BREAKING NEWS! We are so excited to welcome So You Think You Can Dance Australia winner Michael Dameski to the KAR Dance Convention Tour! Melbourne, Canberra, and Perth get ready to take some amazing workshops with Michael! You don’t want to miss out on this incredible new workshop series!

Dear Australian Dance Community,

Thank you so much for all the incredible support you have shown us as we embark on our first ever KAR Australia Tour. We are honoured to have the opportunity to bring a world-class dance competition and educational experience directly to your doorstep. Countless hours of hard-work and preparation have gone into providing you with the most sensational dance event in the World.

Through the years, KAR and Rainbow National Dance Competition, our sister company, have given Australian dancers the opportunity to perform and compete at our National Finals in the United States. In addition, we have given American dancers the chance to travel to Australia in a cooperative and educational exchange. We realise that many of you have invested a substantial amount of money to compete at our National Finals in the states. As a token of our appreciation for the unending support you have shown us, we will be bringing the same high-quality KAR competition and dance convention that we have in the USA, straight to you. By registering for one of our competitions, you will be eligible for numerous awards that will afford dancers the opportunity to travel to the United States and attend KAR dance events.

Kids Artistic Revue has been producing dance competitions for 37 years under the direction of CEO and founder Noah R. Lands. Our family business takes pride in the honest, mutually beneficial, and ethical relationships that we have built with a diverse group of clients. In conjunction with Rainbow National Dance Competition, we produced 145 national dance competitions in our 2015 season. Our Dance Convention in the United States currently tours 20 cities and awards hundreds of dancers scholarships to continue their dance training. We also created one of the most ambitious events in the dance industry, the Industry Dance Awards. We will continue to produce this event in conjunction with numerous other dance competitions, cancer charities, and professional dance icons. In the past 6 months our charity, Circle of Hope Dancers Foundation, collected $200,000 in donations and provided financial relief to dancers, teachers, and studio owners in need. We are very passionate about giving back to the dance community, and that is why we are pleased to announce we will be bringing our Circle of Hope Dancers Foundation to Australia on our 2015 Tour. This will allow us to provide much needed and impactful financial assistance to members of the Australian dance community.  We are delighted to bring the KAR brand to Australia and further grow, educate, and develop young dancers.

We have spared no expense in preparing to provide you with a top-notch dance convention experience. Through our partnership with The Pulse, we have acquired  some of the biggest names in the dance industry to train dancers in a nurturing and encouraging environment. Our master teaching staff includes Cris Judd, Brooke Lipton, Donna Shepherd, Mario Velez, Leah Howard, Debbie Ellis, Robbie Kmetoni, Kate Wormald-Leopold, and Yvette Lee. This renowned lineup of master teachers will serve to equip dancers with an array of tools, skills, and knowledge from some of the best industry minds that America and Australia have to offer. To assist our master teachers and enhance your dance training at the Canberra, Perth, and Adelaide conventions, the amazing young dance prodigy Sophia Lucia will be in attendance and available for a meet & greet session following the workshops. We are also ecstatic to announce that the dance television star Jojo Siwa will be joining our master teachers in Sydney, Gold Coast, and Melbourne.

When you step into our dance competition, you will immediately notice the intricate details and innovation that set us apart from the rest of the industry. From our cutting-edge stage presentation to an unmatched level of customer service, our focus is on helping dancers feel accomplished, celebrated, and encouraged to grow as young aspiring artists. We award performances with hand-crafted trophies and plaques because we want each performer to feel inspired to reach their full creative potential. Our knowledgeable panel of judges will be providing each dance with valuable critiques and commentary to further personalise your competition experience.

To say we are excited about this new venture would be an understatement. We cannot wait to create new relationships with studio owners, teachers, parents, and dancers from around Australia. We love dance and look forward to sharing our passion for this art with you through performance, conversation, and education. Thank you so much and we look forward to seeing you in Sydney on September 18th at the first ever KAR Australia National Competition and Dance Convention.

Sincerely,

Team KAR Australia

In addition to high point overall awards, KAR is proud to present dancers with unique awards for all of their incredible dance achievements. Choreography awards, judges choice awards, and most entertaining awards are just some of the amazing accolades that you can receive at one of our dance competitions. NEW and specific to our KAR Australia Tour is our “Australia’ s Ultimate Dance Award.” This award is given to the highest scoring group performance in each level on our KAR tour. At each event, we will recognise one dance in each level as the highest score for that city. Each of these pieces will then be automatically eligible to become a final recipient of Australia’s Ultimate Dance Award. This grand prize will allot $5000 in travel money for the group to travel to the United States and perform at the KAR Los Angeles or KAR Las Vegas National Finals Showcase. If you have not already done so, make sure you remind your Studio Director to head to our studio centre and register your group performances today!

We are pleased to officially introduce our lineup of renowned Master Teachers and Celebrity Judges that will be joining us on our 2015 KAR Australia Tour. This talented team of Australian and American choreographers, dance teachers, and professional dancers will surely provide you with the most extraordinary dance experience that Australia has to offer.  In addition to judging and supplying dancers with valuable feedback at the dance competition, this accomplished group will be instructing master classes in Jazz, Musical Theatre, Contemporary/Lyrical, Hip-Hop, and “The Hollywood Experience” Music Video/Commercial Dance at our Dance Convention.

We are delighted to be featuring 4 sought after American Teachers and Choreographers at KAR National Competition and Dance Convention. Cris Judd, Brooke Lipton, Donna Shepherd, and Mario Velez will be providing your dancers with valuable insight and training on our 2015 Tour. Here are just some of the highlights featured on their impressive resumés.

