Light The Way Dance Convention

What do you get when nine of Australia’s leading choreographers, dancers and creatives come together for a very special performance? A standing ovation👏👏 Enjoy ‘Lighting The Way’ with @kelleyabbey , @sarah_boulter , @sopholloway_ , @rosechocolatebeauty , @mattglee , @talia_fowler , @stephentannos , @mitchell_woodcock & @katewormald18 🙌 Finale of ‘Illuminate’ on 9 June 2024 @sydneycoliseum 🎥 @shotography 🎶 Edit @soundmoda Illuminate Sponsor @dancesurance

Stop what you’re doing and watch this breathtaking video of the making of our finale ‘Lighting The Way’ at Illuminate. We are so grateful for these 9 industry leaders who came together to shine their light for the next generation💫 Thank you to the incredible Sean Higgins from @shotography for your storytelling and capturing the magic inside the studios on the 2nd June 2024 of @kelleyabbey , @sarah_boulter , @talia_fowler , @sopholloway_ , @rosechocolatebeauty , @mattglee , @stephentannos & @katewormald18 creating this piece. We missed having @mitchell_woodcock with us for the rehearsal at his incredible studios @colabquarters while he was overseas for work⭐️ We just keep watching this over and over💫 Who wants to see the performance from the night? 🎥 @shotography

More @shotography gold from our epic weekend of dance 🙌

‘KATCHI’ We were thrilled to have the most recent cohort from @alignbysh with us to perform at Illuminate this year. Thelr piece choreographed by @sopholloway_ blew us away🙌 📍 @alignbysh 🧠 @sopholloway_ 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘SIMULATE’ Next up from Illuminate is this incredible piece from the @ettingshausenspro students choreographed by none other than the brilliant @alexmiedzinski 👏👏 📍 @ettingshausenspro 🧠 @alexmiedzinski 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘VAMP!’ Talk about entertain🙌 This piece performed by the incredible students from @gydance_official and choreographed by @kieronkulik did that and MORE! GY has been with us at the convention since its inception and we absolutely loved seeing these students shine on that stage at Illuminate🙌 📍 @gydance_official 🧠 @kieronkulik 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thanks to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘LET ME BE YOUR STAR’ This year we were thrilled to introduce singing auditions as part of our Mock Audition Day. Students thrived in the masterclasses with industry powerhouses @deonezanotto & @nathanmarkwright and the day was filled with incredible vocal auditions from the next generation of triple-threat performers. Two students were chosen to perform at Illuminate, the first of them being the exquisite 17 year old @nakitaclarkeofficial Her performance on the night absolutely blew us away and we know she is going to grace stages all over the world as she embarks on her career in this industry👏👏 🎤 @nakitaclarkeofficial 📍 @village_nation 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thanks to our show sponsor @dancesurance

‘MORPH’ This year the incredible students from @nationalcollegeofdance joined us for the first time and their performance at Illuminate was absolutely captivating🙌 📍 @nationalcollegeofdance 🧠 Debbie Linnert 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘MOTOWN’ The students from @ignitionpa were on fire all weekend at @lightthewaydanceconvention , none more so than in this fantastic piece choreographed by @jessicaasmithson 🔥 They were our youngest performers in Illuminate, with incredible dancers as young as 7 yrs old dancing up a storm on the stage of the @sydneycoliseum 📍 @ignitionpa 🧠 @jessicaasmithson 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thanks to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘QUEEN B MIX’ We were so thrilled to have the incredible students from @pureimagination_performingarts in Bathurst with us this year at @lightthewaydanceconvention . They absolutely loved the workshops and we loved seeing them perform in this fantastic piece choreographed by Natalie Fenlon. 📍 @pureimagination_performingarts 🧠 @natjean17 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘A WILD, WILD PARTY’ It was such a thrill to have the talented cohort from @theatrebridge perform at Illuminate this year. We absolutely loved this musical theatre piece choreographed by @nathanmarkwright 📍 @theatrebridge 🧠 @nathanmarkwright 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫

‘THUNDER RUMBLES’ We love tap at @lightthewaydanceconvention and we LOVED this incredible piece from @tap.mode performed by the amazing students at @planetdance_menai , choreographed by @mitchhicks_ 👞👞 📍 @planetdance_menai @tap.mode 🧠 @mitchhicks_ 🎥 @shotography @claniel_le @livtremul Thank you to our show sponsor @dancesurance 💫