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‘Who am I if not a dancer?’

Many dancers face the end of their stage careers by their mid-30s. What options do they have when they retire from performing?
15 Aug 2019 12:00
Alison Croggon

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Charmene Yap in Rafael Bonachela’s Anima for the Sydney Dance Company. Image by Peter Grieg.

This weekend, with very mixed feelings, dancer Charmene Yap will take her final bows as a dancer with the Sydney Dance Company (SDC). 

Yap has been an integral part of the Sydney Dance Company (SDC) since she joined in 2010. Her relationship with the company will continue into the future as she steps into the role of Rehearsal Associate, which was especially created for her by the SDC.

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Alison Croggon
About the Author
Alison Croggon is an award-winning novelist, poet, theatre writer and critic. She has 30 years experience reviewing performance for outlets such as The Australian, the ABC and The Monthly and generated an international reputation as a performance critic with her influential blog Theatre Notes. In 2009 she was the first online critic to win the prestigious Geraldine Pascall Critic of the Year Award. Twitter: @alisoncroggon

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