Dance

Dance is the unspoken, universal language.

It carries us through passion and physicality, tension and release, and celebrates what it is to be alive. When we dance, we lose inhibitions, release imaginations and open our minds to surprising impacts. When we watch dance, we’re spellbound by the fluency of the human body.

In Australia, dance is thriving. It’s vibrant in spirit, hugely varied in styles, and accessible to Australians of all ages. Around the world, our dancers draw stellar praise from the critics: astonishing, unconventional, energy-packed, poetic, in-your-face, furious, self-deprecating, lethal, original, incredible...

Australian dance is anything but ordinary. It reflects our dynamic journey as a people - coming from many cultures, blending a wealth of dance traditions into an artform that’s as unique, and powerful in spirit, as our vast continent.

The lyrebird is a dancer. That’s how Australian dance is.

Chunky Move flying high The Australia Council congratulates Chunky Move on receiving an Honourable Mention – Hybrid Art – in the Prix Ars Electronica for its work Mortal Engine.

Launch of Dance Plan 2012 The Australia Council for the Arts and Ausdance National launch Dance Plan 2012 - a four-year action plan for the Australian dance sector.

Dance action plan 2006-08 This document is the final reporting against the Australia Council's Dance action plan and details the achievements of 2006-2008.

Yumi Umiumare Yumi Umiumare is a rare talent. The only Japanese Butoh dancer in Australia, Yumi's provocative Butoh cabaret series has delighted audiences Australia over since it premiered in 1999.