DES is committed not only to developing professional dance production and artistes, but also in cultivating new audiences worldwide. It has made encouraging efforts in expanding both local audiences and international ones.

- New Zealand TAANZ Conference in Dunedin (1989)
- ASEAN Dance Festival in Malaysia and Japan (1991 & 1992)
- 10th National Cultural Festival in Thailand (1995)
- International Youth Dance Festival in Macau (1993, 1997 & 1999)
- International Children's Folklore Festival from 1994 - 1997 in Turkey, France and Spain
- Commonwealth Cultural Festival in Malaysia (1998)
- Nan Ying International Folklore Festival in Taiwan (2000 & 2003)
- Asian Tourism Festival in Japan (1999, 2000 & 2005)
- Cultural Dance Performance in China (1998)
- ASEAN Cultural Week in Cambodia (2002)
- Cultural Exchange Programme in Guizhou (2004)
- Cultural Exchange Programme cum Performance in HangZhou, Shanghai (2005)
- Cultural Exchange Programme cum Performance in Mongolia, Beijing (2006)
- DES Arts performance with Zephyr dance Troupe in Hong Kong (2006)
- International Dance Festival Genting, Malaysia (2007)
- Cultural Exchange Programme in Macau, Guangzhou (2008)
- International Summer Dance Festival, US, New York, Philadelphia (2009)
- DES US Premier Performance at Painted Bride Theatre, Philadelphia (2009)