2008 Concert details have been annouced. Click here for details.

GORGEOUS full time student PAIGE FITZMAURICE successfully auditioned for TOKYO DISNEYLAND. Contract to commence January 2008 - WELL DONE PAIGE!!!

BRISBANE'S LORD MAYOR CAMPBELL NEWMAN PERSONALLY CONGRATULATED OUR FULL TIMERS ON THEIR SUPERLATIVE PERFORMANCE AT BRISBANE CITY HALL IN 'WELCOME TO BRISBANE' GIG.... WELL DONE GUYS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RODNEY PRATT (FULL TIME GRADUATE 2006) WHO HAS BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT WITH 'CARNIVAL' CRUISES........LUCKY THOSE WHO WORK WITH YOU....THEY ARE IN FOR A VERY FUN TIME RODNEY. CHOOKAS FOR A VERY FULFILLING CAREER AND FUTURE IN THIS INDUSTRY.

RESULTS OF GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD AT GOLD COAST ARTS CENTRE FOR 2007.......

 

DLDC STUDENTS WIN:

1. JUNIOR GROUP AGGREGATE

2. SENIOR GROUP AGGREGATE

3. JAZZ GROUP AGGREGATE

4. CLASSICAL GROUP AGGREGATE

5. TOP JAZZ GROUP AWARD

THESE ARE OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR OUR TEAM AS IT ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATES THE DIVERSITY OF TRAINING AS WELL AS THE DEPTH OF TRAINING OFFERED AT DLDC.

MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HARDWORKING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY THOUGH TO OUR FANTASTIC STAFF (BOTH TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATION)......YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

FINALLY ALSO TO OUR 2007 FULL TIME STUDENTS FOR AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN BEING NAMED THE 'TOP JAZZ GROUP' FOR 2007.

"COUNTDOWN"!!! DLDC FULL TIMERS AND AGENCY TALENT ARE ONCE AGAIN PERFORMING EXCLUSIVELY IN MOLLY MELDRUM'S "COUNTDOWN ALIVE SPECTACULAR 2" FOR 2007. TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. IT WILL BE HUGE WITH INTERNATIONAL ACTS THIS YEAR.

 

APPLICATIONS FOR AUDITION FOR FULL TIME STUDY 2008 AT DLDC ARE NOW AVAILABLE. AUDITION DATE - SUNDAY OCTOBER 28TH BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - GET YOUR APPLICATIONS IN NOW!!!

 

CHOOKAS TO OUR FULL TIME OPEN JAZZ GROUP FOR SUNDAY 29TH JULY AT THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - THEY ARE 1 OF 6 GROUPS CHOSEN AT THE MCDONALDS CHALLENGE FROM SOME 40 GROUPS IN THE OPEN JAZZ SECTION.

 

JONATHAN WHITLOW (FT Graduate 2006) and HOLLY HEADRICK (FT Graduate 2006) are both over the moon with their contracts with ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES.

 

WELL DONE TO KATE MORRIS (DLDC FULL TIMER) WHO IS TO BEGIN A CONTRACT IN LONDON'S WEST END VERSION OF THE MUSICAL 'FAME'........ YOU ARE VERY INSPIRATIONAL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO DLDC FULL TIME CLASSICAL STUDENT - ALANNAH KEATING ON BEING CHOSEN FOR PRIX DE LAUSANNE IN SWITZERLAND IN JANUARY 2007. ALANNAH IS ONE OF ONLY 40 STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD INVITED TO DANCE IN THIS PRESTIGIOUS COMPETITION......CHOOKAS ALANNAH

 

DLDC STUDENT, NICK CUNNINGHAM WHO IS CURRENTLY TOURING THE WORLD WITH MATTHEW BOURNE'S "SWAN LAKE" DROPPED IN TO SAY HI WHILST IN BRISBANE AND ALSO TO MENTOR DLDC FULL TIMERS......GREAT STUFF NICK ....... VERY PROUD OF YOU!

GREAT NEWS FOR YOUNG 12 & U EISTEDDFOD STUDENT - ALEC KNIGHT - ON SUCCESSFULLY AUDITIONING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET'S PRODUCTION OF "DON QUIXOTE" IN BRISBANE NEXT FEBRUARY 2007.

FULL TIME CLASSICAL STUDENT - NATALIE DWYER - HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SCHOOL AND HAS LEFT TO TAKE UP HER POSITION TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY.......CONGRATULATIONS AND CHOOKAS NATALIE. WE WILL MISS YOU AT DLDC!!

FULL TIME MUSICAL THEATRE & COMMERCIAL DANCE STUDENT - ANNE-MARIE FISH - HAS BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT AT JUPITERS CASINO IN THEIR NEW SHOW TO COMMENCE APRIL 2007 - FANTASTIC NEWS!

- DLDC Full Time CLASSICAL Group - 3rd in Open Classical City of SYDNEY McDonald's Challenge

- DLDC Full Time JAZZ Group - one of six Finalists (from 50 groups) At Sydney Opera House for Prestigious City of SYDNEY McDonald's Challenge.

-DLDC 12 & Under Eistedffod Teams win Gold Coast Eisteddfod AGGREGATE TROPHY for the second consecutive year at the Gold Coast Arts Centre.

