2026 Australian Dance Week: Calendar
Ausdance ACT’s Australian Dance Week opens on International Dance Day and has grown into the biggest offering in Australia!
Our calendar is chockers with over 20 invitations to dance all over the ACT and region. Young, old, mixed ability, professional, pre-professional and anyone who loves to dance or has always wanted to try.
There are workshops and classes along with performances for those who like to watch and dance on the inside. Ballet, contemporary, folk, hip-hop, dance fit, inclusive dance, dance for wellbeing, improvised dance....
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Let's DANCE, Canberra!
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Masterclass with Bangarra Dance Theatre
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While in Canberra, Bangarra Dance Theatre is committed to engaging with the community beyond their performance by holding a beautiful contemporary dance workshop inspired by the company’s work ‘Sheltering’, on at the Canberra Theatre 23-27 May.
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The workshop will focus on exploring cultural elements of dance in a contemporary setting. The event is open to dancers 14+ years old, independent dance artists, dance teachers and adult dancers with an intermediate to advanced level of training in contemporary dance.
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The session will be facilitated by the wonderful company members, Kassidy Waters, Daniel Mateo and Tamara Bouman, who will share the rich culture and history that is sewn through their storytelling.
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Friday 22nd May, 11.15am-12.45am
D Block Studio, Gorman Arts Centre Ainslie Avenue Braddon
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community bursary places available, apply HERE.
Dance Sector Survey for new National Cultural Policy
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Australia’s National Cultural Policy is about to be reviewed, giving us the opportunity to influence what comes next. Please fill out this short survey as your responses will inform the Federal Submission Ausdance National are doing on behalf of the dance sector for the new National Cultural Policy, Revive 2.0.
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This is very important, as dance featured minimally in the last version and we need to have a stronger bolder voice.
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Our deadline for response to this survey is 8th May.​