| National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association |
Article Index for National Aboriginal |
Website Links For National |
Information AboutNational Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | |
| indigenous australian culture | |
| dance education in australia | |
| education in new south wales | |
| indigenous australian education | |
| australian vocational education and training providers | |
|
It is based in developed from NAISDA. NAISDA is funded as a "Centre of Excellence" by the Australian Government Department Of Communications, Information, Technology And The Arts and is supported by the Department Of Education, Science And Training , the NSW Government Arts Ministry. NAISDA is a Registered Training Organisation and offers Certificates II, III and IV and a Diploma in Careers in Dance. It is a member of the "Australian Roundtable for Arts Training Excellence". Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts - Arts training bodies NOTES The FIRST contemporary Indigenous Australian Dance Company was the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (AIDT). This company formed out of the Professional Development arm of the NAISDA which was responsible for taking on most performance requests of the organisation. When Indigenous community members decided that an Indigenous person should take over the reins of the organisation, the then Executive Officer, Ms Carole Johnson decided to form a professional dance company outside NAISDA. AIDT remianed a part of the NAISDA under the Artistic Direction of Mr Raymond D. BLANCO. AIDT continued a highly successful decade of touring nationally and internationally becoming known as Australias' most toured dance company for two years. AIDT was disbanded following the departure of Mr Blanco in 1998. Ms Johnsons company went on to become Bangarra Dance Company. EXTERNAL LINKS |
|
|