Read updates on Ausdance events from the last few months!
EDUCATION
Dance Across the Domains ‘Many Cultures’ Primary and Secondary Conference 2011
VET in the VCE Dance PD 3 Day
INDUSTRY DAYS
Nederlands Dance Theatre - Industry Day for Dance Students
KAGE Industry Day at the Malthouse Theatre
Dance, Design & the Art of Costume: Industry Day for Dance Students
TALKS & FORUMS
Free Pre-show Forum for Nederlands Dans Theater I
Dance Industry Morning Tea with Heidi Victoria MP - Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts
Grants 101 Workshop
Walking A Tightrope: Rights & Risks in the Performing Arts –Law workshop
Don’t miss what’s coming up at Ausdance!
Victoria Delivery of the Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance in 2012.
Launch of the Education and Training Event Calendar 2012
Updates!
EDUCATION
Dance Across the
Domains ‘Many Cultures’ Primary and Secondary Conference 2011
Ausdance Victoria’s annual conference, Dance Across the Domains was another great success this year. It provided a unique opportunity for both Primary & Secondary teachers to receive professional development in dance teaching.
In 2011 the theme was ‘Many Cultures’ and participants were given the opportunity to take part in workshops working in varying styles of dance including African, Indonesian, Indian, Indigenous & Korean. Other sessions included seminars on Dance & Literacy, Multimedia & ICT, and students with special needs. The group also had a visit from Inga Peulich, The Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts.
Keep your eyes for details on next year’s conference by visiting the Ausdance Victoria website at www.victoriandancedirectory.com.au or contact Ausdance at
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to register for 2012!
VET in the VCE Dance Professional Development Day 3
VET in the VCE Dance PD 3 for new schools took place at the Footscray Community Arts Centre on Tuesday the 16th August. A small group of energetic and enthusiastic teachers came together to look at the Certificate II in Dance 21764VIC program, and to discuss how to deliver the program in Partnership with Ausdance VIC. We looked at samples of the partnership paperwork and discussed what things are required at what stages of the year. Then after lunch we looked at individual units within the qualification, as well as samples of student work from several units, so that teachers got a feel for the standards required.
Next year (2012) will be the final year for students to enroll in Certificate II in Dance 21764VIC, as the Certificate will expire in July 2012, to be replaced by the new Certificate II in Dance CUA20111. In 2012 Ausdance Vic is piloting delivery of Certificate II in Dance 21764VIC with two interstate high schools. If this pilot is successful, we will offer partnerships for delivery of the Certificate II in Dance to high schools across Australia from 2013 onwards.
INDUSTRY DAYS
Nederlands Dans Theater I - Industry Day for Dance Students
After a 14 year absence, the stratospheric talents of arguably the world’s best contemporary dance company returned to the Arts Centre in an Australian exclusive performance season in July this year. Ausdance Victoria together with the Arts Centre presented an opportunity for Secondary VET and VCE Dance students to witness this innovative company in rehearsal and meet with the Rehearsal Director, Paul Lightfoot for a Q&A session in the State Theatre.
The feedback from the day was great – here are some of the comments:
“It opened my eyes to Contemporary…and motivated me to dance”
“It gave me a better idea of what dance is about. It was a great to see the rehearsal process – a fantastic experience!”
To register for future Student Industry Days – please contact Claire at
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KAGE Industry Day at the Malthouse Theatre
Ausdance Victoria together with KAGE & the Malthouse Theatre presented a unique opportunity for secondary VET & VCE Dance Students to attend a workshop with Artistic Director Kate Denborough & Performers Gerard Van Dyck & Fiona Cameron. The students learnt some challenging choreography from KAGE’s new work Look Right Through Me. They also saw the set design, participated in a Q & A session before a tour of the Malthouse Theatre, followed by the matinee performance of Look Right Through Me.
Dance, Design & the Art of Costume: Industry Day for Dance Students
On the 24th of October 2011, Ausdance Victoria together with The Arts Centre presented a wonderful opportunity for VET/VCE Dance students to visit the Art Centre’s Performing Arts Collection & to take part in a Costume Design Workshop with designer Mark Wagner.
Drawing on the Art Centre's Performing Arts Collection - such as costumes from The Australian Ballet's Divergence - students visited the Resource Centre to view and discuss several costumes before applying the creative process to a costume design of their own.
We will present this workshop again in 2012 so keep your eyes peeled on the Ausdance Vic website and e-bulletin!
TALKS & FORUMS
Free Pre-show Forum for Nederlands Dans Theater I
Ausdance Victoria & the Victorian Arts Centre provided an exclusive, free Nederlands Dans Theater I pre-show forum on Friday 15 July. It was created especially for dance enthusiasts and provided a unique insight into the lives of four world class dance professionals: Nederlands Dans Theater Artistic Director Jim Vincent, resident NDT Choreographer Paul Lightfoot, Garry Stewart, Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre and David McAllister, Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. Each gave a short presentation on their dance company’s work, and then participated in a stimulating and highly engaging Q & A session about the lives, work & struggles of an Artistic Director, ensuring the involvement of the audience throughout. The evening included drinks and canapés and finished with an outstanding performance by the world renowned Nederlands Dans Theatre in the State Theatre.
