Dance

Line dancer traded auto job for ‘passion’

Stephen Paterson went from carburettor to cowboy boots, and he has not looked back.

Perfect replication of show lacking in spontaneity

Perfect replication of show lacking in spontaneity

Michael Jackson — HIStory, Regent Theatre, February 16.

Regional ballet fans in for a treat

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is bringing its popular Tutus on Tour to Wanaka next month. Pictured...

Regional ballet fans in for a treat

Dance fans are in for a treat when the Royal New Zealand Ballet visits the Upper Clutha next month.

School head danced her way to fulltime job

Rasa School of Dance principal Lisa Wilkinson with her class of 5- and 6-year-olds on Wednesday...

Dance school putting on show to mark 20th

A Dunedin dance school that began as a placeholder for a real job is turning 20 on Sunday.

Restaging of fairy tale still delights

Restaging of fairy tale still delights

Hansel and Gretel, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Regent Theatre, Saturday, November 18.

Tapping tyros’ talents tapped

The tipping and tapping of feet can take you around the world, the Dunedin Tap Dancing Society president says.

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Taking centre stage

Hansel & Gretel is being brought to life again by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, in choreographer Loughlan Prior and composer Claire Cowan’s interpretation of the classic fairy tale.

Here to party

Belly dancer Samantha Murphy, of Christchurch, and various characters gather at the Halloween Bellydance Festival in Dunedin’s Kazbah Studio at the weekend.

NZ ballet great Sir John Trimmer dies

Sir John Trimmer is the only New Zealand dancer to be given a knighthood. He received several...

NZ ballet great Sir John Trimmer dies

Sir Jon Trimmer, a key member of NZ ballet for more than 40 years, and who danced overseas with greats Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolph Nureyev had died. He was 84.

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One last dance before departing

Swaroopa Prameela Unni performs at Pushpanjali 2012 at the former Fortune Theatre. Photo: Marelda...

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One last dance before departing

Dunedin’s Indian dance community is in mourning after dancer Swaroopa Prameela Unni announced she is moving to Australia — but not before performing one last time in Dunedin.

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‘Great talent’ at schools hip-hop champs

Winners of the Mini Crew Junior Hip Hop, Martha McAuley (left) and Lucy Grant, both 17, of Queen...

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‘Great talent’ at schools hip-hop champs

They stretched, they slammed and they jumped as hours of practice were put to the test.

Dancers move as one in exhilarating display

Dancers move as one in exhilarating display

Celtica, Regent Theatre, Saturday, September 2.

Feeling the beat

Trinity Catholic College Hip Hop Syndicate team members (from left) Isobelle Mahoney, 15, Jemma Mortimer, 17, Evie De Graaf, 15, Maverick Gayoma, 17, and April Edrolin, 17, perform at the 2023 Hip...

Sol Why (top), Indie Hodgson (left) and Audrey Jade Cretney (right) compete in Section 5 Classical not en pointe 8 and 9 years event at a competition held by the Taieri Competitions Society yesterday.

Wuthering flash mob dancing for good cause

About 100 people donned red dresses to take part in a community flash mob recreating the Kate Bush classic Wuthering Heights in the Octagon today.

Wuthering flash mob dancing for good cause

About 100 people donned red dresses to take part in a community flash mob recreating the Kate Bush classic Wuthering Heights in the Octagon today.

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Navigating challenges step by step

Daisy Sanders performs in a "Resting Mess". Photos: Josh Wells and Emma Fishwick

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Navigating challenges step by step

Rolling in piles of paper, cardboard and soft furnishings people no longer want might sound like lots of fun, but for Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance Daisy Sanders "A Resting...