To depict dance on film requires a balance between a meaningful and accurate display of the movement whilst making use of the filmic techniques of the medium. Alice Glenn (No Lights No Lycra) discusses the nuances of capturing dance on film with Celia Rowlson-Hall (Ma, MIFF 2016), Anouk van Dijk (Chunky Move), Gideon Obarzanek (Sydney Dance Company) and Ella Havelka (Ella, MIFF 2016).

Alice Glenn is an entrepreneurial and collaborative leader in the community arts space in Melbourne and is an artist, dancer and music video director. Alice is President and Creative Director of Schoolhouse Studios, a not-for-profit organisation in Melbourne and is the co-founder and co-director of No Lights No Lycra, a global dance community.

Anouk van Dijk is a choreographer and dancer who graduated from the Rotterdam Dance Academy in 1985. She then spent 10 years as the lead soloist for both the Rotterdam Dance Company and Pretty Ugly Dance Company. Now, van Dijk is the artistic director of dance company Chunky Move in Melbourne, after creating the movement system Countertechnique.

Ella Havelka is a descendant of the Wiradjuri people. She graduated from The Australian Ballet School in 2007 after touring with The Dancers Company. Ella made her first appearance with Bangarra Dance Theatre in Fire – A Retrospective in 2009, and was nominated by Dance Australia magazine as Dancer to Watch. Between 2009 and 2012 she danced with Bangarra in Mathinna, a program that included earth & sky, Spirit and Terrain. In 2012, Ella performed in Australia and New York with Bangarra and The Australian Ballet in Warumuk – in the dark night, a collaborative work created by Stephen Page for The Australian Ballet’s 50th anniversary celebrations. She joined The Australian Ballet in 2013.

Gideon Obarzanek is an award-winning dancer,choreographer and filmmaker. He founded Chunky Move in 1995 and was the company’s Artistic Director until 2012. His works for Chunky Move were diverse in form and content including stage productions, installations, site-specific works and film. As Associate Artist at The Sydney Theatre Company, Gideon wrote and directed the stage play Dance Better at Parties, and followed it up with an award-winning short film of the same name. He choreographed and wrote There's Definitely a Prince Involved for The Australian Ballet’s 50th anniversary season. Gideon’s film, Dance Like Your Old Man, co-directed with Edwina Throsby, won best short documentary at MIFF 2007.

Celia Rowlson-Hall is a dancer,choreographer and filmmaker, whose debut feature film Ma screens at this year's MIFF.