When it comes to choreographing a catwalk, Mehali Tsangaris, from Gary Lang NT Dance Company is your man.

Darwin Fashion Week

Dance and fashion play a large part in Mehali’s life and he has just been announced ‘Darwin’s Fashion Guru’ by Darwin Life Magazine.

The upcoming Fashion Week is offering models and dancers an opportunity to strut their stuff and pull out the big guns of stylish, smooth and gorgeously choreographed lines and walks.

Make sure to pop down during the week to Il Lido’s Restaurant at the Waterfront and check out Mehali’s work and the talent of the young and emerging dancers and models in this premier first time event for Darwin.

When:

7th – 10th June

Tickets available at:

Darwin Entertainment Centre

Phone: 8980 3333

Tunas Mekar Balinese Cultural Collective

Tunas Mekar Balinese Cultural Collective Darwin

Tunas Mekar (Blooming Flower) is a cross cultural artistic and educational project formed in 1993. Tunas Mekar combines Indonesian / Balinese artistic traditions in a spirit of collaboration and welcome exchange.

Balinese artist, Putu, provides mentoring in a variety of workshops and performances including dance, gamelan, language and leaf based design. Everyone is welcome and please do not hesitate to contact and find out more information.

Free workshops in Rapid Creek

• Balinese Gamelan workshops every Saturday from 5 – 6 pm.
• Dance class every Monday from 4 – 6 pm
• Special sessions negotiable

CONTACT DETAILS:

Address: PO BOX 665 Nightcliff NT 0814

Phone: 89483083

Mobile: 0405822131

Email: putuwarti@hotmail.com

Tunas Mekar will be presenting at the Darwin Festival in August, 2012!

Dance 12 – Friday May 25th @ 6:30pm

Darwin High School Tank.

Darwin High School dance students are showcasing their talents in the Dance 12 event to raise funds for a ten day intensive dance exchange in WA and the premiere of the new SLIDE team and DHS Creative Arts dance theatre work, Brave created by Joanna Noonan.

Dance 12 features local groups including the dancing grannies of Darwin – The Grey Panthers, Gary Lang NT Dance Company, Sunameke Pacific Island Dance Company, Darwin School of Ballet, Darwin Performance Academy and Dance Speaks Volumes .

Put on your dancing shoes and celebrate Dance 12 – there are amazing prizes to be won via The Dance 12 Major Raffle plus a lot of dancing.

Cost $10 per ticket; $30 for a Family Ticket

Bookings: Call 89991254

julia.quinn@ntschools.net

Special thanks to our Dance 12  Major Raffle Sponsors: Youth Worx NT, E Print, Fernwood Gym, Anita’s Health and Beauty Salon, Parap Fine Foods, Parap Day Spa, Dance World, Tracks, Rix Kik Arts and Scalpt Voucher.

If you head on down to this years 2012 Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival, below is a list of who you will be most likely to see on the gorgeous foreshore APA Group/Ausdance NT Dance Stage, where the historical concrete slab dance floor is still situated, under the casuarina trees, a very short stroll from the jetty:

3pm – 4pm

Darwin Gymnastics & Cheerleading Club

Rix Kix Arts – Stormtroopers

Parap Pumper Jumpers

Darwin School of Ballet

Vietnamese Dance Group

Thingyan Dance – Girls from Burma

4pm – 5pm

Sunameke

Dance Speaks Volumes

Physical Theatre

Tunas Mekar Balinese Cultural Collective

Tracks – Grey Panthers & Youth Dancers

Keltikka Irish Dance

5pm – 6pm

The Essington School Dancers

CSC Dance Students

Jamealah Bellydance Gypsy Troupe

Rince na H Eireann Irish Dance

6pm – 7pm

Top End Mustangs

4 The Love Of Dance – Salsa

Zumba Fitness With Kylie & Virginia

Zouk Lambada Dancers

Punjabi Traditional Dance

Winesia

CSC Cabaret

7pm – 8pm

Gary Lang NT Dance Company – ‘Romanza’

Sudanese Madi Dancers

Bayside Dance Centre

Jamealah Advanced Performance Troupe

One Mob Different Country

8pm – 9pm

Darwin Line Dancers

Darwin Performance Academy

Bhutanese/Nepalese Traditional Dance

Contemporary Dance Trio & Solo - So Much Beauty in the World

Improv Solo Series – Empty Series 8 – Alama Dance

Swing Dance NT

This year the Dance Stage will run from 3pm – 9pm!  There is a gorgeous little Alfresco Dining area being set up here too… So come along, bring a blanket or chair, get yourself all comfy and be prepared for a BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR ARVO & EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE UNDER A CHANGING SKY…  Check out this years Seabreeze Festival MAP

PERFORMING AT NIGHTCLIFF SEABREEZE FESTIVAL’S – NT GAS & AUSDANCE NT DANCE STAGE

*Please feel free to share this with your networks!*

 WHEN: SATURDAY 5^th MAY

 TIME: 3.00pm – 8.00pm (yes, lighting will be provided)

 WHERE: Nightcliff Foreshore, near the Jetty, on the Dance Stage

 LENGTH OF PIECES: Up to 10 minutes

This is an exciting extension to our usual program which used to run from 3pm – 6pm.

 A gestural performance fee will apply.  Subject to approval of funding. 

The Nightcliff Seabreeze Festival is a wonderful ‘Community Festival’, unique in the world as it is a ‘linear’ arrangement of stages, spread along the Nightcliff foreshore, specifically designed to incorporate our beautiful and unique environment by the sea and to highlight local acts and performers!

