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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Vivienne Rogis". Mirramu Creative Arts Centre and Mirramu Dance Company. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Review: Enlightened dance in every sense". Canberra City News. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ Potter, Michelle (21 March 2013). "Morning Star. Mirramu Dance Company". Michelle Potter... On Dance. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Review: Enlightened dance in every sense". Canberra CityNews. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ Kingma, Jennifer (10 March 2012). "A passion for dance". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 July 2021.