Perth 1

Port Macquarie

Hobart

Spare Location - QLD

Brisbane

Christchurch

Fraser Coast

Darwin

Melbourne

Sydney

Adelaide

Townsville

Auckland

Perth 2

Gold Coast

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Simone Vanderwolf's dance career spans over the past 25 years. Training in all facets of dance with some of Australia's leading dance educators specialising in Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical and Acrobatics.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">She has worked extensively a dance teacher/choreographer travelling across Australia working with students from Sydney,&nbsp;Regional NSW, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Batemans Bay, Canberra and Wollongong.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Simone is proud to hold her Certificate IV in Dance Teaching &amp; Management, Cert III in Live Production, Theatre &amp; Events and WWC Certificate. Alongside her dance education, Simone has trained and competed in WAG (Women's Artistic Gymnastics) at a state level representing the metropolitan west region in state championships for 3 consecutive years.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Simone was privileged to work as choreographer for Club Med Lindeman Island where she was in charge of developing and staging entertainment throughout the village. Her choreographic credits include&nbsp;Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Flames Halftime Entertainment, Western Sydney Business Awards, William Rose Ball amongst countless other corporate events. She has many years&rsquo; experience in film production,&nbsp;directing and choreographing&nbsp;multiple corporate and private&nbsp;dance concept videos and flash mobs.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">With a passion for dance education, Simone has been involved in the development of syllabus used in primary school dance programs. Her students&nbsp;have gone on to hold regional and national titles all across Australia, with numerous other students&nbsp;successfully auditioning for&nbsp;coveted spots in some of the industry's leading hip hop&nbsp;crews.&nbsp; &nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Simone has judged both nationally and internationally for many prestigious and national dance competitions such as Australian Allstar Dance &amp; Cheerleading Federation, Showcase, Hollywood Bound and The Ultimate Dance Challenge.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A word from Simone to all competitors-&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">&ldquo;Each time you step onstage, try to view it as a learning opportunity. Being able to get up onstage and perform for an audience is an achievement in itself! Appreciate the time, effort and skills you&rsquo;ve acquired to get there. Be proud of your journey, and excited that it isn&rsquo;t over.&rdquo;

Simone Vanderwolf

Training on the Gold Coast, Australia, Jesse wowed Las Vegas in 1998 at 12 years old winning Showcase Australian Dance Championships, then went on to win in Las Vegas. Jesse's Musical Theatres credits include playing the role of Tip in David Atkins Hot Shoe Shuffle in which he was later nominated for "The Most Outstanding Performance In a Musical" at the Australian Dance Awards. Oh What a Night, Grease The Arena spectacular, Candy Man with Wayne Scott Kermond and touring both national &amp; internationally with Dein Perry&rsquo;s Tap Dogs. Film credits include: Peter Jackson&rsquo;s King Kong and George Miller&rsquo;s motion capture blockbuster Happy Feet 1 and Happy Feet 2 Jesse&rsquo;s Choreography credits include; Stan Walker&rsquo;s &ldquo; SummerBeats&rdquo; Australia and New Zealand tour, Jessica Mauboy&rsquo;s Beyonce Tour, Channel 9&rsquo;s &ldquo;Hey Hey It&rsquo;s Saturday reunion show&rdquo; So You Think you Can Dance Australia season 3 &amp; 4 (after appearing as a top 20 Finalist in season 2), In 2013, 2015, and 2016 Jesse was the lead Choreographer on the Australian season of The X Factor working with artists like Guy Sebastion, Natalie Bassingthwaite, Red Foo, Lunch Money Lewis, Mel B, Fall Out Boy, and most recently Choreographing for Dancing With The Stars and the winners of Young Talent Time "Lil Banditz Krew". 2013 saw Jesse co-create The Tap Pack which is successfully playing in theatres all over the world and recently includes performances on "The Morning Show", the world-famous "TED X Convention" and "The Carols in the Domain" with special guest Adam Garcia. In 2014 The Tap Pack was nominated for two Green Room Awards and an Australian Dance Award for Best Musical In 2016 &amp; 2019 The Tap Pack wowed audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Sold Out shows, rave reviews, and receiving the "Spirit of the Fringe" award. 2017 saw The Tap Pack play the famous Super theatre in Beijing followed by a 2 month Season at the Tipi Am Kanzleramt in Berlin. In May 2018, The Tap Pack performed their debut season at the Peacock Theatre on London's West End under the famous umbrella of Sadler's Wells. This year in March 2020 Jesse and The Tap Pack were very proud of the 10 week USA tour playing sold-out shows across America.

