Australian Dance Council

The Australian Dance Council (Ausdance) is a national dance advocacy organisation for dancers, choreographers, directors and educators. It has offices in the states and territory. Ausdance Australian Dance Week, including the Australian Dance Awards occurs in the week of the International Dance Council's International Dance Day^[1]

It provides a broad range of services and is involved with:

Australian Dance Week
the Australian Dance Awards
choreographic and "Safe Dance" research
the Australian Youth Dance Festival
the Australian Dance Collection at the National Library of Australia
SCOPE-Securing Career Opportunities and Professional Employment - a collaboration between the Australian Sports Commission, The Australia Council for the Arts and Ausdance.^[2]
World Dance Alliance - Asia Pacific chapter

References

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