dale pope - the choreographer: Dale is choreographer to Bindi Irwin, choreographing
Bindi and the Crocmen DVD #1 and #2, several Bindi video clips and most recently Bindi
and the Jungle Girls. Dale also choreographs for Australian Girls Choir (of Qantas Ad
fame) and has toured internationally 3 times with them with her work being seen in Paris,
London, Rome, Prague and at the Sydney Opera House too. The latest Cadbury
commercial for Bubbly is her handiwork, along with Smarties (8 Colours of Fun) and is
movement consultant for NSW Fire Dept tv commercial and Crestor print media. Dale
contributed contemporary pieces for Australian Dance Festival 2009 and 2010. Aus Girls
Dance is a nationwide kids dance program that Dale creates every semester and the
program is an extension of her Raw Energy Dance business which specialises in teaching
dance in educational schools throughout Sydney and beyond.
dale pope - the teacher: Dale’s #1 passion is teaching with a special love of all things contemporary and lyrical, alongside children’s dance fitness and creativity. A senior teacher at Sydney Dance Company Open Classes, teacher of several full time courses throughout Sydney including Ikin, ED5 and AIBA, previously taught at University of NSW and contributed to the teaching syllabus for TAFE. Dale toured to Tokyo with RAD in 2009, was invited to South Africa and happily is engaged in workshop tours and master classes nationally and internationally. When at home in Sydney, Dale delivers her RED program (Raw Energy Dance) to High Schools and Primary schools through NSW and her program is licensed nationwide through Australian School of Performing Arts. RED is focused on delivering educational dance classes that allow students to explore dance through fun, fitness based routines and creative games for self expression of movement.
dale pope - the performer: Dale has had a ball of a career performing! From
entertaining royalty such as Queen Elizabeth, Prince Edward and the King and Queen of
Sweden to most recently featuring in the movie Mao’s Last Dancer. From cruise ships to
launches, tv commercials to youtube clips, it’s been a ball. Preferring to be on the ‘other
side’ now (age....!), Dale is most happy to have fulfilled her performance dreams.
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