- DLDC 13 & Over Eisteddfod Teams and Full Timers win Gold Coast Eissteddfod AGGREGATE TROPHY for the second consecutive year at the Gold Coast Arts Centre.

- DLDC EISTEDDFOD TEAMS win overall Aggregate Trophies for CLASSICAL AND JAZZ at Gold Coast Eisteddfod.

- RESULTS OF GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD:
1st: 6 & U Song and Dance
1st: 6 & U Jazz
1st: 8 & U Jazz
1st: 8 & U Song and Dance
1st: 10 & U Jazz
1st: 10 & U Novelty
1st: 10 & U Song and Dance
1st: 12 & U Jazz
1st: 12 & U Musical Theatre
1st: 12 & U Song and Tap
1st: 12 & U Cabaret
1st: 15 & U Jazz
1st: 15 & U Dance Production
1st: Open Street Tap
1st: Open Revuette
1st: Open Jazz- Full Timers
1st: 20 & U Jazz
1st: Open Musical Theatre - Full Timers
2nd: 8 & U Classical
2nd: 8 & U Tap
2nd: 10 & U Song & Dance
2nd: 10 & U Classical
2nd: 10 & U Song & Tap
2nd: 12 & U Song and Dance
2nd: 12 & U Classical
2nd: 12 & U Jazz
2nd: 12 & U Contemporary
2nd: 15 & U Cabaret
2nd: Open Dance Production
2nd: Open Song and Dance - Full Timers
2nd: Open Novelty
3rd: 8 & U Novelty
3rd: 12 & U Song and Dance
3rd: 15 & U Song and Dance
3rd: Open Jazz

- RAD Grades EXAMS Results in.........100% pass rate..........majority achieving Distinction..........the highest award.

- RAD Majors EXAMS Results in.........100% pass rate..............again majority achieving Distinction.....the highest award.

- CSTD Tap and Jazz EXAMS Results in.......100% pass rate...............and of course once again DLDC Students achieve outstanding results with the majority achieving Honours and Honours Plus.

OUTSTANDING ........ WELL DONE TO ALL OUR EXAM STUDENTS RIGHT ACROSS THE SCHOOL.

- 15 & Under Eisteddfod team member LAUREN STOWE one of 4 from all over Australia chosen to form new Barbie Girl Band 'CHARMZ'. Just finished recording and will launch end of August. Go Lauren!

- Full Time students and DLDC talent take part in HUGH JACKMAN'S "Boy From Oz" Arena Spectacular.

- NINE DLDC trained students called back at Universal Studios Japan auditions. Excellent work guys.

- CONGRATULATIONS also to Alannah and Natalie (FT Classsical students) who reached the FINALS at S.O.D.A. Sydney AND R.A.D. Scholarship Brisbane. Alannah was one of 7 students out of 100 in Intermediate Section. Natalie was one of 6 students chosen from 60 for the Senior Section. CHOOKAS girls with your Solo Seal exam from all your mates at DLDC.

 

-Full Time studentss and DLDC dancers exclusively in MOLLY MELDRUM'S "COUNTDOWN" @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre September 16 and 17.

- Full Time Classical Student Alannah Keating off to the GENEE Awards in Hong Kong - Chookas Alannah!!

 

- Lauren Lotz and Eric Gravolin continuing their study at Australian Ballet School. Lauren selected to dance sylph in Les Sylphides in Australian Ballet Dancer's Company tour of Victoria.

- AFDA's (formerly RAQ Awards) televised early December involving our Junior models and dancers exclusively.

- 'DLDC live' annual CONCERT at the Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium Southbank on SATURDAY 16th December.

DLDC EX-STUDENTS' LATEST NEWS:-

- Daniella Jerkovic appears as backup dancer with DANNI MINOGUE on Sunrise and Kerry-ann.

- Tracey McBean sends her love from PARIS. Has settled into MOULIN ROUGE and loving life. (see photo below)

- David Jonathon with WEST AUSTRALIAN BALLET and dancing heaps!

- Alicia McDowell at TOKYO DISNEY making all those contacts.

- Renee Clifford sailing the high seas on ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES- Way to go!!

- Carlene Daley and Carla LeVan in latest edition of DanceTrain magazine. Feature on them at Jupiter's Casino Show 'Tempo Rouge".

- Chrystal Overton and Anita Mammarella return from a stint in MALAYSIA.

- Dana Stephensen visits Brisbane with Australian Ballet production "Sleeping Beauty" - looking beautiful and dancing exquisitely.

> DLDC Full Time Performing Arts Course audition for 2007 - applications for audition close on October 9 - audition at DLDC, Mansfield, Brisbane in late October 2006.  DLDC now offers Diploma (1 year) and Advanced Diploma (2 years) in two streams - either Musical Theatre Performance and Commercial Dance or alternatively Classical Dance.   Students who successfully complete a Diploma (1 year study) can apply to QTAC to obtain a ranking for tertiary entrance of 82 or higher (equivalent to an OP of 10).  Students who successfully complete an Advanced Diploma (2 years study) can also apply to QTAC to obtain a ranking for tertiary entrance of 91 or higher (equivalent to an OP of 6 or higher). 

Scholarships for Excellence in 2007 will be awarded to successful students. Special scholarships for BOYS. Contact DLDC for details.

 

 


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