

How Can Dancers Keep Healthy?
Industry Dance students are active, growing kids - developing their muscles and their brains. I was fortunate enough to corner the Gold Coast’s legendary health guru, Katrina Ellis, over a nutritious lunch (of course!) and I asked her how we can ensure our gorgeous young dancers get the best start for their developing bodies. I regard Katrina’s wealth of knowledge on matters regarding nutrition highly and I could not bear to leave out a word of her wise advice. Here is Part


Emily Rigby: Living the Dream
Growing up, Emily Rigby dreamed of her name in lights, her performing ambitions nurtured and encouraged by the supportive staff at Industry Dance . Today, at the age of 21, Emily is well on her way to becoming the professional dancer she always wanted to be. She is honing her craft in Sydney with daily dance lessons while teaching dance to help pay tuition fees. “I’m working toward my major dream of a contract overseas,” she says. “An overseas contract performing would be t


10 reasons to thank our Mums
Mother’s Day is coming up and I couldn’t think of a better time to say thanks to our awesome Industry mums for all they do to keep our wonderful dance family going strong. Industry mums are our greatest fans and we can’t say thank you enough: they are the best cheer squad we could ask for. Without dance mums, I’m not sure how you would all get here to class and to performances, your makeup so beautifully applied and hair looking great. Dancing keeps you fit but your mums are


The Triple Threat
Hugh Jackman, Justin Timberlake and Rhonda Burchmore all have something in common. Can you guess what it is? If you guessed they excel in singing, dancing and acting, then you guessed right. There are plenty of actors who can sing but only a select few who can dance too – and when they do - they are held in the highest regard within the industry – and become some of the biggest earners! These star performers are known as triple threats. Hugh Jackman has made no secret of the