Tasdance

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Tasdance is a contemporary dance company based in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

It was founded in 1981 as Australia's first dance-in-education company. [1] Since then, Tasdance's activities have broadened to mainstage performances as well as development and engagement programs for dance artists, students and the community. [2] [3]

It received the Group Award at the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards for 2007.

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References

  1. Statistics, c=AU; o=Commonwealth of Australia; ou=Australian Bureau of (22 April 2004). "Feature Article - TasDance (Feature Article)". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 13 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Wilkins, Kasey (7 July 2018). "Newly named creative director to bring 'new era' to Tasdance". The Examiner. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Tasdance artistic director's swan-song". www.abc.net.au. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2020.