 Ausdance NT is thrilled to be able to partner with the Festival again this year to program and manage their Dance Stage and to provide a performance platform to showcase our brilliant and diverse Dance Sector to the wider public, both locals and visitors.

 We look forward to receiving your Expressions of Interest.

 Please give us an idea of: 

1. 1.    Your groups performance length
2. 2.    Your preferred performance timeslot
3. 3.    Your preferred music & sound options, eg. CD, ipod, live music

 We will work towards scheduling everyone in to provide an exciting expose of the diversity and energy offered to our community through our Artform, ‘DANCE’.

 Email your expressions of interest to: directornt@ausdance.org.au

Please be advised that Ausdance NT will be closed between 2 – 6 April and will re-open on Monday 9 April.

Ausdance NT has the big day MoveMeNT Dance Expo coming up on Sunday 11th March at Casuarina Senior College 10am – 4pm.

We are needing some Volunteers who may enjoy spending an hour or so ‘throwing a snag on the barbie’ !!

Lions Club of Nightcliff are on board to bring the BBQ Trailer along and we need to support them with some budding COOKS!

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND CAN SPARE A COUPLE OF HOURS ON THE DAY, please contact us at Ausdance NT on:

directornt@internode.on.net OR 08 8981 7002 OR 0409 292 789 OR EVEN on our Facebook Page

The MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012

Be part of Darwin’s biggest dance extravaganza!

50 groups and organisations, 40+ performances, 20 Taste-tester workshops and so much more!

Ausdance NT, with support from the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Darwin City Council, will present the MoveMeNT Dance Expo again on the 11 March 2012.

A unique celebration of dance, diversity and magic of movement!

More details: MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012 – OVERVIEW

The MoveMeNT Dance Expo provides dancers of all styles and backgrounds with a wonderful opportunity to promote their activities and engage with the Darwin public through: information stalls, performances and workshops. Past MoveMeNT Dance Expo events presented over 30 different dance styles and groups, drawing crowds of over 2,500 people!

This year promises to be even bigger! In 2012 we have 50 groups, artists, organisations and businesses participating including:

Click for the schedule of performances, workshops and activities:

Click here for the MoveMENT Site Map:

MoveMeNT Site Plan 2012 – amended 9 Mar

Registrations

You can now register your group or business/ organisation for a performance, workshop or information stall. Download the registration form here and email or post it back to Ausdance NT:

Click here – Registration form Expo 2012

Registrations are due:  Friday, 3 February 2012 (late registrations will be considered up until 24th Feb)

Please be aware that current membership with Ausdance NT is required for participation. For more information on Ausdance NT membership click here: http://ausdancent.org.au/members/

 *** Volunteers needed!***

Ausdance NT is calling for volunteers to be part of the Darwin MoveMeNT Dance Expo 2012. Volunteers will work in different capacities as part of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo event team will work with Ausdance NT to ensure the smooth delivery of Darwin’s biggest dance event. Volunteers are needed for Expo Support team

Expo support team
Dates:
Event, 11 March 2011 9am-5pm
(The day will be divided into two shifts 9am-1pm and 1pm-5pm) & so that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the day. Depending on availability 2 hour shifts may also be available)

Description: The expo support team will be vital in the smooth running of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo on the day. As a key point of contact, those in this role are also responsible for creating a positive atmosphere in dealing with those who participate and attend the event. Duties will include: Front door welcome and donations; dance group sign-ins and direction; outdoor BBQ service (2 – 3 hours shifts); workshop registrations; assisting and answering questions from public attendees; handing out surveys; other duties.

** Those not available for the entire day may volunteer for bump in and/or bump out roles only.
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How to be part of the MoveMeNT Dance Expo team: You can register your interest by the expression of interest  by emailing nt@ausdance.org.au & directornt@internode.on.net with the following information:

• Your name and contact details
• The area/role you wish to volunteer for
• Your availability
• A brief paragraph about you and any relevant skills or experience

All volunteers assisting on the day of the event will be required to have a Working with Children  – Ochre Card, complete the Working with Children Clearance Screening Assessment via SAFE NT or provide evidence of exemption.

For more information on the MoveMeNT Dance Expo please contact the Project Officer at nt@ausdance.org.au or telephone (08) 8981 7002.

Temporary Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10-2pm, Fridays 1-4:30pm

The Top End’s Premiere Hip Hop Festival is on THIS FRIDAY!

WHEN: Friday 16 December, 7:30pm
WHERE: at the street-style venue of Malak Shopping Centre  (check out the map).

Do you dance? Beat box? MC? Wanna get invovled or just wanna watch?

Get yourself down there. There’s $500 up for grabs for the winning crew. Freestylers welcome! It’s the Hip Hop event of the year. Don’t miss out!

For any more info, get in touch with:
Jeremiah Rasing:
email: bboyfez@live.com.au
phone: 0432 663 496

‘Your Story, Your Magic… ONE MORE TIME’

Back by popular demand, the RIX KIX Dance Company will be performing just the highlights for you, don’t miss out this time!

Wander down the winding yellow brick road then take a sharp turn down the wacky white rabbit hole for an enchanted evening filled with dance, drama and music. Be entertained by Darwin’s freshest local emerging Dance Company as they choreograph, perform and revamp the classic Walt Disney tales under the tutelage of Artistic Director Kristy Rickert. This innovative production is not to be missed by audiences of all ages – especially the young at heart.

Where: Browns Mart Theatre
When: Thursday 15th at 7:45pm

Tickets sold at the door:

Adults $35, Students $30, Children $20