contact: 07 3849 5799 contact@dldc.com.au

Call For Papers and presentations: World Dance Alliance Global Summit Brisbane 2008
Ausdance Queensland and World Dance Alliance - Asia Pacific, in partnership with Brisbane Festival 2008, Creative Industries Faculty of Queensland University of Technology & Queensland Performing Arts Trust, Present 'WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE GLOBAL SUMMIT, BRISBANE, 13 - 18 JULY 2008
DANCE DIALOGUES: CONVERSATIONS ACROSS CULTURES, ARTFORMS AND PRACTICES'
Call for papers and presentations from Dance, The Arts And Cultural Studies
Submission Deadline: November 12th
Contact: From August 15th guidelines and details of other Global Summit events will be posted on the conference webpage at www.ausdance.org.au

Career Development Grants up to $5000 - Arts Queensland
Career Development Grants aim to support projects that will assist individual practitioners to achieve career or artform advancement with significant benefits for the creative and professional work of Queensland arts practioners.
Closing Dates: Applications are accepted throughout the year and applicants are generally notified within five weeks of submission.
Contact: http://www.arts.qld.gov.au/funding_info_new.asp

Call for Artists - CIRCA
In 2007 CIRCA continues with it's popular Art End series. The Art End is CIRCA's experiential series of
post-circus adventures. CIRCA invites artists who have ideas, acts or would like to be part of the creative process.
Contact: chelsea@circa.org.au if you have an act or would like to get involved in 2007.

Raw Dance Company seeking expressions of interest in workshops, masterclasses and residencies - 08
Raw Dance Company (Queensland) has a number of opportunities for schools, community groups, dance students and dancers including touring workshops and masterclasses, and residency programs.
Date: Expressions of interest forms for 2008 due September 30th
Contact: Andrew Fee 07 3815 9729 andrew@rawdancecompany.com www.rawdancecompany.com

SA

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Source Dance - The Hollywood Competition and Workshops
Location: Adelaide
Tuesday Oct 9th - Hollywood Hip Hop Competition & Finals
Wednesday Oct 10th - Hip Hop All Stars Workshops
Contact: teri@sourcedance.com www.sourcedance.com

Call For Projects - APT - Advanced Performance Training
APT is currently looking for candidate participants, to join the project in January 2008, for a period of 12 months (every 4 months a new call for projects will be issued).
Contact: apt@popok.be www.popok.be

Choreolab Ausdance SA- Supporting the creation of new dance works by independent artists
Date: October 11th-13th
Venue: The Atrium studio
Contact: If you would like to take part in Choreolab as a performer, artist or choreographer contact sa@ausdance.org.au Ph: 08 8212 0825

Adelaide Fringe 2008 - Artist registrations open 1 August- 19 October
Date: February 22nd- March 16th 2008
Contact:buzz@adelaidefringe.com.au www.adelaidefringe.com.au Ph: 08 8100 2000

Arts SA Indigenous Emerging Artists Initiative
Indigenous emerging artists initiative. This is a new category intended to support independent Indigenous artists in the early stages of their professional artistic career, through skills and career development opportunities. Amounts available Up to $3000
Closing dates :
November 2nd - notification December 2007
February 15th 2008- notification March 2008
Contact: Tamara Watson Arts Development Officer 08 8463 5450 watson.tamara2@saugov.sa.gov.au

ACT

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WA

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WEAVE - Calling All Artists, Theatre, Circus Performers, Film Makers, Dancers, Designers
Dreamscape Productions brings together a melting pot of hybrid performance & art to create WEAVE 2007 at this years Fremantle Festival. WEAVE is a great opportunity to promote your short works.
Date: November
Venue: Fremantle Town Hall
Contact: Sarah Nelson 0417 902 559 dream.scape@optusnet.com.au www.fremantlefestival.com

Country Arts WA Grants and Funding Opportunities
Country Arts WA is offering funding for various youth and community projects.
Contact: www.countryarts.wa.asn.au for application details and closing dates.

Terri Charlesworth Ballet Centre - Auditions
The Terri Charlesworth Ballet Centre's Junior Professional Course is now internationally recognised for its excellence in dance training for young and talented dancers. It is a Registered Training Organisation now offering Certificate III in Ballet Performance for years 11 and 12.
Open to applicants from 8 years of age, the course uses the Vaganova method of training for studies in repertoire, contemporary, composition, Spanish, character, music, dance history, anatomy and yoga. Successful applicants perform as members of Youth Ballet WA Inc.
Contact: Director Sonya Shepherd 9444 6457 or tcbc@bigpond.net.au to arrange an audition.


NT

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TAS

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