Cris Judd is an acclaimed and sought after choreographer, teacher, and dancer. You may have seen him as a featured dancer in Rock of Ages starring Tom Cruise and choreographed by Mia Michaels. In the early stages of his professional dance career, he rose to prominence as a dancer on Michael Jackson’s Dangerous and History World Tours. He has performed with artists such as Celine Dion, N’Sync, Enrique Iglesias and Brian McKnight, His choreography has been featured on America’s Got Talent and music videos for artists like Usher, Julio Iglesias, and Ja Rule. Judd served as host of the reality version of Dirty Dancing and was recently selected as a judge for the TV Show New Zealand’s Got Talent. We are ecstatic to be able to offer Cris Judd’s expertise, feedback, and dance training to dancers all over Australia.

Brooke Lipton is a professional dancer and choreographer that has danced with artists such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Beyonce, Queen Latifah, Pink, Lenny Kravitz, Chaka Khan, and Jewel. Brooke has danced with Brittany Spears on two world-renowned tours, Dream Within A Dream and The Onyx Hotel. She has assisted on So You Think You Can Dance and recently worked as the Assistant Choreographer on the Disney Channel movie StarStruck, starring Sterling Knight. Brooke followed up a successful first season as Assistant Choreographer for Glee, and is now the head choreographer for the Emmy Award winning television series! Brooke captivates a room with her unique style and inspires with her bold story lines, bringing a challenging yet nurturing experience to dancers, teachers, parents, and observers.

Donna Shepherd is a renowned choreographer and dance teacher from Los Angeles, California. She began her professional career at the age of 12 with the Pasadena City Ballet Theatre’s version of The Nutcracker. While attending Orange Coast College, Donna was selected as the dance captain for the National Champion Dance Team. She was featured as a dancer in a music video for the Grammy Award winning artist, Usher. She went on to find her passion in training and developing young dancers. As an award winning National Choreographer, Ms. Shepherd has trained dancers that have gone on to perform with Vanessa Hudgens, Shakira, Hillary Duff, The Black Eyed Peas, Fatima, and the television show So You Think You Can Dance.

Mario Velez is a professional dancer, Hip-Hop Choreographer, and dance teacher from Phoenix, Arizona. In his accomplished career, he has toured and performed with artists such as: Taio Cruz, Mike Posner, Omarion, TLC, Rock Steady Crew, Fergie, My Chemical Romance, Brandy, Boyz II Men, and many others. His talents as a choreographer can be seen on numerous platforms including the television show America’s’ Best Dance Crew, the National Basketball Association, and the Orpheum Theater. Mr. Velez is currently the Director at the award-winning studio Diverse Elements in Phoenix, Arizona. Mario also teaches for the KAR Dance Convention in America, and continues to find joy in watching dancers develop.

We look forward to releasing more bios and information on our Australian Teachers in the coming week. Registration is beginning to become quite limited at our KAR Dance Competition and Dance Convention so be sure to register soon and reserve your spot at this extraordinary event!

Independent Solo and Duet/Trio registration is now open for our KAR Australia 2015 dance competition tour. Please keep in mind that all group performances must still be registered by your Studio Director through our Studio Centre. Space filling up quickly, so register NOW before our events sell out! The link to independent registration is here… http://dancekar.com.au/upload/kar-entry-form-2015.pdf

Our Canberra, Perth, and Adelaide Facebook Event pages are now live! Be sure to hit the links below and let us know if you will be attending one of these fabulous events! We can’t wait to see all of the dancers at our dance competition and dance convention in each of these cities. Our Australia Tour is fast approaching and we can’t wait to see you all on the dance floor!

Adelaide – http://bit.ly/Adelaidefbevent

Perth – http://bit.ly/Perthfbevent

We are excited to announce that we have launched our official Gold Coast Facebook Event Page! Join this page and let us know that you will be dancing with us at The Arts Centre Gold Coast on our 2nd Australia tour stop. We will provide you with the latest news pertaining specifically to the Gold Coast Dance Competition on this page. Stay tuned to find out more regarding celebrity judges, master teachers, and a World-Class Dance Competition Experience. If you have not done so already, remind your Studio Director to Register your performances now for this Spectacular Event! T

Gold Coast Event Page: http://bit.ly/Goldcoastfbevent

We will be kicking off our Spectacular 6-City Tour with our KAR Sydney Competition and Dance Convention. If you have not yet signed-up for this exciting event, please remind your Studio Director to log-in through our Studio Centre and register your dances today. Performance spaces are already beginning to fill up and you will not want miss out on this unique dance experience. We are looking forward to seeing all of the amazing dance talent in Sydney and can’t wait to kick off our inaugural KAR Australia Tour!

Registration is NOW OPEN for our 2015 KAR Gold Coast Competition and Dance Convention. Performance space is limited. If you have not registered your studio, you may inquire further by clicking the following link http://bit.ly/kargoldcoast . You will not want to miss this spectacular event featuring world-renowned Celebrity Judges and Master Teachers. Registration is also open for all other cities on the KAR Australia tour. Let’s get ready to DANCE!!!

We are delighted to announce our 2015 Australia Tour Dates. Be sure to let us know that you will be attending by joining our Facebook Event via the following link. http://bit.ly/AU-FB-E

– Sydney: 18/09 – 20/09

– Gold Coast: 25/09 – 27/09

– Melbourne: 02/10 – 04/10

– Canberra: 09/10 – 11/10

– Perth: 16/10 – 18/10

– Adelaide: 23/10 – 25/10