Show blends magic, delight
There is something about Irish Celtic music and the way it creates such an emotive atmosphere where anything is possible ... even magic.
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Dancing the dream in good company
Dancing the dream in good company
A young Dunedin ballet dancer has got another dream opportunity to take to the stage.
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Roles stretch artistes
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Roles stretch artistes
The Royal NZ Ballet is bringing Liam Scarlett’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream back to Dunedin after about a decade. Rebecca Fox talks to lead dancers Jake Gisby, Zacharie Dun and Katherine Minor.
Sky-high style
Sky-high style
Performers from Brophy Aerial Studios rehearse for their cabaret show at Erricks, which will run on November 24 and December 1.
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Keeping her language live through dance
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Keeping her language live through dance
The "heiress" of Mohiniyattam, a classical Indian dance form, is visiting Dunedin for the first time this month to perform and teach.
Obituary: star was our prima ballerina
Obituary: star was our prima ballerina
Rowena Jackson, New Zealand’s first prima ballerina, was box office gold:.
Many hearts lifted by intriguing performance
Many hearts lifted by intriguing performance
A full house sat in silence for the performance selfportrait24: Ōtepoti - Dunedin, devised by Marcela Giesche, in the New Athenaeum Theatre yesterday afternoon.
Prima ballerina Rowena Jackson dies
Prima ballerina Rowena Jackson dies
Invercargill-born prima ballerina Rowena Othlie Jackson has died, aged 98.
Disabled dancers heading to Scottish festival
Disabled dancers heading to Scottish festival
A group of disabled dancers in Christchurch are getting ready to represent NZ on the world stage.
Tapping into their singing side
Tapping into their singing side
Dunedin tap dancers perform an item, Anything Goes, at Coronation Hall in Mosgiel last night.
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Creating diverse dance communities
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Creating diverse dance communities
Dancer, choreographer and teacher Marcela Giesche sought to come to New Zealand for a break from the pressures of life in Berlin, Germany.
Dance show audience wowed and astounded
Dance show audience wowed and astounded
Having gone into the Regent for this performance with no prior knowledge or expectations, I was blown away by the power, passion and precision of Ballroom Blitz.
Ready to dance on the world stage
Ready to dance on the world stage
When a family friend introduced Courtney Smith to aerobics, she thought the sport was crazy.
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Ballroom placed centre stage
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Ballroom placed centre stage
Australian choreographer and three-time Dancing with the Stars champion Aric Yegudkin’s dream to choreograph and create his own stage show has come to life with Ballroom Blitz.
Getting into the swing
Getting into the swing
Lyla Christie, 2, of Dunedin, enjoys a bit of junior jazz at the Valley Baptist Hall during the Dunedin Swing Festival on Saturday.
Poise
Poise
Grace le Grelle, 9, and Ashton Foster, 8, both of Christchurch, compete in the jig 8 and under-10 section of the Otago Centre Piping and Dancing Association annual Highland and National...
Entranced by the grace of Minor’s return
Entranced by the grace of Minor’s return
The famed and arguably most adored ballet in classical repertoire returned to the stage after an 11-year hiatus.
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Back to where it all started
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Back to where it all started
The premiere of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Swan Lake felt like a "full circle" moment for Ty King-Wall.
Dance flash mob ‘so much fun’
Dance flash mob ‘so much fun’
There was a surreal moment when George St shoppers were suddenly surrounded by more than 60 people who broke into song and dance as part of a flash mob on Saturday.
Getting down and funky
Returning festival gives all a chance to dance
Dunedin dancers are ready to get down and funky with a series of workshops and performances taking place today and tomorrow.