5th Element Dance Competitors

Dance changes you. More than simply witnessing something beautiful, or engaging with culture, to experience dance is to be positively altered. From performances at the Joyce Theatre in New York, to the Grand in Shanghai, the Stanislavsky in Moscow and the Sydney Opera House at home, Sydney Dance Company has proven that there are no passive observers in a contemporary dance audience. The reward of truly moving audiences, and the raw pride of sharing Australian art with the world has driven our ensemble of 16 dancers, led by Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, to become one of the world’s strongest forces in contemporary dance. Alongside Bonachela’s original works, our programs have featured guest choreographers like Jacopo Godani, Alexander Ekman, Gideon Obarzanek and Cheng Tsung-Lung as well as collaborations with the Sydney Festival, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, David Jones and composers Bryce Dessner, Nick Wales, 48nord and Ezio Bosso. Sydney Dance Company has a broad community beyond the practice and performance of our lead dancers. We believe in the universality of dance, and with the largest public dance class program in Australia, we help over 80,000 people a year connect with the grace, strength and creativity that lives within all of us. Our nation-wide education program offers a strategic curriculum targeting primary and secondary students through to career focused study for pre-professional dancers and university graduates.

Sharing the Art of Dancing Together with Classes and Private Lessons in Ballroom Dance, International Latin Dance, Salsa, Mambo, Bachata, Cha cha and Argentine Tango in Sydney's northern suburb of Crows Nest. We pride ourselves in delivering good sound technique in an atmosphere of fun and relaxation always keeping focus on the joy of dance. We look forward to dancing with you!

The Australian Ballet School is Australia’s national centre for elite vocational classical dance training. Since 1964, The Australian Ballet School has transformed hundreds of young and aspiring dancers and produced artists of the highest calibre for The Australian Ballet and other significant dance companies around Australia and the world.