DANZ MAGAZINE

For teenage dancers and their parents there’s often a tension between the desire for more intensive dance training and the importance of an academic education. Jenny Stevenson explores some solutions offered in New Zealand. Keep Reading

Sport New Zealand believes all children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand should have quality experiences that lead them to value and choose ongoing participation in physically active lifestyles. Quality experiences are those that grow the motivation, confidence, and broad skills needed to choose a movement-based, active lifestyle. In this.. Keep Reading

This article was originally posed to me as a question I could never hope to address in 850 words: is tertiary dance education training students in such a way that meets the needs of the industry? The relationship between tertiary dance educators, and ‘the real world’ or ‘the industry’, and the successful or otherwise tr... Keep Reading

Three dance teachers share their personal perspectives on the pros and cons of dance competitions for a young dancer’s education, personal growth and relationships.  ... Keep Reading

From humble beginnings as a shy teenager in Hip Hop class, Braedyn Humphries' dance career has seen some remarkable shifts. His work as a dance tutor for DANZ, his contribution to the mixed ability Hip Hop crew JDK (Just Dance Krazy), and his recent graduation from the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD), has seen him gripped by dance and dance... Keep Reading

Nuel Nonso (Nigerian-born musician now based in NZ) gives his insights on the flow of dance influences between the cultures of Africa and the US; from shoki to Hip Hop. I remember watching Missy Elliott's WTF (Where They From) for the first time and grinning that I-see-you grin when,... Keep Reading

Collaborating as a Collective By Bella Wilson and Dance Plant Collective Dance Plant Collective is a contemporary dance theatre collective based in Auckland. Here Co-founders Tui Hofmann, Brittany Kohler, Natasha Kohler, Rosie Tapsell, Jaz Yahel and Bella Wilson discuss their approach to collaboration. Initially, we formed our collective ... Keep Reading

A Dance Making Micro-Economy By Sarah Foster-Sproull Choreographer and Master of Dance Studies Sarah Foster-Sproull on reimagining dance making; placing the dancer as a consumer within the service-driven, consumer-oriented micro-economy of a choreographic process. As an artist, I believe it is essential to consider the way I make work in or... Keep Reading

Dancer-Centered Dance Making - Reimagining Collaborative Choreographic Relationships By Sarah Knox Placing dancers at the centre of the process of creating dance work underpins the teaching and choreographic practices of Sarah Knox and Sarah Foster-Sproull. These principles are core to TRIGGER dance, founded by these two multi-talented dance... Keep Reading

A mid-Autumn Dancefest   From a re-telling of ballet’s most enduring classic, Swan Lake, to high octane contemporary ballet set to music from Bach to Bowie, and powerful Asian-Pacific contemporary dance; - there are some wonderful performances to warm our souls during the cooler mid-Autumn nights. Kiss The Sky – The New Zea... Keep Reading

In recent months the Royal New Zealand Ballet have visited prisons, audio-described significant productions and held backstage tours for the Deaf and blind community. This and much more is because of one woman's ardent desire for accessibility in the ballet. Pascale Parenteau is the woman w... Keep Reading

Java Dance Theatre have been creating and presenting work for young audiences for more than 10 years. In this article Sacha Copland looks at ‘accessibility’ in dance through the lens of the oldest language of all, body language and the relief of physical expression. Keep Reading

With dance jumping on the bandwagon of reality TV shows in recent years, dance has gained a profile in mainstream media. Brian Jones looks at the impact these shows have on providing ‘first dance’ experiences for audiences, and if they help to grow long-term and lasting interest in dance. Keep Reading

Community dance is vibrant and varied in New Zealand. Carlene Newall de Jesus and Cindy Jang speak to Hamish McIntosh about accessibility in community dance and how the next generation of practitioners are finding space to grow. Keep Reading

Suzanne Cowan has worked in dance as a performer, choreographer, teacher and researcher. She recently completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Dance Studies at the University of Auckland, becoming the first wheelchair user in the world to complete a Practice as Research PhD in Dance. In this article Su... Keep Reading