News

Give yourself a few minutes to go to link below and view the new television commercial featuring Lambassador SAM KEKOVICH in “Barbie Girl” which SIMON LIND has just finished working on as choreographer.  It’s a bewdy!!

http://www.australiantimes.co.uk/feature/lambassador-sam-kekovich-has-a-special-2012-australia-day-treat.htm

Past pupil of DLDC, Natalie Dwyer, is making DLDC and especially her ballet teacher from DLDC Miss Carmel Nolan very proud with her performances in Qld Ballet Season of Swan Lake which opened on December 3 at QPAC.

Natalie in Swan Lake Qld Ballet

Watch out for 4 of DLDC’s little ballerinas Alyssa Myers, Caitlin Murphy, Caitlin McDonald and Jasmine Packenas who are featured in the Sunday Mail and on  Channel 7 and Channel 2 News in a promotion for the forthcoming “Angelina Ballerina’s Big Audition” at QPAC.  Check out the QPAC website for more details of this show coming to Brisbane.  http://www.qpac.com.au

DLDC budding ballerinas with Angelina Ballerina

Congratulations to past pupil LAUREN LOTZ for scoring a very well deserved contact with PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Uk Tour.  Lauren is one of our much loved DLDC members having been trained at DLDC in all forms of the industry since the age of 4.

The Myer Parades and Pantomime have been a resounding success with record crowds each and every night to watch DLDC students bring live entertainment and joy to the Brisbane public.   Thousands have attended to see DLDC bring to life the ‘Magic of Christmas’.

The whole event has spread the spirit of Christmas throughout the City Mall with the heartwarming tale of how the Angel of Christmas along with Elf Security Division under the command of Head of Staff Ruth McElf saved the day by capturing the truly amazing but evil magician  and his sidekick ‘Hop’ who were trying to steal the magic of Christmas.

Check it all  out on our Facebook link on home page.

Full time student Connor Miller has been successful in his Royal Caribbean Cruise auditions and looks like he will be departing in 2012.  Well done Connor.

DLDC Senior Performance Teams had a very successful last weekends of the Eisteddfod competition.  Here are a few of the results:

1st Open Age Song and Dance

1st Open Age Visiting Jazz

1st 15yrs & Under Jazz

1st 15yrs & Under Novelty

1st 12yrs & Under Tap

2nd Open Age Hip Hop

2nd 20yrs & Under Jazz

2nd 12yrs & Under Modern Tap

2nd Open Age Musical Theatre

3rd 10yrs & U Jazz

3rd 10yrs & U Tap

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !

DLDC Full Time Students MARIAH SMITH and CONNOR MILLER have been busy jetting up and down the east coast of Australia to appear on the smash hit TV series AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT.  They have been seen on TV each Tuesday as back up dancers to the Talent.  Howz that for on the job professional experience !!

DLDC has just returned from a most successful weekend at the Sydney Eisteddfod.  Our full time students took 1st place in the Open Musical Theatre Section.  They were also asked to return to Sydney for the Finals night on July 31 at the Opera House to perform their winning piece “When You’re An Addams”.    Our Jazz entry also placed in the top groups in the Open Jazz Section with a Highly Commended.

DLDC 12 & U classical students take 1st place in the Classical Group Section of the competition.

As well our Senior Performance Team placed 1st and 3rd in the Open Jazz Section with their pieces choreographed by Simon Lind – ‘MJ’ and ‘Swingin’.   DLDC 15 & U topped nearly all their sections including Jazz, Song and Dance, Lyrical groups.

Our little 8 & U tappers also placed 1st in the 8 & U Tap Group Section…..Congratulations to all our Performance Students!

Alex Pollard long time DLDC student and Advanced Diploma graduate rounds up his contract on British Cruise Ship Ventura.  Alex has been cruising Caribbean, Western Europe and Western Mediterranean for the past year.  Now moving on to other exciting international gigs.  My how time flies when you are having fun.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE EXAMS – IN 2011 DLDC HAD A MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH EXAMINATION STUDENTS GAINING  100% PASS RATE & ALL  GAINING HIGH MARKS WITH EITHER “MERIT” OR “HIGH DISTINCTION”.

EACH AND EVERY YEAR SINCE 1999, DLDC HAS HAD ONE OR MORE STUDENTS STUDYING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL.

