Strictly Ballroom (1992) started as a project among theatre students at NIDA and ended up becoming one of Australia’s most successful films ever. Baz Luhrmann, sequins, competitive dancing and the old Bogo Pogo - what else could you want!?!

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SOURCES: IMDB, Strictly Ballroom (1992), The Guardian, The NFSA and SBS.

Strictly Ballroom (1992) started as a project among theatre students at NIDA and ended up becoming one of Australia&rsquo;s most successful films ever. Baz Luhrmann, sequins, competitive dancing and the old Bogo Pogo - what else could you want!?!
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SOURCES: IMDB, Strictly Ballroom (1992), The Guardian, The NFSA and SBS.

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