Jesse Rasmussen

Debbie Landel is excited to join the team at Evolution Dance Competition. An experienced &amp; fully qualified Dance Teacher and popular Adjudicator, Miss Debbie, trained at The Australian Ballet School in Melbourne and has also studied in Russia, London, Europe &amp; America. With a love for Musical Theatre, Miss Debbie continued to explore all genres, before deciding on a teaching career. After being the Principal of a Studio in Sydney for 10 years &amp; then relocating to QLD, Debbie was then a Principal for 20 years on The Gold Coast. Many students are now successfully dancing on various Stages &amp; Cruise Ships around the world. Miss Debbie has been a Mentor for the Royal Academy of Dance and has trained many student teachers to obtain their RAD Teaching Certificate. Miss Debbie is also proud to be the Patron of a Ballet School in Okayama Japan where she has often been invited to Guest Teach. She has recently judged many competitions including, Brisbane Eisteddfod, Wollongong Eisteddfod, the ATOD National Finals, Broken Hill, the National Finals of School Dance &amp; Glee Competition, Ipswich Eisteddfod, Hamilton VIC, Melbourne Performing Arts Challenge &amp; Far North QLD Dance Festival. Miss Debbie is looking forward to encouraging our Competitors and watching them shine on stage!

Debbie Landel

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Trained in all facets of the entertainment industry, he has been working since 1992 starting at Australia's Wonderland and then Conrad Jupiters Casino QLD, working under the great Ross Coleman and Robyn Mosse.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">He is an original cast members of 'Dein Perry's Tap Dogs', which he toured throughout the world including London's West End and New York City.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">In 1997 Nathan becam Dance Director and took over the lead role in Tap Dogs for the North American Tour.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">He played the lead role in Dein Perry's 'Steel City' which took him back to New York for a season at Radio City Music Hall (Broadway).&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">He assisted Dein Perry to choreograph the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and also performed with Kylie Minogue at the closing ceremony choreographed by William Forsythe. In 2001 he worked on the Australian musical of 'Shout' as an original cast member with minor roles under the director of Richard Wherrett, and in 2004 performed at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney's 'Star City Casino' in the hit musical 'Mamma Mia!' playing the role of 'Eddie'. During this time he co-created, directed and choreographed BPM beatsperminute, which has had two sell out season at the Sydney Opera House and finished an Australian Regional Tour.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">In 2007 Nathan was Co-Director/Co-Producer of a new tap dance company in Sydney "Tap Works" producing 'No Restrictions' at NIDA and in 2008 Nathan starred in the original cast of 'Billy Elliot' the musical in Sydney and Melbourne. In 2010 Nathan returned to Tap Dogs for another USA tour then in 2011 returned to Australia to work as a tap dancing penguin in Happy Feet 2.&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Of late Nathan has continued to choreograph and create works for many of Sydney's top fulltime courses and junior schools and still continues to teach the up and coming Tap Pups at Tap Dogs HQ.

Nathan Sheens

Matt Landel

Australia's most loved dance competition. Evolution is a true national competition with 15 regional events in 2021 plus a large finals on the beautiful Gold Coast in January 2022.
Every event is professionally run with a positive and friendly environment and great prizes from our supporters and sponsors. All performers receive quality video critiques from industry professionals plus access to premium video and photography services from DANCEvision.tv.

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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Videos available as Mp4 files on USB or mobile device by downloading the DANCEvision.tv mobile app. You can choose to bring your own USB stick or purchase a new one at the event. New USBs cost $9&nbsp;
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">All items purchased are available INSTANTLY after each performance so you can take them home on the day!
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">We provide a VIDEO critique of all perforamances included as part of your entry. You will receive a video of the performance with the judges voice comments recorded over the top. This allows you to see and hear exactly where and when the judges comments apply.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 20px; margin: 0px; line-height: 24px; color: #606a6d; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Your video critique is such a valuable coaching tool as the amount of feedback available is far more than a few comments written on a report paper.
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season 5

EARLYBIRD GROUP ENTRIES

season 5

EARLYBIRD GROUP ENTRIES

season 5

About

Upcoming Events

Perth 1

Port Macquarie

Hobart

Spare Location - QLD

Brisbane

Christchurch

Fraser Coast

Darwin

Melbourne

Sydney

Adelaide

Townsville

Auckland

Perth 2

Gold Coast

Our Judges

Simone Vanderwolf

Jesse Rasmussen

Debbie Landel

Nathan Sheens

Matt Landel

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