IN 2010:-

DANA STEPHENSEN WON THE AUSTRALIA BALLET’S PRESTIGIOUS ‘TELSTRA DANCE AWARD’ TAKING HOME $20,000 AS HER PRIZE.  DANA BEGAN HER TRAINING AT DLDC AT THE AGE OF 3 IN DAVIDIA’S 3-5 YR JAZZ CLASS MOVING THROUGH ALL THE AGE GROUPS TO OUR OPEN EISTEDDFOD TEAM BEFORE REALIZING HER DREAM TO BE A BALLERINA AND TRAINING AT THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL THEN BECOMING ONE OF THE VERY FEW SELECTED TO JOIN THE COMPANY.

EMILY CORKERON HAS ALSO BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AT ALL EISTEDDFODS  IN 2010 TAKING OUT A NUMBER OF 1^ST PLACINGS.  SHE WAS ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN BEING CHOSEN AS ONE OF TEN STUDENTS FOR THE FINALS IN THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE “JACQUELINE MORLAND AWARDS”

DAVID JONATHAN – A GRADUATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL – CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE ROYAL BALLET OF FLANDERS IN ANTWERP – BELGIUM.  HE HAS BEEN GIVEN GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ONLY PERFORM WITH THE COMPANY BUT TO ALSO CHOREOGRAPH FOR MANY SPECIAL OCCASIONS FOR THE COMPANY.  HE HAS ALSO JUST COMPLETED A COMMISSION FOR THE WEST AUSTRALIA BALLET TO CHOROEGRAPH A CONTEMPORARY PIECE FOR THEM.

LAUREN LOTZ – ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL HAS SUCCESSFULLY TURNED HER TALENTS TO TEACHING & CHOREOGRAPHY.  NOW LIVING AND WORKING IN LONDON, LAUREN HAS JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR THE UK TOUR OF “PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” FOR 2012.

ALLANAH KEATING – AT PRESENT TRAINING AT THE JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL IN NEW YORK & HAS RECENTLY PERFORMED IN THEIR ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF “NUTCRACKER” FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS SEASON.

NATALIE DWYER – HAS GRADUATED FROM THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL & WILL CONTINUE TRAINING IN MELBOURNE.            SHE  PERFORMED IN “SNOW QUEEN” AT THE VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE IN MELBOURNE AND MORE RECENTLY DANCED WITH THE QUEENSLAND BALLET FOR THEIR MOST RECENT 2011 SEASON WHICH OPENED ON 3RD DECEMBER.

DURING 2010,  SHE – ALONG WITH HER FELLOW LEVEL 8 STUDENTS – WAS PART OF “THE DANCERS COMPANY” TOUR WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET COMPANY – PERFORMING THROUGHOUT VICTORIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA & WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR 6 WEEKS.

ERIC GRAVOLIN – ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL HAS BEEN PERFORMING WITH THE QUEENSLAND BALLET COMPANY IN 2010.

ALEC KNIGHT – HAS COMPLETED LEVEL 5 FULL TIME AT THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL & HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO CONTINUE HIS TRAINING IN LEVEL 5 IN 2011.

SAM WILSON – HAS COMPLETED LEVEL 6 FULL TIME AT THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL .

Past DLDC full time student GLASTON TOFT continues his outstanding performances as one of the leads of the hugely successful JERSEY BOYS now touring Australia.

Can you believe it, both Simon and Tamra Lind have been working on XFACTOR as choreographers on opposite sides of the globe.

Tamra who is based in London assists on the UK production headed by high profile judge SIMON COWELL.  When she is not working on XFACTOR she is choreographing and assisting on big brand television commercials such as T Mobile or dancing for CLIFF RICHARD, WIL YOUNG and CHARLOTTE CHURCH (to name but a few).

Simon not only choreographed XFACTOR (down under) but also AUSTRALIA’S GOT TALENT. Dids is one proud mama!

Simon Lind (DLDC Artistic Director) provided the action / dance exclusively for the lead penguin in Happy Feet 2 – ‘Mumble’.  Go now and see this family friendly 3D movie at your local cinema.  Directed by award winning GEORGE MILLER, Simon also appeared as a “human” in the movie.