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Tracks Inc

Tracks dance company was founded in 1994, although its beginnings lie in a community dance program in 1988. It has completed residencies in Lajamanu (1989 and 1990) and continues to work with that community.^[1]

The company is located at Harbour View Plaza in Darwin.^[2] It seeks to engage community members in its productions, applying community cultural development practice in their work over many years. It focuses on engaging with Indigenous Australians and their communities.^[1][3]

A seniors dance group, the "Grey Panthers", has also been formed.^[1]

• Nominated, 2000 Northern Territory Human Rights Awards for work with refugees and migrants, Sticks ‘n’ Stones project.^{[citation needed]}

• The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards 2004 Group Award was awarded to Tracks Dance Theatre^[4] and Melbourne Workers Theatre.^[5]

• Shortlisted 2007 Australian Dance Awards Services to Dance^{[citation needed]}

• Winner Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community dance - 2008 for Struck^{[citation needed]}

• Winner 2009 Australian Business Arts Foundation Giving Award: SA and NT Australian business and the arts Giving Award for Milpirri 2008 with the Milpirri Management Committee and Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund^{[citation needed]}

• Shortlisted 2010 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. The Cook, The Queen and the Kelly^{[citation needed]}

• Winner 2013 Australian Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Eight to Eighty - the Architecture of Age^{[citation needed]}

• 2014 David McMicken and Tim Newth made Members (AM) in the general division of the Order of Australia^{[who?][citation needed]}

• Shortlisted 2014 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth or Community Dance. Zombies in the Banyan Tree^{[citation needed]}

• Winner 2015 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Milpirri (jarda-warnpa)^{[citation needed]}

• Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Landed^{[citation needed]}

• Shortlisted 2017 Australian Dance Award Outstanding Achievement in Youth Dance. Milpirri - Kirdiji^{[citation needed]}

• Finalist, 2017 Australian of the Year - Northern Territory. David McMicken and Tim Newth^{[citation needed]}

• Winner 2018 Australian Dance Award, Outstanding Achievement in Community Dance. Man Made^{[citation needed]}

Tracks has toured interstate and regularly performs throughout the Northern Territory.^[3][6][7]

• Official website

• Jaensch, Sarah (27 October 2006). "Tracks Dance Theatre Company". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Stateline. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.