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Back from the brink: Ausdance National saved from closure

Despite heralding its own demise in August, advocacy body Ausdance National has been saved by its own members.

13 Dec 2019 12:00

Richard Watts

Performing Arts

Dancers with Co:3 Australia. Photo credit: Stefan Gosatti.

The members of Ausdance National – a peak body for the dance sector and a leader in arts advocacy – have fought back against plans to wind up the organisation.

A Special General Meeting held on 4 December saw members of the association reject plans for Ausdance National’s closure established by the previous board and the determination of a new direction for the association.

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Richard Watts

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts