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Chris Bath’s Inspiring Interview With Leading Australian Ballerina

Besides how the South-African born artist started dancing as a young girl, they talk love, marriage, family and how to react when your dancing partner drops you during a live performance! The conversation starts with Chris demonstrating one of the tougher aspects of a ballet dancer’s art! Hit ‘play’ to see the interview and vision of…

ByPresenter11/12/20150Comments

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The Australian Ballet Dancer Of The Year Is…

Without further adieu, The Australian Ballet dancer Benedicte Bemet has been crowned the 2015 winner of the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award (TBDA), the nation's most prestigious prize in ballet. The highly-coveted award recognises Benedicte’s exceptional talent and outstanding achievements throughout the year. But Benedicte’s long-term passion and dedication to ballet did not go unnoticed. Born in Queensland’s…

ByFranki Hobson04/12/20150Comments

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Ever Wondered What It Takes For A Ballerina To Get Ready?

When I’m backstage... We have to do our own makeup for most of our programs (at The Australian Ballet). It's actually one of the fun parts of the job and also a ritual for us all before every show. It's when the girls catch up in the dressing room and also mentally prep for the performance…

ByIantha Yu01/10/20150Comments

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Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Robyn Hendricks

Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Robyn Hendricks Robyn began ballet classes aged eight after her grandfather observed her dancing on her toes all the time. Growing up in an academic family, Robyn was the first family member to pursue a creative passion. Robyn travelled to Melbourne in 2001 to participate in the annual Cecchetti…

ByThe Carousel14/08/20150Comments

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Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Marcus Marelli

The only male nominee for the Award this year, Marcus was born in Melbourne and started dance classes at the age of seven. Of how it was to be a ballet dancer at school, he says: “There were some moments when I was definitely bullied quite harshly, but they were what drove me almost from…

ByThe Carousel07/08/20150Comments

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Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Jasmin Durham

She considers it important “for a dancer to experience as much as possible in life, to fuel your movement” and it seems Jasmin has done just that. She moved to Melbourne in 2009 to study at The Australian Ballet School, then performed on The Dancers Company tour in 2010 and 2011. While Jasmin joined…

ByThe Carousel31/07/20150Comments

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Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Benedicte Bemet

Meet Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Benedicte Bemet Born in Mackay in 1994, she grew up on the Gold Coast where she began her training aged three and continued in Hong Kong when her family relocated there when she was ten. Benedicte says leaving home at age 13 to study ballet professionally was “probably the hardest…

ByRobyn Foyster25/07/20150Comments

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Meet Telstra Australian Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Ako Kondo

Meet 2015 Telstra Ballet Dancer Award Nominee Ako Kondo Ako was born in Nagoya, Japan in 1991 and at the age of three began her training at Shiho Kanazawa Ballet Studio. As a youngster, she was told she wasn’t suited to ballet which upset her greatly but, she explains, “something clicked in my head and I…

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Ballet Inspires Contemporary Art In Stunning New Series

Ballet Inspires Contemporary Art In Stunning New Series The series spans an array of visual art categories, with some of Australia’s most talented installation artists and designers called on by Telstra to create works representing the six esteemed nominees. Now in its 13th year, the Telstra Ballet Dancer Award, considered the most prestigious prize in Australian ballet,…

ByThe Carousel10/07/20150Comments

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What’s Pink & Frilly & Tutu Cute All Over? Collette Dinnigan For The Australian Ballet At Target

What’s Pink & Frilly & Tutu Cute All Over? Collette Dinnigan For The Australian Ballet At Target Dress your little ballerina in a tu-tu cute Collette Dinnigan frock, and watch her twirl in excitement! The Collette Dinnigan for The Australian Ballet at Target has landed in store, and is sure to be a pink…

ByFranki Hobson13/11/20140Comments