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Focusing on the localities within the Southern Oceanic landscapes of Australia, New Zealand (Aotearoa), Asia and the South Pacific (Moana nui a Kiwa), this guest issue takes as its theme the work of the dancer and choreographer in the enriched field of diverse place-based dance practices. Circling around questions of agency, authorship and creative methods, we seek to emphasize experimental, culturally distinct, Indigenous, inclusive and queered practices while accurately reflecting the cultural profile of contemporary dance activity in the region. This Special Issue, collaboratively edited by Dance Research Australia, encourages equitable engagement and contributions of writers attuned to emergent, experimental communities and their contributions to the future direction of the art form.