ARIA Award for Best Dance Release

It is handed out by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), an organisation whose aim is "to advance the interests of the Australian record industry.

"[2] To be eligible, the recording (an album or single) must have been commercially released.

The accolade is voted for by a judging school, which comprises between 40 and 100 members of representatives experienced in this genre, and is given to a solo artist, group, production team or various artist compilation, who is either from Australia or an Australian resident.

[3] The award for Best Dance Release was first presented to Itch-E and Scratch-E in 1995 for their single, "Sweetness and Light".

[4][5][6] In the following year Future Sound of Melbourne won the award for their album Chapter One.