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Social Dance
Follow our Social Dance trail and discover the styles and fashion of social dance in Australia from the 1880s to the present day. From the ballroom to the nightclub, these fifty images capture our exuberance in both formal and spontaneous expressions of dance.
More information on social dance is available from the AUSTRALIA dancing website.
Indigenous dance
Dance has always been important in the cultural life of Indigenous Australians. Follow the Indigenous dance trail for images, old and new, showing how photographers and artists have captured and imagined Indigenous dancing.
Indigenous Australians should note that this trail may include images or names of people now deceased.
![[Doonooch Dance Company performer Toonkoo - Botanical Gardens, Sydney, 18 August 2000, 3] / Loui Seselja; National Library of Australia](../images/trails_coverpics/indigenousdance.gif)
Women and Dance
Across the decades women and girls from all walks of life have enjoyed the pleasures of dancing. Follow the Women and Dance trail for some persuasive and surprising dancing moments.
More information about women and dancing is available from the AUSTRALIA dancing website.
Australian Ballet
The Australian Ballet gave its first performance in 1962.
Follow the Australian Ballet trail to discover the stars and the shows that have been part of its exciting history.
More information about the Australian Ballet is available from the AUSTRALIA dancing website.
Ballets Russes
The glamorous dancers of the Ballets Russes visited Australia between 1936 and 1940.
Follow the Ballets Russes trail to see them at work and play.
More information about the Ballets Russes is available from the PROMPT collection at the National Library of Australia and on the AUSTRALIA dancing website.
