As the world's largest Polynesian city, Auckland is no stranger to Pacific dance.

Francesco Ventriglia's telling of Dorothy and her journey along the yellow brick road opens under a wide, fresco sky.

After the killer Christchurch earthquake, Billie Jordan quit her job, moved to Waiheke Island, and learned hip hop dancing by watching clips on YouTube.

Budding hip-hop dancers will be able to unleash their fancy footwork thanks to a funding boost from Jetstar.

In the two years since Mana Wahine played in Auckland, it's been performed in 11 New Zealand centres and at this year's World Theatre Festival (WTF) in Brisbane.

A few words with dancer Loughlan Prior.

It should have been one of the biggest days of Francesco Ventriglia and Gianluca Falaschi's respective careers.

A dance group has proved there's enough space to swing on a Ryanair flight by performing an "improvised shim sham" at 35,000 ft.

Kiwi ballerina Hannah O'Neill has been named dancer of the year at the prestigious Benois de la Danse competition, often described as the Oscars of dance.

Kiwi dancer Lance Savali is "living the dream" as he tours the world as a back-up dancer for pop queen Rihanna.

Hot-stepping dance sensation Parris Goebel said young Kiwis should back themselves to make it on to the worldwide stage.

Taking dance to provinces and to the young is company focus.

If one of the roles of an arts festival is to present genre-blurring work, then the Auckland festival is doing its job with a show that opens this week.

A good part of the excitement at Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's latest dance project was experiencing our city's favourite orchestra in the faux-Egyptian temple of The Civic.

Auckland Arts Festival is providing a trifecta opportunity for Wellington composer Gareth Farr.

A number of classes have cropped up around the country catering to aspiring dancers with classes such as ballet for adults, ballroom, contemporary, hip hop and Latin styles.

Lose weight, shake your booty ... welcome to the gyrating world of burlesquercise.

British author Roger Scruton has used his latest work to offer a withering critique of much of modern dancing.

Parris Goebel is TimeOut's entertainer of the year. After helping create this week's cover, she sat down to talk 2015 and beyond with Lydia Jenkin.

A young dancer's journey towards becoming a professional ballerina is a step closer after she was awarded the country's most prestigious ballet scholarship.

The winners at the annual local short film derby has been named with the best film now eligible to be considered for the Academy Awards.

Sore and blistered feet from hours of working to perfect a dance move might tip an ordinary person over the edge.

Black Grace founder and director Neil Ieremia has created a new work from sections of what has gone before.

It's fun, it's social and it gets you fit. Nicky Pellegrino quick-steps through Auckland's large and exciting dance scene.

Mitimiti has its beginnings in choreographer Jack Gray's personal journey in search of a closer connection with his Te Rarawa heritage and marae in the Hokianga.