Strictly Ballroom # Strictly Ballroom takes the musical genre … but makes no attempt to sell it internationally. The setting is clearly Australia, neither hidden or used [as] a selling point. This is very much a feature made for an Australian audience, yet gained attraction world wide, especially in tradition bound Europe. Baz Luhrmann developed a 30 minute play that he devised and staged at NIDA in 1984, and was shot in 1991.