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Chance to dance: Chance for everyone to dance up a storm

HERO Open Contemporary/ Photo by Amber Haines

As the North’s premier dance company prepares to blow out 40 birthday candles, they’re first inviting everyone to the party.

Dancenorth Australia is making its full suite of Community Experience dance classes free for the entire year to celebrate the Company’s 40th Anniversary in 2025.

Dancenorth Co-CEO Hillary Coyne said the offering of free classes is a nod to the company’s commitment to connecting communities through the universal language of dance.

“At the heart of Dancenorth’s ethos is a very firmly-held belief that every human being – regardless of age, experience, physical ability or income – should be able to access the transformative power of dance,” Ms Coyne said.

“For four decades we’ve been working to dismantle the idea that you have to be good at dance to take part in it and our Community Experience offerings invite people to explore how it feels to dance, not just how it looks.”

Dancenorth’s Community Experience classes invite a wide range of people to dance. 

Community Experience Coordinator Jordan Galliott said the classes are all about getting people moving in a way that feels fun, comfortable and right for their own bodies.

“All of our classes are run as drop-in classes, so people can come and go as they please without fear of falling behind if they have to miss a few weeks because life gets busy,” Ms Galliott said.

“We’re incredibly proud of the warm and friendly community we’ve built over the years and would love to welcome new people into the fold with our free classes throughout 2025.” 

The inclusion theme is not just virtue signalling with the following broad range of classes on offer:

  • Creative Movement Classes for Kids 
  • Dancespace Classes for young adults
  • Still Dancing is geared toward an older crowd who might need a little more time to move
  • Vital Dance is a seated dance class specifically for people affected by Parkinson’s
  • Monthly Every Body Dance workshops are designed for people with disability and people who are d/Deaf
  • Dance for Absolute Beginners is ideal for people who just want to feel confident doing a simple pub two-step
  • Contemporary Dance class is suited to those who want to come shake off the work week.

By the numbers:

  • Dancenorth celebrates its 40th year in 2025
  • 7 types of free dance classes will be offered across the entire year as a gift to celebrate the 40th Anniversary
  • Community Experience dance classes include offerings suitable for people aged 4 to 104 years.
  • Dancenorth employs a professional Ensemble of seven dancers, based in Townsville
  • The popular Tomorrow Makers series will celebrate its 7th iteration this year
  • 50 young and emerging dance artists from across Australia and New Zealand will complete Secondment Weeks at Dancenorth throughout the year.
Kids Creative Movement Class/ Photo by Amber Haines

For a full list of Dancenorth’s Community Experience classes, visit www.dancenorth.com.au/community

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