Dance History

By reannes

  • Martin Rubinstein was born

    Martin Rubinstein, a major Australian Dance influencer, was born in Germany

  • Anna Pavlova Tours

  • Anna Pavlova Tours

  • Ballet Russes Tour

    Tours by the Ballet Russes in the 1930's attracted interest to Australia's individual ballet culture

  • Borovansky Ballet Established

  • Kirsova Ballet Established

  • Laurel Martyn's Ballet Guild Established

  • Edna Busse became a principle dancer

  • West Australian Ballet Established

    Established by Kira Bousloff

  • Indigenous Australian Dance

    During the mid 50's Indigenous Australian Dance became increasingly more prevalent

  • Aboriginal Islander Dance Companies Formed

    From the 1960's onwards many different Aboriginal Islander Dance Companies were formed

  • Australian Dance Funding

    Funding for Australian Dance started and it still being funded today

  • Australian Theatre Ballet Established

    Founded by Marilyn Jones and Others

  • Australian Ballet School Developed

  • Australian Dance Theatre Established

  • Sydney Dance Company Founded

  • Rise of State Dance Companies

    All through out the 1970's

  • Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre Established

  • Expressions Dance Theatre Established

  • Buzz Dance Theatre Established

  • Bangarra Dance Theatre Established

  • Graeme Murphy left Sydney Dance Company

    After 3 decades Graeme Murphy left his position in Sydney Dance Company