Relive Youth Dance Festival!
Order your 2025 Youth Dance Festival 'Life on Mars' video!
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Use the link below to purchase a full-length high-quality recording of each night's show provided by Cowboy Hat Films.​
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Note: to stream your video you will need to log in to the website using the same email and password used to make your purchase.
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MEAA Dance Industry Code of Practice: Online Briefing & Q&A Session
The Ausdance national network has organised for the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance to provide a comprehensive, online education session on their Dance Industry Code of Practice.
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Thursday 27th November 2-3.30pm
Meeting link will be sent upon registration.
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This session will be hosted by MEAA’s Industrial Lawyer, Tess Chappell, and MEAA’s Dancers Australia Lead Organiser, Andrew Markey.
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It will cover specific advice and discussion on the clauses of the Code, including:
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- dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer rates of pay;
- payments and protections around recordings, social media, & AI;
- workplace health and safety obligations; and contractual obligations under the Code.
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Ausdance ACT receive ACT Arts Award
Ausdance ACT were proud and pleased to be awarded a Canberra Critics Circle Award “For providing young dancers with a professionally curated and technically sophisticated platform for dance and choreography as it celebrated its 40th Anniversary of the Youth Dance Festival at Canberra Theatre in November 2024 with the theme, What Do You Dream?”
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So much hard work rewarded for our wonderful 40th celebration. Thank you, Canberra Critics. A big shout out to our fellow dance partners Australian Dance Party and the marvelous emerging artist Akira Byrne who also received awards.
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Child Safe Dance® Practices
Ausdance National Factsheet
Dance is a powerful space for self-expression, creativity, and growth. With more than 150,000 children participating in dance each week in Australia, organisations and businesses who work with children have a clear responsibility to protect their physical, emotional, and cultural wellbeing.
This factsheet providves national, cross-jurisdictional guidance to help dance organisations, schools and studios meet their obligations and embed child safety into every aspect of their practice. It was authored and approved in June 2025 by the Ausdance national network and is now on the Creative Workplaces website who support fair, safe and respectful workplaces for artists, arts workers and arts organisations in Australia.
New Insurance Offer for Ausdance Members
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Ausdance members now have access to a new, tailored insurance program designed specifically for the dance sector.
We’ve partnered with Austbrokers Countrywide to offer an insurance option that truly understands the unique needs of dance. From classes, workshops and competitions to productions and community events, this program has been benchmarked against industry peers and offers market-leading value.
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Here’s what the new insurance offer includes:
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Exclusive pricing and benefits on insurance premiums
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A dedicated account manager (a real person, not a call centre) and claims team to support you
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Access to molestation cover that is normally unaffordable
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Flexibility to review your requirements regularly so you always get the best protection
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Free access to Member Advantage, a rewards platform to help with everyday cost-of-living savings
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