[6] At the time, she was the first to bring modern dance to Adelaide, which began as a rebellion against classical ballet, and her shows were often scathingly reviewed.
In 1967, she created piece in protest at Australian involvement in the Vietnam War, called Sundown, and was labelled an "angry woman" as a result.
[8] In 2002 she co-founded (with Vivienne Rogis[9]) and was and is inaugural director of the Mirramu Creative Arts Centre at Lake George, in New South Wales near Canberra.
[7] For the Adelaide Festival in February 2025, for the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the ADT, Dalman returned to help train the dancers for the performance of their collaborative work, A Quiet Language.
[13] Dalman was a mentor and board member of the Australian Choreographic Centre in Canberra, and she has studied Indigenous dance forms.
[14] She has taught in Australian universities, and travelled as a performer, choreographer, teacher and researcher, including to Taiwan, Japan and West Africa.