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Our Mission
To provide a quality dance education within a caring and well equipped environment.
Our Goal
To develop and nurture a life long love of dance in all our students.
Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance Mrs Carole Speirs, the Director of Ballet, oversees all teaching, examination preparation and coaching for performances in Classical Ballet and Contemporary dance. We offer classical ballet training following the Royal Academy of Dance Grades and Vocational Syllabi from the Pre Primary classes aged 5 years to Advanced 2 and Solo Seal. The classical ballet training focuses on correct technique and encourages musicality and artistic accomplishment. Pre-school classes provide a foundation in dance. Children are introduced to the basic movements of jumping, skipping, running and hopping. They learn about rhythm and music with an emphasis on dancing for fun. Contemporary dance classes are offered to students from Grade 5 Ballet upwards. We follow the New Zealand Association of Modern Dance (NZAMD) Syllabus and offer classes from introductory to Level 6.
Jazz and Hip Hop Keri Edley, the Director of Jazz, overseas all Jazz and Hip Hop classes for examinations and performance work. Our students are trained in the Jazz Dance New Zealand (JDNZ) syllabus for both Jazz and Hip Hop. Our aim is to develop musicality, technique and artistry in a modern jazz framework. Many of our students participate in local competitions and enjoy tremendous success in a range of dance genres both in solo, duo, trio and group performances. Some of our dancers have gone on to enjoy successful careers in dance, as performers, teachers and choreographers. Some now bring their own children here to experience the enjoyment of dance themselves. The Auckland Academy of Dance is a place where many friendships begin and last a life-time, but most importantly a life long love of dance is developed and nurtured.
For many dance is a hobby, for a few it is a career but for everyone we hope first and foremost it is FUN!!!.
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The Auckland Academy of Dance provides high calibre training with professional teaching staff in classical ballet, jazz and more recently contemporary and hip hop dance.