New Zealand School Of Dance
New Zealand's newest ballet company Ballet Collective Aotearoa
A new ballet company has been formed, Ballet Collective Aotearoa featuring both leading dancers and graduates and students from the New Zealand School of Dance. The company launches with the season… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 3 April
Wellington Brass Band triumphs in every category at the Australian National Band Championshiops. A UK violist wins a landmark case for hearing loss caused by extreme rehearsal volume. New Zealand… Audio
Contentious car park studio
The strained relationship between the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand School of Dance didn’t affect Wellington City Council’s decision for relocating the national ballet company. The… Audio
Graduate’s take on NZSD 50th Anniversary
New Zealand School of Dance graduate Hayley Stevenson analyses the school's 50th anniversary performance.
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Learning Concerto from a legend
A legend in Australia Ballet history Marilyn Rowe is here this week coaching students at the NZ School of Dance performing part of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Concerto at its 50th Anniversary Graduation… Audio
Keeping the NZSD students on their toes
The New Zealand School of Dance is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a number of events and guests. One of them is American dancer Victoria Simon who has been teaching the next generation how to… Audio
Physio to the next generation of performers
Dancers, like athletes, put their bodies through challenging circumstances and are susceptible to injury. Physiotherapist Susan Simpson knows all too well the rigors the body goes through on stage. … Audio
School of dance marks 50 years
This week the New Zealand School of Dance celebrates its 50th anniversary. Turid Revfeim’s life has revolved around the Royal New Zealand Ballet for over three decades. She’s a revered mentor… Audio
Moving naturally with grace
Former deputy artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet, Henning Albrechtsen is in New Zealand to coach at the New Zealand School of dance. He’s a specialist in the Bourneville method, a style… Audio
Graduates put through tough steps
International choreographer and artist Sam Coren has been in New Zealand putting the NZ School of Dance graduates through their paces with Hofesh Shechter’s challenging work Political Mother. It’s not… Audio
Ballet twins shape students for graduation
Students at the New Zealand School of Dance are busy preparing for the graduation, with the help of former Hamberg Ballet principal dancers turned choreographer and designer, identical twins Jiří &… Audio
Victoria Columbus and Tristan Carter
Victoria Columbus leads the Contemporary Dance programme at the New Zealand School of Dance. Third year student Tristan Carter is working with her on the students' choreographic season, where the… Audio
Constructing the Tutu
Tutus add to the spectacle of classical ballet and are equally as important as the set design. This August, the New Zealand School of Dance launched an appeal to raise $9,000.00 towards the… Audio, Gallery
James Vu Anh Pham: Dancer and NZSD Tutor
New Zealand School of Dance tutor previews the Insight Studio Performances. Audio