Dance Industry Morning Tea with Heidi Victoria MP - Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts
Morning tea was held on the 24th of August at Lucy Guerin Inc Studios with Heidi Victoria MP and dance professionals. This event gave the dance sector the opportunity to meet and greet Ms Victoria and to ensure dance, as an art form is at the forefront of the political agenda. After enjoying a cupcake, tea and conversations with dance industry professionals, Ms Victoria also enjoyed the unique opportunity to see Lucy Guerin Inc’s dancers in rehearsal of Human Interest Story for their Sydney season.
In July, then Ausdance Director, Josh Wright, presented a free grants workshop for Ausdance members in partnership with Dancehouse, targeted towards dance artists. The workshop covered the following topics: grants philosophy, types of grants available, doing research, planning for grants, writing your application, explaining dance projects, & budget basics. 18 people attended the workshop and the feedback was fantastic!
“Josh is just fabulous and delivers such a great workshop. Very informative and easy to understand. Thank you.”
“Great insider information and tips! Participating in this workshop will alter how I approach the next application I write in a positive way. A feel better equipped to take on my next application”
Walking A Tightrope: Rights & Risks in the Performing Arts - Arts Law workshop
A free Arts Law workshop was co-presented by Ausdance Victoria, the Arts Law Centre of Australia, Theatre Network Victoria, and the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association, held at the Incubator Performance Space, Theatre Network Victoria in South Melbourne. It featured a presentation by Rebecca Laubi, senior solicitor from Arts Law Centre of Australia. The workshop was for performers, dancers and circus artists. Issues covered included copyright and moral rights in performances; issues about filming performances; online distribution and OH&S.
Keep your eyes peeled for other talks, forums & workshops to take place in 2012! All information will be available on the Ausdance Victoria website and in weekly e-bulletin.
Arts Law Workshop - Walking a Tightrope: Rights and Risks in the Performing Arts
Co-presented by the Arts Law Centre of Australia, Theatre Network Victoria, Ausdance Victoria and the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association.
This FREE workshop featured a presentation by Rebecca Laubi, senior solicitor from Arts Law Centre of Australia. The workshop took place on Thursday 22 September and was for performers, dancers and circus artists alike.
Issues covered included copyright and moral rights in performances; issues about filming performances; online distribution and OH&S.
Don’t miss what’s coming up at Ausdance!
Victoria Delivery of the Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance in 2012.
“I loved every minute of the skill set”
“It was exactly what I needed and it has given me so much inspiration and many ideas and great resources.”
“Thank you for developing the skill set and for delivering it to us with such enthusiasm and understanding of our circumstances and backgrounds. Thanks to you, I now have a plan and am excited about making dance something special at my school.”
“Fantastic – a great mix of scenarios, case studies, small group discussion.”
“The content is really relevant and has been interesting and extremely helpful.”
The feedback speaks for itself. The Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance is kicking goals in the industry.
With training complete in Victoria, continuing in WA and just about to begin in ACT, the skill set is on a roll and gearing up for another Victorian delivery in 2011.
The Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance is a nationally accredited vocational training program that has been developed by Ausdance, the peak body for Dance in Australia. It comprises a set of units that together indicate a person’s ability to teach Dance in a knowledgeable, safe and professional way and which satisfies the profession’s high standards.
We do have a minimum and maximum number of students for any one delivery so don’t miss out!
Skill Set 2012 (SCHOOL HOLIDAYS)
10am - 5pm
Week 1 Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th April
Week 2 Monday July 2nd – Thursday July 5th
Venue
TBC
Fees and Charges
The fee for Ausdance members: $1,350
NB: Payment plans are available and can be discussed with Ausdance staff.
Fees are payable on enrolment, but may be paid in installments by prior arrangement. Full fee must be paid prior to commencement of the delivery.
Download the registration form below and email to victoria(at)ausdance.org.au
REGISTRATION FORM
Launch of the Education and Training Event Calendar 2012
We are currently working very hard to plan our 2012 events calendar so that you have plenty of notice and can plan your PD and Industry events.
The Events calendar will include:
• First aid training
• VET in the VCE Certificate II in Dance = Teacher PD days (3)
• Ausdance skill set for Teaching Dance
• Industry days with Chunky Move
• Industry Day with Sydney Dance Company
• Industry Day with the Victorian Arts Centre – Dance Design and the Art of Costume (2)
• Industry Day or Choreographic Workshop for Teachers with Lucy Guerin Inc (TBA)
• Industry Day or Choreographic Workshop for Students with Lucy Guerin Inc (TBA)
• Regional Teacher PD and Industry Days with Tasdance and/or Phunktional (TBA)
• Dance for Boys – whole day PD
• Assessment for dance students with disabilities – whole day PD
• Dance Across the Domains 2012
• VCAA assessment planning workshops for Certificate II
For further information on any Ausdance Victoria events please feel free to contact the office on 03 9689 2055 or email victoria(at)ausdance.org.au
