VDF announces Kathryn McCormick & Tate McRae appearances

The highly anticipated Victorian Dance Festival (VDF) recently announced that U.S. and Canadian dance celebrities Kathryn McCormick and Tate McRae will be appearing at VDF 2017 this March!

Set for Melbourne Town Hall on March 17-19, VDF is Australia’s premier dance event. McCormick, known for her role in Step Up Revolution and for competing on So You Think You Can Dance, joined a star-studded roster of Australian dance teachers and choreographers at last year’s sold-out event in Warrnambool. Now the event has relocated to the heart of Melbourne and is on schedule to sell out once again.

After their experience with her last year, dancers have been begging for McCormick to return. With the support of generous sponsors Energetiks Dancewear and Dance Informa, VDF has arranged for this to become a reality. McCormick will teach four classes, all of which will be assisted by her amazing SYTYCD: Next Generation partner – the young and stunning Tate McCrae!

The prize-winning McCrae, who has a following of over 362,000 on Instagram, will perform at the VDF Gala Showcase as well.

McRae told Dance Informa, “It will be so cool to see what dance is like in Australia. I cannot wait to meet people and of course see Kathryn again! Kathryn is one of the most amazing and inspirational people I know. She is so sincere and will help every dancer believe in themselves and live in the moment. She is one of a kind!”

VDF Director Kate Meade stated, “The announcement of Kathryn McCormick for 2017 has been incredibly exciting for the Australian dance community and the VDF team. To have an artist of Kathryn’s calibre instructing at the festival is a huge honour. We can learn a lot from Kathryn, and it’s not just her dancing either. She is a very humble artist that proved generous with her time and her heart. She is the perfect fit for the Victorian Dance Festival.”

Meade added, “And we are also so delighted to have Tate McRae joining Kathryn as an assistant. It’s really the icing on the cake!”

VDF is a distinctive event for the whole Australian dance community, with artists traveling from far and wide to celebrate their love of dance together in Melbourne.

Tickets, which are selling out fast, can be booked at www.victoriandancefestival.com. VDF’s two chock-full days of dance workshops will also include a Teacher Conference held on the Friday, March 17.

Photo (top): Tate McRae as a contestant and Kathryn McCormick as an All-Star perform a contemporary routine by Stacey Tookey on So You Think You Can Dance on August 29, 2016. Photo by Patrick Wymore, © 2016 FOX Broadcasting Co. Photo (left): U.S. dance star Kathryn McCormick. Photo courtesy of McCormick. Photo (right): Tate McRae competing at Youth America Grand Prix. Photo by Siggul/VAM, courtesy of Tanja Rosner.