Detour is a biennial interconnected residency program in partnership with six leading Australian dance companies. The 2025 fellows are Bella Waru and Feras Shaheen.

Pitch Lab is a fortnight-long paid intensive for professional dance makers interested in dance collaboration. Participants in the intensive work with DMC members on the process of generating and articulating ideas together.

The Resident Company program aims to uplift one Western Sydney dance group by providing mentorship, financial support, business advice, a home at LOT7 (studio and office space) and opportunities to collaborate on programming and creative projects for the future. EOIs closed July 19 and the inaugural Resident Company has been awarded to Jannawi Dance Clan.

DMC’s education program for school-aged children to develop skills in dance composition and performance.

DMC provides training for professional level contemporary dancers, led by DMC members and creative collaborators, every Thursday and Friday mornings with extra classes programmed seasonally.

DMC and Future Makers present a 10-week masterclass program with professional choreographers, on Wednesday evenings between May 8 and July 17, 2024.

DMC’s 9-week crash course in all the things you need to know to make your project happen. Upskill in entrepreneurial management, project management, fundraising, marketing, stakeholder engagement and more.

DMC’s Connect program is a workshop intensive for early career artists and new graduates to connect with the professional dance sector.

Rapport is a transnational exchange partnership between Dance Makers Collective (AUS) and South East Dance (UK), enabling artists from both countries to undertake an international residency.

Dance On is a bespoke workshop series designed for elderly Australians of all abilities to participate in dance for pleasure, wellness and togetherness.