Paige Gordon
Perth, Western Australia
Paige Gordon has worked in the Australian dance industry for over thirty-five years. After initial training with Kira Bousloff, Paige studied at WAAPA. She has performed with WA Ballet, Fieldworks, Meryl Tankard Company and numerous independent practitioners. Paige formed a project company in the ACT in 1993 creating an ongoing, significant independent dance presence in the ACT, which drew national interest. Paige was the Artistic Director of WA based Buzz Dance Theatre (1998-2003), and the company was central in the strong dance ecology performing in the Perth International Arts Festivals, Awesome Festivals, hosting Merce Cunningham & Company (2000) touring throughout WA, nationally & internationally. Paige received a Churchill Fellowship and Centenary Medal for her Service to Dance in 2000.
Paige is a passionate advocate for dance and seeks ways to connect dance with community through vital partnerships. Paige was co-founder and AD of TRACKSUIT (DADAA) from 2010 – 2020 which offered accessible, inclusive dance workshops, performances and film opportunities for adults of all abilities. Paige has created and facilitated dance-in-health projects within WA hospitals and a recent report by the Chamber of Arts & Culture WA identified Paige’s dance-in-health work as a key ‘resource’ in WA, to be used as a framework for future arts-in-health projects. Paige trained in the Dance for Parkinson’s Program in 2015, establishing and teaching community classes throughout the Perth and Peel region, mentoring new teaching dance artists, and founding Lifespan Dance in 2019.
Paige was the Dance Curator for the Fairbridge Festival from 2019-2022, and in 2022, Paige assisted Meryl Tankard and Link Dance Company (WAAPA) for the ICON: Pina Bausch Project.
Paige has created seated dance performative opportunities, choreographing new works including WINGSPAN I and II at the Mandurah Arts Festival (2022), Exquisite Bodies at Art Gallery of WA (2023), WHORL at AGWA (2024) and Red Earth Arts Festival, Karratha (2025).
She is currently undertaking her PhD at WAAPA (ECU) on a Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship, with a research focus on Seated Dance, and teaching classes across WA communities.