Throughout year

We believe that everyone should have the chance to enjoy dancing. The Tracks Participation Program is about engaging in dance as a whole of life activity and presenting it publicly. This program provides diverse opportunities to be involved in a project at Tracks, including everything from large-scale one-off participatory performances to smaller pop-up performances, and even the chance to be seen on stage at some of Darwin's largest events.

Classes and Workshops

In 2018 The Grey Panthers celebrate their 30th year milestone of being an extraordinary senior dance troupe. Weekly classes, rehearsals and one off performances have seen the Grey Panthers become a favourite with Darwin audiences. We think the Grey Panthers are Australia's longest running senior dance troupe and exemplify a core Tracks value, which is our belief in dance as a whole life activity. (read more)

Dance your way out of 2018 - Tracks resident Dance Animateur, Kelly Beneforti, taught a series of 4 public dance classes to round out 2018. Each week participants progressively learnt a fun, joyful and energetic routine, celebrating the extraordinary music of Prince and the extraordinary experience of coming together to dance. The classes were open to all levels of dance ability, and attracted a diverse range of people, including many who had not previously participated in a Tracks project.

These classes were the forerunner to the Dead Singer Dance Soiety (read more)

Tracktivation

Between 19 February – 27 April we relocated our dance studio to the Live Darwin Hub in Smith Street Mall. Four local and inspiring dancers - Bryn Wackett, Jenelle Saunders, Madeleine Brown, and Jordan Brtetherton - joined our resident Dance Animateur, Kelly Beneforti for this special program of interactive activities, with dance literally spilling out into the streets of the CBD. (read more)

Big Dance

Big Dance Darwin 2018, with a focus on Darwin CBD as part of our Tracktivation project, was performed on International Dance Day (April 29) alongside thousands of other dancers throughout Australia and the world. Big Dance, an International biennial festival of dance engages large numbers of people connecting through one unifying choreographic piece. (read more)

Company Partners

Tracks Inc is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; and is proudly supported by the Northern Territory Government

Project Partners

Darwin International Airport

Supporting Partners

Darwin Fringe Festival

Tracks 2018

Artistic Co-Directors: David McMicken and Tim Newth
Company Director: Adelaide Wood
Administrator: Jessica Mellor
Production Manager: Duane Preston
Dance Animateur: Kelly Beneforti
Bookkeeper: It Figures

Committee Members: Mary Durack (Chairperson), Glenn Bernardin (Treasurer), Michael Grant, David Taylor, Ken Conway, Venaska Cheliah, Sudha Coutinho, Mandela Yu. David McMicken, Tim Newth, Adelaide Wood (Ex-Officio Members)

Public Fund Trustees: Rev. Steve Orme, Dr Anita Toth, Ippei Okazaki

Patron: Her Honour the Honourable Vicki O’Halloran AM, Administrator of the Northern Territory